HELL HATH NO FURY (A Jess Williams western novel) by Thomas Robert J

Author:Thomas, Robert J. [Thomas, Robert J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: R & T Enterprise Inc.
Published: 2013-11-08T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Jess walked past the sheriff’s office and noticed that it was locked up and empty. He glanced around the street and didn’t see Sheriff Fowler or either of his two deputies. He wanted the sheriff to go to Andy’s Saloon with him to see what was going on that would cause Andy to send for Jess instead of the sheriff or one of his deputies. Jess walked into the saloon and before he even went through the swinging doors, he heard a man hollering loudly and he sounded drunk because he was slurring his words very badly.

“Come on, someone in here must be willing to fight me! I’ll pay twenty dollars to anyone who can even land one punch on me!”

“Hardtack, get yer drunken ass out of here before I shoot you in yer ass with this here double barrel,” exclaimed Andy.

Jess walked in and up to the bar and ordered a glass of good whiskey. “Andy, why don’t you just shoot him in the ass and get it over with.”

“I’m about ready to, but I don’t like to shoot an unarmed man—unlike someone else I know,” replied Andy, referring to the time when Jess shot, or more likely, executed Deke Moore in the middle of the street after the fight with Dick Carter and his hired guns.

“Now you know he deserved what he got. He and the rest of that bunch rode into town to kill me and that was their last mistake,” replied Jess.

“I didn’t exactly say it was wrong, I’m just saying I couldn’t have done it,” retorted Andy.

“So, who the hell is this man and why is he trying to start a fight with someone?”

“His name is Hardtack Hammer and he is one of those professional boxers out of Durango, Colorado. He stops by here once or twice a year and always starts a fight with someone and then his handler there passes a hat around and collects donations from everyone in the bar to pay for his expenses. He’s so drunk now his handler can’t get him out of here ‘cause Hardtack is too drunk to even hear him,” explained Andy.

“That’s quite an interesting story. I’ve never met a professional boxer before and I’ve never been in a fistfight either; although, I have witnessed two men go at one another several times. I’ve always wondered about the sense of two men beating each other senseless over a woman or for a few dollars lost in a poker game,” replied Jess. “By the way, why didn’t you call for the sheriff instead of sending that boy to fetch me?” asked Jess.

“Sheriff Fowler and his two deputies are out rounding up some cattle rustlers who’s been stealing cows by the dozens at a large ranch just east of here. They’re probably hiding in the hills trying to catch them in the act,” replied Andy. “That’s why I sent for you.”

“Well I’m sure as hell not going to get into any fistfight with him or anyone else for that matter,” replied Jess.

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