Bloodshed of the Mountain Man by William W. Johnstone

Author:William W. Johnstone [Johnstone, William W.; Johnsto]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Published: 2015-09-24T00:00:00+00:00

“Collins and Oceans are both dead?” Hannibal asked, after Smith returned.

“Yes, sir.”

“Then tell me, Smith, why is it that you are still alive?”

“There warn’t nothin’ I could do about it, Hannibal. I wasn’t even there in the saloon at the time.”

“Where were you?”

“Well, I had walked down to take a look at the bank, when I heard the shootin’. And since it come from the saloon, I went back down to see what had happened. That’s when I saw both of ’em lyin’ on the floor, dead. I figured the smartest thing I could do then, would be to come back here ’n tell you about it.”

“Who killed them?”

“Yeah, well, you ain’t goin’ to like this,” Smith said. “But from what I heard, the man that kilt them was Smoke Jensen.”

“Smoke Jensen,” Hannibal said. “He has, indeed, become an irritant. Collins and Oceans now make a total of nine of my men he has killed. We need to kill him before this goes any further.”

“This Jensen feller wasn’t alone,” Smith said. “There was another man with him, and from what I hear, he’s the one that kilt Collins.”

“What is the other man’s name?” Hannibal asked.

“Pearlie.”

“Pearlie?”

“That’s the only name I heard.”

“Taylor, is he the one that was with Jensen when you and Moss were brought in?”

“No, sir. That was a fella by the name of Cal, something. I don’t know what his last name is, ’cause I never heard it spoke.”

“But you would recognize Smoke Jensen on sight, wouldn’t you?”

“Oh, yes, sir, you better believe that. I’ll never forget what that son of a bitch looks like.”

“Good. When we conduct our raid on Brimstone, I want you to be looking for Smoke Jensen. If you see him, point him out to me. I intend to make him a special target.”

“When are we going to hit Brimstone?” Rexwell asked.

“When I give the order,” Hannibal replied.

“But with Oceans and Collins both dead ’n Smith not in town no more, we won’t have nobody in town waitin’ on us,” Rexwell said.

“I have planned the operation and we will not deviate from it,” Hannibal said.

“You think that bank will have as much money as the one in Laurette had?” Moss asked.

“Because of the Double Dinkle Mine nearby, I expect it will have even more money than did the bank in Laurette,” Hannibal said. “But, no matter how much they have, we will take every cent.”

“Hannibal, may I make a suggestion?” Rexwell asked.

“What is it?”

“Well, sir, just rememberin’ what Jensen done at the ranch ’n then what he done at Brown Spur when we went to get Taylor ’n Moss back, do we really want to hit the town while he’s there? Don’t forget, like you said, he’s done kilt nine of us.”

“What is your suggestion?”

“More ’n likely he will be spendin’ tonight in town. I say we find out what room he’s stayin’ in ’n we sneak up to the room ’n kill ’im in his sleep.”

“You have someone in mind for the job?”

“Yes, sir, I do.

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