Lone Jack Kid: The Return: A Western Adventure (Western Fiction, by Joe Corso Book 2) (The Lone Jack Kid) by Corso Joe

Author:Corso, Joe [Corso, Joe]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Black Horse Publishing
Published: 2015-01-30T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

A loud knock woke Charlie. He put the pillow over his head but another knock told him it was fruitless to try to sleep any longer. He put on his pants, took his gun from the nightstand and answered the door. Judy stood in the doorway with a silly grin on her face, holding Charlie’s wolf pup.

“I thought you wanted to name your wolf, so I brought him here so we could do that.”

Charlie ran his hand through his hair and yawned. “All right, come on in.”

She came in and took a seat by the bureau, still holding the wolf pup. Charlie sat on the bed opposite her.

“I’ve been thinking about what name would be better for the pup,” Charlie began, “and I’ve made a decision. Since Percy will be going back east to practice medicine I thought Lobo would be a fitting name for a doctor’s wolf. The Apache name would only confuse his patients and friends.”

“Yes, but the name would also be a conversation starter.”

“I get your point, but my mind is made up. I’m going to name my pup Ban-Chu.”

Judy smiled sweetly. “It’s a good name and fitting for a wolf.” She looked up at Charlie. “Do you have a woman, Charlie?”

The question took him by surprise and he was at a loss for words for a moment. Sure he had a woman, but it had been a few years now since he promised to marry her. For all he knew she could have gotten tired of waiting for him and found herself another man. A more reliable man. A man who’d stay home and support her and protect her. Not a guy like him. He looked her in the eyes, not wanting to lie to her, but not wanting to turn her off either.

“I had a girl in Virginia City. We were supposed to get married but it got a little hot for me there and the sheriff suggested I move on for a little while . . . for my health was how he put it.”

She looked at him with sad eyes. “The sheriff threatened you?”

“No, it wasn’t like that. The sheriff is a good man but we had a bit of trouble there and it was better that I leave. And besides, Ned had a show lined up that he swore would make us a fortune, so we got on a train and left for New York.”

“Yeah, I read all about you while you were in New York. Uh, Charlie, are you still going back to that girl in Virginia City?”

“I have a brother there and I definitely will be going back someday. I have two gold mines that me and my brother Bob are partners in, and I’d like to see how the mines are doing.

“You have something on your mind, girl. Tell me what it is. I know you didn’t come to see me this early in the morning just to help me pick a name for my pup.” He walked over to her, lifted her gently by her two shoulders and looked into her deep blue eyes.

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