“Guthrie leaped, too, bouncing in the saddle and clapping a hand to his suddenly uncovered cranium. As he came back down on leather, he grabbed the reins and whirled his horse around to dash back into the timber.At the same time, the two men who had ridden out with him whipped their rifles to their shoulders and started blazing away at the ledge where the shot had come from.The Kid ducked low behind the rock. From their angle, the two gunmen couldn’t get a clear view of him, nor could they ricoc...het their slugs off the cliff face behind him.He waited until their weapons fell silent, then thrust his Winchester over the top of the rock again and cranked off four swift shots, aiming just short so the bullets kicked up dust under the hooves of the horses.The animals spooked. The men had to fight to get them under control. The Kid probably could have picked them both off, but instead he held his fire and allowed Guthrie’s men to retreat into the woods.The message he had sent was clear. With a field of fire commanding the entire area in front of the cabin, he could kill the men at will if they charged.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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