A Little Time in Texas by Joan Johnston

Author:Joan Johnston [Johnston, Joan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Silhouette Desire
Published: 1992-07-02T04:00:00+00:00

7

Nearly thirty days had passed since they had returned from their journey to the past, and Angel was still with Dallas.

Dallas had managed to drive the truck back to his ranch and had called Adam Philips to the house to treat his wound.

“Gun went off accidentally,” Dallas explained tersely when the doctor arrived.

Adam had looked at his friend askance, but he hadn’t questioned him. If he thought Angel’s ravaged appearance in old-fashioned clothing odd, he didn’t mention it. “I’ll have to report this gunshot wound to the authorities,” he said.

“Go ahead,” Dallas said. “It was an accident.” Dallas refused to go to the hospital. “Angel can take care of me at home,” he said.

Adam clucked his tongue at his friend’s stubbornness, but when Angel confirmed her willingness to nurse Dallas, he didn’t argue, just said, “I’ll be by to check on you regularly.”

There was no investigation to speak of. Dallas stuck by his story about how he’d been shot, and though Angel stood by white-faced, she didn’t contradict him.

The Texas Rangers told Dallas to take his time getting back on his feet, but Dallas only managed to stay in his bed for about three days.

He had worried that his interference in the past might somehow have affected history. After all, he had killed several men who might have had important descendants. One of the first things he did was to search out the San Antonio newspaper dated October 7, 1864. He was intrigued by a portion of the article he found. It read:

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