Heart of the Hawk
“the man said.
“Safe?” Her voice had risen, sounding nearly like a yelp.
“I heard as soon as I got off the stage that The Hawk had killed Arly, and that he was in here with you right now. I grabbed my carbine and came running.”
“Put that down! No one is safe with you waving that thing around.”
Josh blinked as she issued the order to the man in the fancy suit. People were gathering in the doorway, gaping at the display before them. The man looked uneasy, but didn’t lower the rifle. A lock of sandy brown hair fell forward over his brow, and he flipped it back with a snap of his head, but never took his eyes off Josh.
“Yeah, Mr. Hall,” Luke said, recovering rapidly from his fright, “put it down. Everybody knows what an awful shot you are.”
The man flushed. “Well, maybe I’m not a crack shot, but I backed down The Hawk, didn’t I?”
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