The Ghosts of Lake Tahoe by Patrick Betson

Author:Patrick Betson [Betson, Patrick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780615653211
Goodreads: 18427717
Published: 2014-03-20T04:00:00+00:00

“And that’s about how I remember it.” Monk smiled at his delighted listeners inside the Silver Star lobby.

“If Horace Greeley was so important, why didn’t you have a shotgun ride with you?” asked one of the men in the audience.

“Well, if there had been a shotgun rider with me, I would probably have lost him overboard by the time we left Wood-fords.” Monk laughed. “There was no need for a shotgun and I rarely had one. Of course, the Paiutes went on the warpath the year after Greeley’s visit but I never had any real trouble with them. I used to give them whiskey, which I told them I made myself. They knew if they killed me, then that would be an end to their firewater.”

“Really, Mr. Monk, you are one of the most unusual persons I have ever met,” the delighted lady clapped gently. “So you drink in the winter to keep yourself warm while singing to your horses, and you drink in the summer because of the bugs and to appease the Indians?”

“All good reasons you have to admit Ma’am. I also drink in case I fall off the driver’s box, which only hurts when I am sober.”

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