The Road to Ratchet Creek (2009)
“Catching her by the shoulder, he swung her around and back on to the chair.
“It’s not Christmas, sister, but let’s have peace and good will toward all women,” he said. “Or at least let’s try thinking afore you start hair-yanking.”
“How’d you mean?” Calamity answered.
“You go down there and jump her, you’ll get stopped afore you can do any good,” Cole explained. “All that you’ll manage is to warn Hewes we’re on to him and proving against him’ll be hard enough without that.”
“You never spoke a tr...uer word, Solly,” Jergens went on. “There’s something neither of yo’s spoke about yet, too. Why’d they try to kill you tonight, Calam?”
“Because they reckon I recognized him at the hold-up,” she guessed.
“I don’t reckon so,” Cole answered. “Young John saw just as much as you did. Nope, there has to be some other reason for going after you.”
“Could that jasper we had to shoot be the second man?” asked Calamity, a fresh aspect coming to her.MoreLess
“It’s not Christmas, sister, but let’s have peace and good will toward all women,” he said. “Or at least let’s try thinking afore you start hair-yanking.”
“How’d you mean?” Calamity answered.
“You go down there and jump her, you’ll get stopped afore you can do any good,” Cole explained. “All that you’ll manage is to warn Hewes we’re on to him and proving against him’ll be hard enough without that.”
“You never spoke a tr...uer word, Solly,” Jergens went on. “There’s something neither of yo’s spoke about yet, too. Why’d they try to kill you tonight, Calam?”
“Because they reckon I recognized him at the hold-up,” she guessed.
“I don’t reckon so,” Cole answered. “Young John saw just as much as you did. Nope, there has to be some other reason for going after you.”
“Could that jasper we had to shoot be the second man?” asked Calamity, a fresh aspect coming to her.MoreLess
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