Lady Justice and the Assassin by Robert Thornhill

Author:Robert Thornhill [Thornhill, Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Robert Thornhill
Published: 2013-12-31T05:00:00+00:00

The first rays of the morning sun were just penetrating the woodland glade when Henry heard men stirring around the camp and smelled the irresistible fragrance of sizzling bacon.

He groaned as he stumbled out of his thatched lean-to. It had been many years since he had slept on the hard ground.

“Mornin’ bright eyes,” Cobb said, as he watched Henry walk gingerly to the campfire. “Let’s get you fed so that we can get started on your training.”

“Somebody make a trip to the supermarket?” Henry said, looking at the pan of bacon.”

Cobb roared again. “Supermarket? Another joke! I like this guy. No, Henry, a couple of the boys spotted a feral hog the other day. This is the last of the old boar. He’s been mighty good eatin’!”

Henry wondered what other woodland delicacies might be waiting for him from Cobb’s kitchen.

After breakfast, which Henry found surprisingly tasty, Cobb directed him to a path through the woods that opened into a grassy area next to a dry creek bed. Targets had been set up at various distances.

“You ever handle firearms before?” Cobb asked.

“I hunted with a .22 and a twelve gauge when I was a kid. Nothing recently, and I’ve never even held a pistol.”

“Well, that’s better than nothin’” Cobb replied. “Might as well get you started.”

He handed Henry an automatic pistol. “This is a Glock 17. As the name implies, it holds seventeen rounds. That really don’t matter much. You’ll be lucky to get off one, maybe two rounds before the Secret Service boys have you on the ground. We’re using this because it’s an easy weapon for a beginner, but the 9mm cartridge has enough umph to get the job done.”

Henry took the gun and just stared at it for a moment. With this weapon, he would take a human life and change the course of history forever. Life as he had known it, would be over.

Cobb could sense his student’s hesitation. “Hey, I know what you’re feelin’. It’s scary as hell, but just keep in mind the bigger picture. I know about your situation. You’re not doin’ this because you believe in either of our causes. You’re doin’ it because you believe in your family and you’re doin’ what you have to do to take care of them, and I respect that.”

Cobb had pushed the right buttons. It was all about his family.

“Then let’s get going,” Henry said. “How far away am I going to be?”

“We’re going to try to get you somewhere between fifty and a hundred feet from the president. That’s not an easy shot with a pistol, but we’re not going to rest until we know you can pull it off.”

Cobb showed Henry the proper stance and the two-handed grip. “Go ahead,” he said. “Fire a round at the closest target. Let’s see what you got.”

Henry stood and pointed the gun as Cobb had directed and pulled the trigger. A hole appeared in the target a few inches outside the rings of the bull’s eye.

“Well, at least you hit the paper,” Cobb said.

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