Rocky Mountain Warpath (A Crossed Arrows Western Book 1) by Patrick E. Andrews

Author:Patrick E. Andrews
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: montana, wild west, old west, rocky mountains, western ebook, comanche indians, western online, patrick e andrews, kiowa comanche indian scouts
Publisher: Piccadilly Publishing

It was still daylight when Captain Mack Hawkins called a halt and ordered the detachment to set up camp. Sergeant Eagle Heart quickly organized the guard and had the animals picketed where grass was available for them. At that point, everyone settled down to relax and wait to find out what the commanding officer’s next step was going to be in this bizarre situation.

The sun was well into its downward orbit over the western side of the mountains as Hawkins and Ludlow Dooley sat around their campfire sipping coffee. The captain was lost in thought, obviously doing some serious contemplating. The scouts were also quiet, not so much from fatigue as from uncertainty. The Indians sensed something out of the ordinary was in the offing. They ate the fresh bread and canned meat that had been purchased at the trading post, and washed it down with coffee. None had expressed their collective puzzlement, other than casting glances over at the two officers now and then. All recalled that when the captain was in one of those moods, things eventually turned lively.

Finally Hawkins raised his eyes to Ludlow’s face. “Mr. Dooley, I don’t believe everything that Canadian policeman said was true about that fellah we were following.”

“You mean that he’s not a prospector?”

“He may be that, but I recall how he acted when he saw us at the trading post. It wasn’t curiosity he showed.”

“I got that impression too, sir. The fellow seemed nervous. One might even describe him as somewhat alarmed.”

“I’m glad you noticed that, Mr. Dooley. D’you think we could sneak back into Canada and pick up his trail?”

“We’ve always been able to rely on Tall Bear.”

Hawkins observed the trees around them. “I don’t like mountains and I don’t like forests and I damn well don’t like Montana.”

Ludlow nodded his agreement. “It is alien land indeed, sir. At least to us. We’re more used to the prairie where a man can see for miles instead of having terrain features block his view.”

“Fighting here is going to be difficult too.”

Ludlow’s eyes opened wide. “Are we going to fight, sir?”

“You goddam right we are. But we have to go back to the trading post first.”

Over at the fire Sergeant Eagle Heart shared with Corporal Running Cougar, he made note of the expression on his captain’s face. The Kiowa sergeant showed a vicious grin. “The cap’n will make war soon.”

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