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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

“I’d be glad to give you a hand, Tom, but I reckon that might be a little too risky for me,” Hawk muttered to himself, disappointed that Booth had not seen fit to appear. It seemed apparent that he had no intention of leaving the safety of the building, so Hawk decided he might as well return to his camp to cook some more of his venison. At least he had eliminated the one who looked like a gunslinger. He might have been a real threat in a duel, but he hadn’t shown much sign of being smart. With only the two of them left to deal with, Hawk considered going into the saloon after them, relying on surprise to give him the chance to take one of them out, so as to face off with only the one left. What he could not count on, however, was for Bodine, Reuben, and Tom to stay out of it. And that was too great a risk. Even if Hawk was successful in getting Booth and his partner, who was still nameless to him, there was the possibility he might hit someone he had no quarrel with.

CHAPTER 14

CHAPTER 14

Bodine was not in a friendly mood when he walked back into the saloon and saw Booth and Jesse seated at one of the tables, both men with chairs angled toward the door, a bottle on the table as well as their handguns. His mood was not improved when Booth asked, “Did you get him?”

Bodine paused before answering, in order to keep from saying what he felt like telling him. “Well, Booth, no, we didn’t, didn’t even get a good look at who it was. Trip mighta got a better look at him before he got shot in the chest. But you and Jesse don’t have to worry, your horses didn’t get run off. Me and Tom and Reuben saved ’em for you. Tom and Reuben are roundin’ ’em up out there now, if you wanna go out there and take a look.”

He was not successful in keeping the sarcastic tone out of his reply and Booth picked up on it. “He got Trip, huh? Well, there wasn’t nothin’ we could do to keep him from goin’ after Hawk. We tried to tell him, didn’t we, Jesse?” He looked at his brother to get his nod of confirmation, then looked back at Bodine. “I tried to tell you that Hawk wasn’t after your horses. He got what he came for—Trip—but he didn’t get all he came for, and that’s because me and Jesse have got better sense than to run right into an ambush.”