Maverick Showdown (1967)
“He bathed and shaved, and, congratulating himself on having his change of clothes washed and ironed, dressed and sallied forth in search of something to eat. At the Trail End he found Carter awaiting him.
“Figured you’d be along most any minute,” the sheriff said. “I wired Dalhart that you had finished off one of the bunch and recovered some of the money. They wired back congratulations; got the message just a little while ago. I handed the money to the Amarillo bank people; they’ll credit it t...o the account Lambert had with them.”
“A good way to handle it,” Slade agreed, giving his order to a waiter.
“Folks are buzzin’ over the way you handled the business,” the sheriff went on. “Of course I had to explain how I got hold of the carcass.” He chuckled.
“But I didn’t tell ’em about you getting dunked in the drink. Figured it wasn’t necessary. Just told ’em you managed to down one of the devils and the others hightailed.”
“Thanks,” Slade said smilingly.MoreLess
“Figured you’d be along most any minute,” the sheriff said. “I wired Dalhart that you had finished off one of the bunch and recovered some of the money. They wired back congratulations; got the message just a little while ago. I handed the money to the Amarillo bank people; they’ll credit it t...o the account Lambert had with them.”
“A good way to handle it,” Slade agreed, giving his order to a waiter.
“Folks are buzzin’ over the way you handled the business,” the sheriff went on. “Of course I had to explain how I got hold of the carcass.” He chuckled.
“But I didn’t tell ’em about you getting dunked in the drink. Figured it wasn’t necessary. Just told ’em you managed to down one of the devils and the others hightailed.”
“Thanks,” Slade said smilingly.MoreLess
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