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Chapters (25)
  1. Also by
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. CHAPTER 1
  6. CHAPTER 2
  7. CHAPTER 3
  8. CHAPTER 4
  9. CHAPTER 5
  10. CHAPTER 6
  11. CHAPTER 7
  12. CHAPTER 8
  13. CHAPTER 9
  14. CHAPTER 10
  15. CHAPTER 11
  16. CHAPTER 12
  17. CHAPTER 13
  18. CHAPTER 14
  19. CHAPTER 15
  20. CHAPTER 16
  21. CHAPTER 17
  22. CHAPTER 18
  23. CHAPTER 19
  24. CHAPTER 20
  25. Teaser chapter

Thinking Booth would not be coming out of the trading post anytime soon this morning, since they had just moved in, he thought about going to get his meat and supplies while they were getting settled in their new quarters. He needed to set up a camp closer to the trading post, now that he would be watching it most of the time. And he knew that anytime the Morgan that Booth rode was gone, he was likely being hunted. Unless, he reminded himself, the Morgan and all the other horses they had were all gone. In that case, he would be trying to find their trail again.

CHAPTER 13

CHAPTER 13

“I ain’t got three rooms upstairs,” Bodine said, “unless I move Josie outta hers. You wouldn’t want me to do that, would you?” He was ready to do just that if Booth insisted on it. He had been mighty happy to hear they wanted to move in, happy to have all that money he was sure they were carrying that much closer to him. He would get a little more of it if they did insist on moving Josie to the pantry behind the kitchen.

“Ain’t no need to move her, we don’t need but two rooms,” Booth said. “Me and my brother can share a room, and Trip can take the other one.”

“If that’s what you want,” Bodine said. “Course, you know when I rent those rooms, I charge by the head, so you and Jesse would pay the same as Trip.”

“I ain’t surprised, you old skinflint,” Booth replied. “I’ll bet you don’t rent those rooms out more’n five or six nights a year.” When Bodine started to defend his policy, Booth stopped him. “Don’t start your whining, we’ll pay you for the damn rooms.”

“Damn right,” Trip spoke up, “We can afford it. Now, how’s about we go back downstairs and get some breakfast?” Without waiting for any response from his partners, he started back down the steps with his usual cocky swagger, even in light of the steepness of the stair.

Behind him, Jesse hesitated a few seconds to speak softly in his brother’s ear. “I don’t know about you, but I’m gettin’ tired of hearin’ him brayin’ about how he can afford everything. He keeps it up and Bodine’s gonna think we’re the ones that killed them Quakers for sure.”

“Yeah, I’m gettin’ a little tired of it, myself,” Booth replied. “But I don’t know if it makes a helluva lot of difference, as far as Bodine’s concerned. I think Bodine’s already figured we did that job and the only thing on his mind is how much of it he can get his hands on before we leave here.”