The Killing Blow (2010)
The Killing Blow
“It was early enough in the season for the summery warmth to be wiped away almost as soon as the sun started going down. Still, it was late enough for the night to be comforting rather than cold.
“I thought Mark would have come with you,” she said.
Clint shook his head. “The last I saw of him, he was walking back into the woods.”
“Walking? Does that mean he’ll be back soon?”
“I doubt it.”
She wrapped her arms around herself and leaned in a little closer to Clint. As soon as she felt his arm drap...e over her shoulders, she melted against him even more. “That’s too bad. I would have liked to see him one more time. Did he sell that bear skin?”
“He sure did. In fact, I’d bet that everyone in town will be seeing plenty of that carcass as soon as those men get it nailed to the side of their store. Things like that can keep a place in business.”
“Are you serious?”
“Of course,” Clint said. “How often do you get to look at the hide of a famous bear?”
Clint managed to keep a straight face for a solid thirty seconds.MoreLess
“I thought Mark would have come with you,” she said.
Clint shook his head. “The last I saw of him, he was walking back into the woods.”
“Walking? Does that mean he’ll be back soon?”
“I doubt it.”
She wrapped her arms around herself and leaned in a little closer to Clint. As soon as she felt his arm drap...e over her shoulders, she melted against him even more. “That’s too bad. I would have liked to see him one more time. Did he sell that bear skin?”
“He sure did. In fact, I’d bet that everyone in town will be seeing plenty of that carcass as soon as those men get it nailed to the side of their store. Things like that can keep a place in business.”
“Are you serious?”
“Of course,” Clint said. “How often do you get to look at the hide of a famous bear?”
Clint managed to keep a straight face for a solid thirty seconds.MoreLess
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