Here by the Bloods

Author:Brandon Boyce [Boyce, Brandon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published: 2014-06-27T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY

The Pinkertons aim to transport the Snowman from jail to the gallows in the bed of a two-mule wagon, standing upright, by the look of it. The crank gun sits in the back of the wagon, its rotary of barrels pointed out the rear as a formidable deterrent to any ill-advised rescue attempt.

Delmer, the Pinkerton gunner, fusses an oiled rag lovingly over the swiveled base while his grizzled and burly associate, Casey, fastens a heavy iron bracket to a wooden pole that extends skyward behind the driver’s bench. That is where they intend to secure their prisoner, amply guarded, but still in plain view during the entirety of the proceedings.

Casey eyes me with suspicion as I stride past him toward the jail door where Bix, the number-two Pinkerton, stands sentinel. He holds his ten-gauge at the ready and keeps a Remington rifle on his back for good measure. The sight of it reminds me how naked I feel without my Spencer.

“Stop right there,” Bix says, raising a halting palm at me. The two men in the wagon pause from their chores long enough to let me know they are watching.

“Your captain asked for me.”

“What’s your name?”

“Two-Trees.”

“Wait here.” Bix backs away and disappears through the door into the jailhouse. The interior buzzes with activity and voices—that awful, familiar cackle rising above it all. The door slams and I hear Bix announce my name, followed by Mulgrew’s grumbling baritone. The two Pinkertons behind me glare their hateful daggers into my backside as I stare blankly at the door. A second later it opens and Bix summons me through with a discourteous nod.

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