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"Still I say"—Oliveri shook his head as Rennie pushed past Drew and Shiloh and went out—"that after seeing this one, all others will be as pale shadows of nothingness. But since...
5. Chapter 5He worked in the dust of the smaller corral, with Croaker’s help, adapting his knowledge of eastern gentling the way he had mentally planned it during the days since he had acce...
12. Chapter 12"I think they will lay a trap for the raiders. There has been no sign that they trail now behind driven horses. _Don_ Cazar does not pursue; he rides to cut off the road to Mexi...
7. Chapter 7"Let him have it out with Doc. Ain’t nobody runnin’ a stampede over Doc Matthews, not even th’ cap’n when he’s got his tail up an’ ready to hook sod with both horns. Only, lisse...
14. Chapter 14And in a way Hunt Rennie was perfectly just in that judgment. If it were all to do over again, Drew knew he would make exactly the same choice. Shiloh was his—about the only goo...
11. Chapter 11"_Have_ you any proof of what you say closer than Kentucky?" Rennie ignored the lieutenant’s aside. "I can account for your time on the Range, or most of it. But you’ll have to...
8. Chapter 8Anse shrugged as he off-saddled. "Will he want one as got into a brawl about his third day in town? Anyway, maybe I’ve a day or so to breathe full before he tells me to roll m’...
10. Chapter 10"_Señor_, when one balances time against death, then I would say time is the better choice," Hilario replied. "But this day will not be wasted. If any watch us—as well as those...
2. Chapter 2"She sure is right purty, Mister Kirby. Mister Kells said as to tell you he’s sleepin’ on a cot in th’ tack room over there, should you be needin’ him." Callie pointed. "Me, I’m...
13. Chapter 13The Kentuckian had trouble obeying. And for the first time he saw he did not hold a book composed of pages but a type of box. The cover resisted his tugging. Then, as if some ca...
3. Chapter 3Common sense took over, and Drew’s hand dropped from the gun butt. Hostiles would not be camping peacefully here in the heart of town. He could not be facing wild Apaches or Nav...
6. Chapter 6"Suppose you had yourself a stack of cart wheels and my pockets were to let?" Drew retorted. "I think I remember me some times when we had one blanket and a hunk of hardtack bet...
1. Chapter 1All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher, except for brief passages included in a review appearing i...
4. Chapter 4Topham laughed. "We don’t forget what is due a customer, Johnny." He went to the desk, scribbled a line on a piece of paper, and held it out to Drew. "This should meet all conti...
15. Chapter 15Drew opened his eyes. There was a fire near-by, but the flickering of the flames concealed more than they revealed of the face above him. He found the words to say rather than ask: