Luke Jensen Bounty Hunter Dead Shot by William W. Johnstone & J. A. Johnstone

Author:William W. Johnstone & J. A. Johnstone [Johnstone, William W. & Johnstone, J. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780786031221
Amazon: 0786031220
Publisher: Pinnacle
Published: 2013-07-02T05:00:00+00:00

It was well after dark before they reached the settlement. Luckily, Jim Pierce had been driving that run long enough that he had no trouble following the trail even after night fell.

The repaired singletree held together, but as Pierce brought the team to a stop in front of the local stagecoach station, he said, “I’m mighty glad we didn’t have to go another five miles, or even two. I don’t know if we’d have made it.”

“We’re here now,” Luke said. “That’s all that matters. Is there a doctor in this town?”

“Yep. His house is just down the street. He ought to have a stretcher we can use to carry Ben to his place.”

The station manager had already come out of the building. “Jim, what the hell happened? You should have been here hours ago. I was just about ready to send somebody out to look for you.”

“We ran into some trouble,” Pierce explained as he climbed down from the seat. “Reckon it’s pretty lucky we made it here at all.”

Hobie dismounted hurriedly and stepped over to the coach. He looked up at the young woman on the seat. “I’ll give you a hand, Miss Wheeler.”

Jessica looked like she wanted to tell him she could manage just fine by herself, but then she nodded. “All right. Thank you, Mr. McCullough.”

She stepped down onto one of the wheel spokes. Hobie put his hands on her waist to steady her as she climbed the rest of the way down to the street. When both feet were on the ground, she cleared her throat. Hobie let go of her and stepped back hurriedly. In the light that came through the station’s front window, his face burned a bright red.

Getting old had its disadvantages, Luke thought as he tried not to grin, but so did being young.

A big barn stood next to the station. The manager sent one of the hostlers running down the street to the doctor’s house. While they waited, Pierce explained about the attack and the running battle that had ended with the crash near the mesa.

“I reckon they were after the express box,” the manager said. “I don’t think there’s much money in it, but those outlaws wouldn’t have known that.” He turned to the passengers and went on. “I’m mighty sorry about what happened, folks. We’ve got a hotel here in Harkerville, and while it’s not the fanciest place in the world, the company will put you up there for the night. I’ll have my men working all night to replace that singletree, and by tomorrow morning you’ll be able to continue your journey. If there’s anything else you need, you just let me know.”

Pierce gestured toward Luke and Hobie. “Does that offer extend to these two fellas here? If it wasn’t for them, there’s a good chance we never would’ve made it out of that ambush alive.”

The station manager didn’t look happy about that, but said, “Of course. The company is grateful for your help, gentlemen.”

Luke’s mercenary side, ingrained

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