Kilrone by Louis L'Amour

Kilrone by Louis L'Amour

Author:Louis L'Amour [L'Amour, Louis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Amazon.com, Usenet, C429, Kat, Exratorrents
Amazon: 0553248677
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 1966-01-02T08:00:00+00:00


Chapter 11

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THROUGHOUT THE MORNING the firing was sporadic, with little result on either side. Fire from the three buildings kept the Indians out of range most of the time, but not without cost. One child was cut, not badly, by flying glass, and in the warehouse Mendel was wounded.

He was standing at a broken window trying to get a shot, when an Indian hidden nearby put a bullet into his hip, turning him for the second shot, which entered near his spine and emerged near the belt buckle.

Early in the afternoon there was a sudden explosion on the hospital side…a mine that Kilrone had not found, or one hidden since his exploration. The explosion knocked a hole in the wall of the building and killed Olson. For several minutes the Indians concentrated a hot fire on the hole and then tried a rush.

Two Indians fell from shots by Lahey and Ryerson, and the attack broke. One of the Indians dropped near the wall, and with a sudden rush got close enough to be out of range.

“We’ve got to get him,” Ryerson said. “He’s right alongside that hole. Any time we stop watching he can shoot right into us.”

“You mean stick your head outside?” Lahey said. “You try it, Sarge. Not me.”

Barney Kilrone crouched by the window. Somebody was moving around in one of the barracks about a hundred and fifty feet away. He could occasionally see a swift shadow against the window, and from time to time he heard a yell from Indians who were looting there.

He waited, biding his time. Then he saw the shadow again and lifted his rifle, taking a careful sight. He took up slack on the trigger, and felt the rifle leap in his hands as the shot went off. There was a crash of glass and the Indian fell backward through the window, one arm flailing wildly as he tried to catch the corner to break his fall.

Kilrone worked the lever on his gun and as the Indian hit the ground he fired into him. The Indian half rose, and then fell back.

“Watch him,” Kilrone said to Ryan. “They’ll try to get him away.”

He went back, staying close to the floor because of the powder smoke in the room. Denise came to him when he entered the back room. “Are you all right, Barnes?”

“Where’s Rybolt’s wife?” he asked. “I want to talk to her.”

“You sit here and I’ll get some coffee. She’ll be right over.”

Stella Rybolt crawled over to him. He gestured toward the partition. “Sit down here with your back against that and have a rest. I want to talk to you.” He took the coffee from Denise. “Tell me about your husband.”

“What about him?”

“I never met him, and I’d like to know how he thinks. He must have talked a lot to you. I’m not promising anything, but I may try to get out and warn him.”

“Don’t try it, Mr. Kilrone. Gus would be the last to expect it.”

“Tell me about him,” he repeated.



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