Heads You Lose
““Does it have to be that tight, Doc?”
“It does. You’ve got a couple of cracked ribs to be held in place,” the doctor told him.
“Only two?” Shayne grinned. “I thought they were all busted on the right side.”
“It will likely feel that way for several days,” the doctor informed him cheerfully.
Shayne swung his legs painfully from the operating table. He could hear Will Gentry stamping around the reception room, and he grinned ruefully as he went out.
Gentry was savagely chewing... on the butt of an unlit cigar. When they were in the corridor, he burst out: “You’ve got to come clean, Mike. This is too big for one man. You can see that now.” He glared at Shayne’s mottled face.
Shayne’s lips were puffed and there was a purple bruise under his right eye. He said, “I thought I was doing all right playing it my way.”
“All right?”MoreLess
“It does. You’ve got a couple of cracked ribs to be held in place,” the doctor told him.
“Only two?” Shayne grinned. “I thought they were all busted on the right side.”
“It will likely feel that way for several days,” the doctor informed him cheerfully.
Shayne swung his legs painfully from the operating table. He could hear Will Gentry stamping around the reception room, and he grinned ruefully as he went out.
Gentry was savagely chewing... on the butt of an unlit cigar. When they were in the corridor, he burst out: “You’ve got to come clean, Mike. This is too big for one man. You can see that now.” He glared at Shayne’s mottled face.
Shayne’s lips were puffed and there was a purple bruise under his right eye. He said, “I thought I was doing all right playing it my way.”
“All right?”MoreLess
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