Death Rides Alone
““Hear tell you had some more trouble last night,” the old-timer said to Luke.
“Some.”
“There’s been more excitement in Bent Creek since you rode in than we usually have in a month of Sundays.”
Donovan said, “A hell of a lot more excitement than we need, if you ask me.”
“Now, Chet, you got to admit, things around here can get to be a mite borin’,” Crandall said.
Donovan harummphed.
“That’s just the way I like ’em,” he said.
Hardy McCoy appeared in the stable’s open double doors, weighed down by ...Luke’s saddlebags and rifle. As he came in, the boy said, “I spotted you fellas comin’ over here, Mr. Jensen. Here are the things you sent me to fetch.”
“Thanks, Hardy,” Luke said. He’d kept his gun out while they were walking to the stable, but now he pouched the iron and took the saddlebags and Winchester from Hardy. “You’re an observant, enterprising lad. I appreciate all your help while I’ve been here.”
Hardy looked up at him and asked, “You wouldn’t need a partner in your bounty huntin’, would you?”MoreLess
“Some.”
“There’s been more excitement in Bent Creek since you rode in than we usually have in a month of Sundays.”
Donovan said, “A hell of a lot more excitement than we need, if you ask me.”
“Now, Chet, you got to admit, things around here can get to be a mite borin’,” Crandall said.
Donovan harummphed.
“That’s just the way I like ’em,” he said.
Hardy McCoy appeared in the stable’s open double doors, weighed down by ...Luke’s saddlebags and rifle. As he came in, the boy said, “I spotted you fellas comin’ over here, Mr. Jensen. Here are the things you sent me to fetch.”
“Thanks, Hardy,” Luke said. He’d kept his gun out while they were walking to the stable, but now he pouched the iron and took the saddlebags and Winchester from Hardy. “You’re an observant, enterprising lad. I appreciate all your help while I’ve been here.”
Hardy looked up at him and asked, “You wouldn’t need a partner in your bounty huntin’, would you?”MoreLess
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