Brutal Vengeance by J. A. Johnstone

Author:J. A. Johnstone [Johnstone, J. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Westerns, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9780786030125
Publisher: Pinnacle
Published: 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

That was putting it mildly. Lace was as good a shot as any man The Kid had ever seen with the exception of himself and his father, and she could sit a saddle all day without getting weary. He wouldn’t count her out in a bare-knuckles brawl, either. She packed quite a punch.

But she’d also been packing some fairly serious bullet wounds the last time he’d seen her.

“The doctor said you probably wouldn’t ever be in good enough shape to go back to bounty hunting.”

Lace shrugged and shook her head. “I’m here, aren’t I? Doctors don’t know everything. I’m fine. Hell, I was laid up for so long I thought I’d go crazy. I feel a lot better now than I did when I was laying around doing nothing.”

“Why the long, involved story you told Culhane about being abandoned here by some lothario?” The Kid asked.

Lace grinned as mischievous lights sparkled in her green eyes. “Pretty convincing, wasn’t it? I made it up on the spot to get that Texas Ranger to go along with what I wanted, once I realized I could get a whole posse to help me.”

“Nobody here in Stubbtown knows any different?”

“How could they? I just rode in a little while ago.” Lace laughed. “Stubbtown. What a horrible name. Would you want to admit you were from Stubbtown?”

“Probably not.” The Kid had to admit it.

“I left my horses at the livery stable and changed into this getup.” She gestured at the hat and traveling dress. “I planned to ask some questions about Latch, and thought I might be more likely to get honest answers if nobody knew I was hunting bounty. Now that’s not necessary. You’re on his trail, so I’ll just come along with you and the posse.”

She was a quick thinker, he had to give her credit for that.

“By the time anybody who lives here heard your story and started to question it, you’ll be gone,” he said.

“That’s the idea.” She gave him an intent look. “How about it, Kid? Is it going to work?”

“Do you know what Warren Latch did a few days ago?” he asked grimly. “Do you know what he’s capable of ?”

“Damn right I know,” Lace said. “I have contacts at the Ranger post in San Antonio. When Culhane wired there about what happened at Fire Hill, I got wind of it. I knew they were headed in this direction. That’s why I set out to intercept the gang somewhere along the way.”

The Kid grunted. “One woman against a gang of forty killers.”

“I thought I’d figure something out when the time came,” she said with a smile. “And so I have. What I don’t know is how Latch got past me.”

“It’s a big countr y,” The Kid pointed out.

“Yeah, I guess so. And you still haven’t answered my question, Kid. Do I get to come along ... or are you going to tell Culhane the truth?”

“Even if I did, he might take you along. We’ve whittled down the odds a little, but Latch’s bunch still outnumbers the posse by quite a bit.

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