Bodie 8 by Neil Hunter

Author:Neil Hunter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: bounty hunter, gunfighters, western novel, westerns, western ebook, neil hunter, the wild west, bodie the stalker, westerns online, best western novel, us frontier fiction novel
Publisher: Piccadilly Publishing

Chapter Ten

‘Bodie, you don’t have to do this. Why go after these men? Look what happened already…’

Ruby watched as he continued checking his weapons. Thumbing in fresh loads. He did it with the sure hand of someone so familiar with them it came easy.

‘Mr. Kramer—Elijah—can’t you make him see sense.’

Kramer raised both hands in defeat. ‘You see what those men did here. If they are not stopped how many others would suffer? When I tried to interfere I almost ended up with my head caved in.’

‘You men and your pride,’ Ruby said. ‘I…I can’t reason with you.’

She turned and walked out of the trading post.

‘A very strong minded young woman.’ Kramer said. ‘You think she has a point, Bodie?’

‘In her eyes she figures I’m going at it wrong.’

‘She can only see her friends being killed in front of her. Enough death for any young woman to have to live with.’

Bodie stood, pushing back his chair. Even though he moved carefully he felt the painful reminder of the bullet crease in his side, even though Ruby had cleaned and bandaged it from Kramer’s medical supplies. He understood it was going to be sore for some time. He didn’t have the luxury of waiting for it to heal. The longer he waited the further away Gallman and Wilkerson were going to get. Time was not on his side. He had already delayed his departure, resting overnight at the post. Now with morning brightening around them, he decided it was time he moved.

‘Elijah, you going to be comfortable me leaving her here with you?’

Kramer smiled. ‘A beautiful young woman under my care? I love the company and she will be fine. My Indian friends will be back tomorrow. Between us we will keep her safe.’

Bodie crossed to the door and stared up at the distant peaks. The sky had taken on a clear, refreshing appearance. He felt Kramer move to his side.

‘Weather is going to be no problem. I don’t see any more storms coming.’

‘You certain about that?’

‘I have lived here for many years, Bodie. I know these hills. I know the weather. If I tell you wrong you can come back and shoot me.’

‘If you are wrong I might just do that.’

‘Hey, go make your peace with the lady. I’ll go sort out your supplies. Make sure you have everything you need.’

‘Good luck?’

‘That you will have to supply for yourself, my friend.’

~*~

Bodie found Ruby with his horse, busy checking the saddle and trappings. She had her back to him and her slim shoulders were taut under the new shirt Kramer had provided. She made no attempt to face him when he came up behind her.

‘They got to be stopped. Else others are going to die,’ Bodie said.

‘Why does it have to be you?’

‘It’s what I do best.’

She turned suddenly and the first thing Bodie saw were the tears running down her cheeks.

‘Damn you,’ she said. ‘What if you go out there and get yourself all shot up and…’ Bodie felt himself pushed back when she leaned against him, gripping him with her arms.

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