Monte Walsh by Schaefer Jack

Author:Schaefer, Jack [Schaefer, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Western
ISBN: 9780803291218
Publisher: Bison Books
Published: 1966-01-02T07:00:00+00:00

He tried to recoil from the veranda edge but the armchair man was behind him, blocking him. The soft luminous dusk was live and vociferous with leaping shapes and back-slap­pings and high shrill yells. A higher shriller "Yow-eee!" climbed out of it. A voice emerged: "That's plenty good enough! You savvy those eastern dudes! You can do it!"

He tried to recoil again. A leggy dun seemed to be leaping straight at him, enormous in the dusk. It reared, almost pawing the veranda roof, and dropped down sideways in front of him. He looked up, terrified, into a lean still-battered youngish face. "Put out a hand," said Monte Walsh. "I've a hankering to shake it." Solemnly Monte leaned down and took the limp band and shook. "I'll drive you to town," he said. "Guarantee to get you there by stage time."

"Good Lord, no!" gasped the desk man, shuddering.

"Move along, Monte," came the voice of Chet Rollins. "It's my turn."

The dun leaped away under spurs and spun, stopping, to stay close to the proceedings. A line had been forming behind its previous position. One by one nine cowboys with the dust of the day's work on them and a ranch cook, redolent of grease and smoke, stepped forward to reach for the desk man's right hand.

He winced. His fingers were being crushed in a big hand. "You're all right, Plug-Hat," said Hat Henderson.

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