Reuben's Revenge by Ben Ray

Author:Ben Ray [Ray, Ben]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Robert Hale
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Henry Moon rose at the same time that the sun tipped over the distant mountains. He made coffee, but did not eat.

Northfield was a good four-hour ride and he was eager to get going. No way was he going to let Anderson hang.

Draining his coffee mug, he packed his gear into his war bag, saddled up and set off.

The ride to Northfield was uneventful, and he knew he’d have a week at most to bust Anderson from jail. When he was around an hour from the town, he reined in and found a sheltered spot where he’d wait till nightfall. Then he’d make his move.

Again, he built a small fire, got the coffee brewing and slung some fat-back bacon and beans into a pan, then unsaddled and fed and watered his horse, before lying back and resting his head on the hard, Western saddle.

It was the smell of the bacon and coffee that woke him from a shallow sleep. He ate from the pan and sipped at the coffee between mouthfuls.

Feeling refreshed, Moon looked to the sky. In the west, the sun was beginning to lower and he knew that soon it would be dark, but he’d have to wait until at least midnight before he made his move.

He’d planned in his head what he was going to do. He knew the layout of Northfield pretty well. He knew exactly where the livery stable was, and knew instinctively that Anderson’s horse would be stabled there, to be sold, no doubt, when they’d hanged him.

The jail was small and unguarded and at midnight, the folks of Northfield would be sound asleep.

His own horse was ground-hitched and chewing contentedly, so Moon lay back down and slept some more.

It would be a long night.

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