The Adventures of the Lone Jack Kid: A Western Adventure (Western Fiction, by Joe Corso Book 1) by Corso Joe

Author:Corso, Joe [Corso, Joe]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Award Winning, Publishing
Published: 2013-04-27T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

Charlie got an early start and rode out of town before daylight. He knew the ride would take over an hour, he knew what he had to do, and where he had to go. When he was close, he dismounted, held his horse’s reins, and followed the trickle of water upstream until he came to a clearing by the small makeshift dam that Parker’s men had constructed. Two men stepped out of their tent, walked over to the dam, and dipped their coffee pot in the water.

The orange glow on the horizon told the Kid it would be daylight soon, but that didn’t worry him because he was hidden by the deep shadows of the dense forest. The two men sat by the campfire, waiting for the coffee to perk. All was serene in the quiet glen when a voice disturbed the tranquility of the morning’s routine. “Open the sluice gates, boys.” The two men went for their guns, but Charlie was ready. He shot the gun out of one man’s hand and told the other to drop his gun or he’d kill him. The man recognized the voice and knew he might not be as lucky as his partner was, so he opened his hand and he let the gun drop. Charlie heard the welcome thud of metal hitting earth and he lowered his gun. Then, he walked over to the injured man. “How’s your hand, partner?”

The man was surprised by the question, but he answered straight out. “That was a good shot, Kid. Knocked the gun right out of my hand.”

Charlie could see blood running from somewhere on his hand. He pulled his red bandanna from around his neck. “Come on over here by the fire and let me see your hand.” The man held out his hand and let Charlie examine it. “It’s not bad. It appears that the hammer closed on the soft part of your hand and pulled some skin off when the gun flew out of it. You’ll be all right.” Charlie wrapped his bandanna around the man’s hand and he looked at him. “You owe me one red bandanna, buddy. Got that.” Then he winked at him and smiled. “Look, boys, I know that you fellas are only doing your job, but I have an interest in a couple of the mines downstream and I’d appreciate it if you didn’t dam the water from flowing down to them. Think you could do that for me, fellas?” The two men nodded, feeling kind of foolish. The Kid wasn’t a bad sort. He could have killed them both, which is what they would have done if the roles were reversed. Now they felt kind of guilty about it.

“What are your names, boys?”

“I’m Eli Stone and the man you shot the gun from is Herb Gossett.”

“Well, Herb, I’m mighty sorry for having shot you, but at least I didn’t aim to kill you and that’s worth something. Don’t you agree?”

“Yeah I sure do, and I thank you for the courtesy of you not doing that.

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