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The Sheriff's Son
William MacLeod Raine
The Sheriff's Son
William MacLeod Raine
Book Excerpt: ...the yard and pumped water for it. His son trotted back beside him to the stable and played with a puppy while the roan was being fed. Jake Sharp, owner of the corral, stood in the doorway and chatted with the sheriff for a minute. Was it true that a new schoolhouse was going to be built on Bonito? And had the sheriff heard whether McCarty was to be boss of Big Creek roundup?Beaudry answered his questions and turned away. Royal clung to one hand as they walked. The other held the muley gun. It was no sound that warned the sheriff. The approach of his enemies had been noiseless. But the sixth sense that comes to some fighting men made him look up quickly. Five riders were moving down the street toward the stable, Hal Rutherford in the lead. The alert glance of the imperiled man swept the pasture back of the corral. The glint of the sun heliographed danger from the rifle barrels of two men just topping the brow of the hill. Two more were stealing up through a draw to the right. A bullet whi...
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | January 22, 2021 |
ISBN13 | 9798693088771 |
Publishers | Independently Published |
Pages | 200 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 11 mm · 272 g |
Language | English |
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