Sheriff On the Spot
““You’ve got your nerve, Pat Stevens.”
He kept hold of her bare arm and repeated stolidly, “We’re goin’ upstairs to your room.”
Her red lips curled away from her teeth contemptuously. “And some people in this town think you’re a gentleman.”
Pat laughed shortly and started pulling her toward the door leading into the lobby. “Bein’ sheriff and gentleman don’t work so good together sometimes.”
She hung back, turned her head to call vibrantly to the crowd of admirers behind her, “Isn’t there a real man in the bunch? Are you going to let this—this ex-sheriff—treat me like a she-dog right in front of you?”
Most of the men at the bar knew Pat Stevens intimately; all of them knew his gun-slinging reputation. She got some low growls in response to her plea; there was a slow movement forward, but no man was eager to push forward in front of the rest to make a try at stopping Pat.
He laughed deep in his throat and kept relentlessly moving her toward the door. “You’d best shut your mouth an’ come ...along, Ma’am.MoreLess
He kept hold of her bare arm and repeated stolidly, “We’re goin’ upstairs to your room.”
Her red lips curled away from her teeth contemptuously. “And some people in this town think you’re a gentleman.”
Pat laughed shortly and started pulling her toward the door leading into the lobby. “Bein’ sheriff and gentleman don’t work so good together sometimes.”
She hung back, turned her head to call vibrantly to the crowd of admirers behind her, “Isn’t there a real man in the bunch? Are you going to let this—this ex-sheriff—treat me like a she-dog right in front of you?”
Most of the men at the bar knew Pat Stevens intimately; all of them knew his gun-slinging reputation. She got some low growls in response to her plea; there was a slow movement forward, but no man was eager to push forward in front of the rest to make a try at stopping Pat.
He laughed deep in his throat and kept relentlessly moving her toward the door. “You’d best shut your mouth an’ come ...along, Ma’am.MoreLess
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