Wyoming Tough (2011)
“She announced plans to fly up to Wyoming.
“What in the world do you think you can do that the law can’t?” King demanded hotly.
“I can talk to Joe Bascomb,” she said flatly.
“Nobody can talk to him—he’s desperate.” Her brother tried to reason with her. “He might kidnap you and kill you, too.”
“He won’t,” she said, certain of it. “I talked to him. I shared my lunch with him. He’ll listen to me.”
Shelby hadn’t said anything yet. She was watching, listening, worrying.
“Mom, remember when old man Hu...ghes got drunk?” she asked gently. “Remember who they’d call to come get him out of bars or fights? It was me. He’d always do what I asked, no matter how mad or mean he was.”
“Yes, I remember,” Shelby said. “You have a way with people.”
“Joe Bascomb isn’t going to listen to any man,” she said quietly. “But he might listen to a woman.”
King was grinding his teeth. “I won’t let you risk it.”
She went close to him. “Yes, you will, Dad,”MoreLess
“What in the world do you think you can do that the law can’t?” King demanded hotly.
“I can talk to Joe Bascomb,” she said flatly.
“Nobody can talk to him—he’s desperate.” Her brother tried to reason with her. “He might kidnap you and kill you, too.”
“He won’t,” she said, certain of it. “I talked to him. I shared my lunch with him. He’ll listen to me.”
Shelby hadn’t said anything yet. She was watching, listening, worrying.
“Mom, remember when old man Hu...ghes got drunk?” she asked gently. “Remember who they’d call to come get him out of bars or fights? It was me. He’d always do what I asked, no matter how mad or mean he was.”
“Yes, I remember,” Shelby said. “You have a way with people.”
“Joe Bascomb isn’t going to listen to any man,” she said quietly. “But he might listen to a woman.”
King was grinding his teeth. “I won’t let you risk it.”
She went close to him. “Yes, you will, Dad,”MoreLess
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