Wilderness Double Edition 14 by David Robbins

Author:David Robbins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: western frontier, the rockies, piccadilly publishing, hawken rifle, nate king, early american settlers, david thompson wilderness series
Publisher: Piccadilly

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Louisa May Clark had known the King family a relatively short time. Yet in that brief span she had come to regard them as rather remarkable. Besides being so close-knit and considerate of one another, they were some of the bravest people she’d ever met. She was given another example of their courage as the grizzly started down the slope toward them. Did either Nate or Zach show the slightest fear? They did not. They faced the monster as calmly as she would a stray dog, acting as if it were nothing to get excited about, as if having a grizzly interested in devouring them was the most normal occurrence on the face of the earth. Her future father-in-law seemed more annoyed than anything else. Unslinging his Hawken, he sidled to the right for a clear shot, careful not to dislodge the talus.

Zach had put himself between her and the bear, an act that endeared him to her all the more. He was so protective. When they first met it had bothered her some. She was a grown girl. She could take care of herself. But then she realized he was doing it out of love, not out of any urge to run roughshod over her, and she had come to accept his protectiveness. She imagined that-when they were married he would do the same, but she wouldn’t mind as long as he didn’t turn into one of those men who treated their wives like helpless babies, as some friends of her pa had done.

At that moment, unknown to her, Zach King was regretting that Lou had tagged along. He’d wanted to leave her at the cabin with his mother and sister, but she insisted on coming and he couldn’t bring himself to refuse. Things would change once they were man and wife. Then he could speak more freely, and he would be damned if he would let any wife of his put herself in harm’s way. For their mutual peace of mind, once they had their own place it would be best if she stayed close to home.

Nate King pressed his Hawken to his shoulder but didn’t fire. At that range he’d only wound the beast, and a wounded grizzly was a ferocious demon, unstoppable unless struck in a vital organ. Which was hard to do, thanks to their thick skulls and hides. As Lewis and Clark had learned on their famous expedition, dropping a griz took grit, perseverance, and plenty of ammunition.

The bear halted short of the upper edge of the talus field. It sniffed suspiciously, perhaps disturbed by lingering dust. Its enormous head swung from side to side as if the bear were seeking a safe way down. Apparently it had dealings with talus before.

Nate wasn’t worried—yet. He’d slain more than his share of the great bears. When he initially came to the Rockies, the mountains literally crawled with them, and every other month or so he’d been pitted in combat with one. It had earned him a name unique among whites.

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