The Marshal's Ready-Made Family
“Garrett sat on a low stool in the livery while Mr. McCoy paced before him. The sky was clear and cloudless, a faded indigo bleached by the sun. After taking one look at Ely’s face, Mr. Lynch, the livery owner, had fled. Garrett wished he could have followed.
The red-faced man crossed back and forth and back and forth again, muttering all the while. This odd ritual had been repeated for fifteen minutes, and Garrett was growing restless. He had an appointment with the lawyer that afternoon. W...hen Mr. McCoy reached the far end of the enclosure, Garrett discreetly fished out his pocketwatch.
“I’m sorry,” Mr. McCoy boomed. “Am I taking up your precious time?”
Garrett hastily stowed the watch. “Well, no, but...”
“I had other plans for this morning,” the incensed man continued. “And they didn’t include that busybody, Mrs. Fletcher, stopping me on the street at first light.”MoreLess
The red-faced man crossed back and forth and back and forth again, muttering all the while. This odd ritual had been repeated for fifteen minutes, and Garrett was growing restless. He had an appointment with the lawyer that afternoon. W...hen Mr. McCoy reached the far end of the enclosure, Garrett discreetly fished out his pocketwatch.
“I’m sorry,” Mr. McCoy boomed. “Am I taking up your precious time?”
Garrett hastily stowed the watch. “Well, no, but...”
“I had other plans for this morning,” the incensed man continued. “And they didn’t include that busybody, Mrs. Fletcher, stopping me on the street at first light.”MoreLess
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