Lawmaster (A Piccadilly Publishing Western Book 5) by Jack Martin

Author:Jack Martin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: western ebook, wild west action, us frontier fiction, best western ebook, jack martin, outlaws of the 1880s
Publisher: Piccadilly Publishing

Chapter Twelve

Sam Bowden glared at the half-breed.

‘I say we’re going on a wild goose chase,’ he said. ‘We’re following a trail only you can see. I say you’re loco.’

His beating yesterday had left him bruised and aching, it was painful to ride, but it had taught him nothing. He had simply had enough and was going no further. He wasn’t going to threaten the men again but he was turning back. ‘I’m finished with this.’ He said. ‘If you think were on Masters’ trail then I say you’re roostered.’

‘It’s of no consequence to me what you say.’ The man called Quill said. He didn’t bother looking at Sam as he spoke and instead kept his attention directly in front of him. The large black horse he rode seemed to understand the conversation and it snorted in Sam’s direction.

‘He’s a regular croaker.’ The man called Boyd said to the half-breed and they both smiled at the joke.

Sam allowed his horse to fall back so that the two men leading them were in front of him. He looked at the seven men his father had selected to form the posse but none would make eye contact with him. He cursed beneath his breath. He wasn’t about to find any support amongst his own men and he didn’t fancy his chances of going up against Quill and Boyd on his own. Not after the last time. It seemed he had no option but to allow them to continue to lead this wild goose chase. Reluctantly he spurred his horse forward.

They had followed Cole’s trail North from Squaw. That made good and perfect sense since any man trying to flee would head for the desert and the town of Allensville beyond. But then for no apparent reason other than the stinking half-breed claiming he had located tracks that no one else could see they had changed direction. And now they rode towards Bowden land, the Great Plains and the mountain range beyond.

That made as much sense as putting a rattlesnake in your underwear, as far as Sam was concerned. Why would Cole choose to hide out on Bowden land? Surely he’d want to get as far away as possible from the men he was trying to flee.

They rode on in silence and day started to fade away and night began to take hold. Soon even Sam’s private mutterings grew silent but his mood remained darker than the coming night sky.

~*~

The posse had stopped and set camp for the night.

Em, wanting to sneak past them and reach Cole before they did, had not. He was now getting perilously close to them and walked, leading his horse, all the while whispering soothing words into the roan’s ear so as not to spook her. He breathed slowly, quietly and felt that if he reached out in the darkness he would be able to touch each and every member of the posse.

A while back it had become obvious that the posse had picked up on Cole’s trail and were following it to the step.

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