Doctor And the Kid, the (A Weird West Tale) (Weird West Tales)
“The ride was rougher, the odor and flies suddenly prevalent, and the possibility of an Indian attack greater.
Their surroundings became flatter, with nothing but the occasional cactus to break the even horizon. It seemed too hot and dry even for snakes and spiders, and they passed occasional stark-white cattle skeletons along the way. Holliday stared out the window, unable to comprehend why the Indians would fight to hold onto this bleak land, or why the United States coveted it.
They stopped t...wenty miles into the territory at a stagecoach station to rest and water the horses, and Holliday clambered down from the coach and decided to stretch his legs. The stretching was cut short when he saw there was a bar inside the station, and he walked inside for a drink.
“What'll it be?” asked the station master, who doubled as bartender and ticket salesman.
“Just whiskey.”
“I can make something fancier if you like.”
Holliday shook his head. “I'm not a fancy kind of man.”
The station master shrugged.MoreLess
Their surroundings became flatter, with nothing but the occasional cactus to break the even horizon. It seemed too hot and dry even for snakes and spiders, and they passed occasional stark-white cattle skeletons along the way. Holliday stared out the window, unable to comprehend why the Indians would fight to hold onto this bleak land, or why the United States coveted it.
They stopped t...wenty miles into the territory at a stagecoach station to rest and water the horses, and Holliday clambered down from the coach and decided to stretch his legs. The stretching was cut short when he saw there was a bar inside the station, and he walked inside for a drink.
“What'll it be?” asked the station master, who doubled as bartender and ticket salesman.
“Just whiskey.”
“I can make something fancier if you like.”
Holliday shook his head. “I'm not a fancy kind of man.”
The station master shrugged.MoreLess
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