Standoff in Santa Fe
“They had to break up a fight in a small saloon, and settle an argument over a bottle of whiskey in another, but that was all.
“This is the only kind of action I ever see,” Thad said as they left the second saloon and started back to the sheriff’s office.
“And you want to see another kind?”
“Yes.”
“If that was true,” Clint said, “then you would have gone into the Crystal Queen before now.”
Thad looked down.
“I wanted to, but I was too . . .”
“Frightened?”
“N-No,” ...Thad said. “N-Nervous.”
There was only a slight difference, but Clint let the matter drop.
As they entered the sheriff’s office, Clint could smell fresh coffee.
“Finished?” Sheriff Burle asked.
“For now,”MoreLess
“This is the only kind of action I ever see,” Thad said as they left the second saloon and started back to the sheriff’s office.
“And you want to see another kind?”
“Yes.”
“If that was true,” Clint said, “then you would have gone into the Crystal Queen before now.”
Thad looked down.
“I wanted to, but I was too . . .”
“Frightened?”
“N-No,” ...Thad said. “N-Nervous.”
There was only a slight difference, but Clint let the matter drop.
As they entered the sheriff’s office, Clint could smell fresh coffee.
“Finished?” Sheriff Burle asked.
“For now,”MoreLess
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