Slickrock (Gail Mccarthy Mystery)
“I acquiesced, not altogether enthusiastically. I enjoy a cocktail in the evening as much as anyone, and mostly, I find bars pleasant. But the Crazy Horse Creek Bar on Saturday night was often a madhouse, and I wasn't sure I was up for it.
Stopping to put the dog in the camper and give her food and water, I arrived at the bar a few minutes after Lonny to find my fears confirmed. The place was a zoo-the tourists three-deep at the bar itself, the few tables full. Several couples were dancing-well,... frugging in place-to Johnny Cash on the juke-box. I scanned the crowd for Lonny.
He was in the comer, talking with Ted and Luke. I made my way toward them, pushing gently through the throng. Chatter and laughter roiled around me; I heard the cowbell over the bar ring, a signal that somebody had bought the place a round. A rich somebody, I reflected.
Which wasn't surprising. Most of the folks who were up here to be packed into the mountains by the pack station crew had plenty of dollars. Horses, mules, and packers did not come cheap; those who weren't long on money carried their gear in a backpack.MoreLess
Stopping to put the dog in the camper and give her food and water, I arrived at the bar a few minutes after Lonny to find my fears confirmed. The place was a zoo-the tourists three-deep at the bar itself, the few tables full. Several couples were dancing-well,... frugging in place-to Johnny Cash on the juke-box. I scanned the crowd for Lonny.
He was in the comer, talking with Ted and Luke. I made my way toward them, pushing gently through the throng. Chatter and laughter roiled around me; I heard the cowbell over the bar ring, a signal that somebody had bought the place a round. A rich somebody, I reflected.
Which wasn't surprising. Most of the folks who were up here to be packed into the mountains by the pack station crew had plenty of dollars. Horses, mules, and packers did not come cheap; those who weren't long on money carried their gear in a backpack.MoreLess
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