Long Hunt (9781101559208) (2011)
Long Hunt (9781101559208)
“said Crawford Fain to his son.
“Where is that, Pap?” Titus replied. The pair were walking in the vicinity of the cabin of Christopher Taylor on the outskirts of town. The Taylor house had stood nearly a decade, one of the oldest residences in the backcountry. The late lawyer John Harkin had used it for a partial template in designing his own house and inn.
“Well, it just came to me yesterday that it’s been a long time since I’ve been this far to the east, and there’s a reasonable good chance I’...ll never be this far over again. And I’ve got an old friend I ain’t seen for the longest time, living in the Doe River country. You ever heard me mention McCoy Atley? Old trader amongst the Cherokee, and one of the best dang hunters I’ve ever shared powder with?”
“I have heard you talk of him, yes.”
“I got to take my chance to go see him. If he’s still there to be seen.”
“What do you mean?”
“McCoy is an older man than me. Good ten or twelve years older. I’ve heard a rumor he had died.MoreLess
“Where is that, Pap?” Titus replied. The pair were walking in the vicinity of the cabin of Christopher Taylor on the outskirts of town. The Taylor house had stood nearly a decade, one of the oldest residences in the backcountry. The late lawyer John Harkin had used it for a partial template in designing his own house and inn.
“Well, it just came to me yesterday that it’s been a long time since I’ve been this far to the east, and there’s a reasonable good chance I’...ll never be this far over again. And I’ve got an old friend I ain’t seen for the longest time, living in the Doe River country. You ever heard me mention McCoy Atley? Old trader amongst the Cherokee, and one of the best dang hunters I’ve ever shared powder with?”
“I have heard you talk of him, yes.”
“I got to take my chance to go see him. If he’s still there to be seen.”
“What do you mean?”
“McCoy is an older man than me. Good ten or twelve years older. I’ve heard a rumor he had died.MoreLess
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