Lawless
“The valley spread below, the vista for once not moving him, maybe for the first time in his life. It was beautiful, green and dotted with grazing cattle and some of the finest horseflesh in Colorado, and in the background, the Rockies rose high and magnificent, the peaks holding a hint of white even in early September.
“I don’t believe this.” His voice sounded dull and lifeless, even to his own ears. “She was supposed to be on the train.”
“Laurel was on the train, that’s the problem.” His son, ...Will, paced the length of the room, the faint musical jingle of spurs accompanying every restless step. “They robbed it and dragged her off. Witnesses say it was a big man with a scar, just like Norton’s description and God knows they’ve been robbing banks and trains all over the place lately.”
“Matthew!”
He understood both the horror and entreaty in his wife’s voice. He just wasn’t sure what he could do to fix this, and the idea his precious daughter was in the hands of a gang as lawless as the River Bend Outfit made his blood run cold.MoreLess
“I don’t believe this.” His voice sounded dull and lifeless, even to his own ears. “She was supposed to be on the train.”
“Laurel was on the train, that’s the problem.” His son, ...Will, paced the length of the room, the faint musical jingle of spurs accompanying every restless step. “They robbed it and dragged her off. Witnesses say it was a big man with a scar, just like Norton’s description and God knows they’ve been robbing banks and trains all over the place lately.”
“Matthew!”
He understood both the horror and entreaty in his wife’s voice. He just wasn’t sure what he could do to fix this, and the idea his precious daughter was in the hands of a gang as lawless as the River Bend Outfit made his blood run cold.MoreLess
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