Buzzard's Bluff by William W. Johnstone

Author:William W. Johnstone
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2020-04-09T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

“How do you know he’ll go to the hotel for supper?” Shorty asked.

“’Cause he always does,” Deacon said. “That cook at the Lost Coyote don’t stay there to cook supper. And if he don’t go to the dinin’ room at the hotel, the only other place to get supper is at the Golden Rail, and I don’t think he’s gonna go there. Do you?”

“I reckon you’re right,” Shorty replied, ignoring his sarcastic tone. “I didn’t think about that. What time do you reckon he’ll go to supper?”

“How the hell am I supposed to know that?” Deacon answered him. “We’re just gonna have to wait him out.”

“The dinin’ room is open for supper from five o’clock till seven o’clock,” Marty said. “That’s a long time to wait.”

“You got somethin’ better to do?” Deacon asked, again sarcastically. “We’ve gotta nail his ass tonight or we’ll be on the road outta here tomorrow.” He could tell by the attitude of both of them that they were not very enthusiastic about the job they had to do. He decided he’d better talk up their courage a little. “Hell, there ain’t gonna be nothin’ to this job tonight. The way we got it planned, don’t matter which way he comes outta that dinin’ room, one of us will get a shot at him. And when we shoot that jasper, we’re gonna be Mr. Dalton’s three favorite pets. I guarantee ya.” He grinned to try to prime their courage. “We can’t miss, if we do it like I say. Let’s go over it again, so everybody knows what to do. Where you gonna be, Shorty?”

“I know where I’m supposed to be,” Shorty answered, impatient with Deacon’s insistence on repetition. When Deacon prodded him to answer, Shorty said, “At the Golden Rail, by the front corner, and it’s my job to get the horses ready to go as soon as one of us shoots him.” Deacon had decided to leave the horses behind the saloon where nobody would bother them. And when the job was done, they could ride down the creek bank behind the hotel and out of town in minutes.

“All right, Marty, where you gonna be?”

“Beside Howard’s store, so I’ve got a good angle for a shot if you or Shorty miss him.” Deacon said that was right, but Marty had one concern. “I’m gonna be across the street from the Golden Rail, and I’ll have to run across the street to get to the horses. What if there’s somebody out in the street, and they see me runnin’?”

“They’ll all be lookin’ at him. Ain’t nobody gonna pay attention to you. If he’s already in the dinin’ room before we get set up, then I’ll be the one gets the first shot. And anybody in the street will be looking up toward the hotel where the shots come from. Hell, I’m gonna have to run across the street, too. I ain’t worried about it. If things go like they’re supposed to, I’ll nail him as soon as he walks outta the dinin’ room.

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