Manhunter's Mountain (Cash Laramie & Gideon Miles Series Book 4) by Dundee Wayne D

Author:Dundee, Wayne D. [Dundee, Wayne D.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: General
Publisher: BEAT to a PULP
Published: 2012-01-03T16:00:00+00:00

–ELEVEN–

The creek was there, exactly as Little Red had promised, its water running rapidly and cutting only a slightly meandering course down through the ragged mid-range peaks for as far as the eye could follow.

That was the good fortune.

The bad fortune came minutes after they reached the water's edge and dismounted, pausing to stretch, rest their bottoms, and allow the horses to drink.

From a nearby scraggly tree line, moving silently and unseen at first, emerged a lone timber wolf. Its eyes were red-rimmed and flecks of foam dripped from its bared fangs as a low snarl rumbled deep in its thick chest. Boldly, ignoring the human presence that ordinarily would have caused the beast to shy clear, it advanced on the nearest of the drinking horses—Freckles, Little Red's dappled mare.

It was Paint who sensed the approaching danger and jerked his head up from the creek, simultaneously emitting a snort of warning. As the other animals started to react, the wolf sprang into motion, covering the separating distance in a blurred streak and then leaping onto the hindquarters of Freckles, growling and barking viciously now as it began to maul and bite into soon-bloody flesh with a mad frenzy. The other horses shrieked in terror and bolted in different directions.

Cash reacted quickly, drawing his Colt and running toward the attack without hesitation, dodging frantic horses as he did so. It took costly seconds, however, before he was able to maneuver for a clear shot. When he did, the Colt spat flame and lead in a rapid-fire discharge that lifted the yipping, yowling wolf off Freckles' back and sent the carcass hurtling through the air until it crashed limply to the ground.

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