All I Need Is You? by Johanna Lindsey

Author:Johanna Lindsey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 1997-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

“Two brothers, both wanting to be mayors? Do you believe that, Casey?”

Damian had deliberately refrained from talking about the meeting they’d had with Jack Curruthers until now. He and Casey were halfway through with a couple of nearly raw steaks—which at least she was enjoying. His disappointment that it hadn’t been Henry in that saloon had made him furious at first. One bottle of red wine and working their way into the second had helped get him calm enough to talk.

Casey chewed thoughtfully on some fried potatoes before she remarked, “Maybe Henry decided to follow in his brother’s footsteps. You know, like sons do with fathers,” she added pointedly, since Damian fell into that group. “Then again, Henry could have just been asking questions everywhere he went that would lead him to his brother. Perhaps he forgot the name of this town but remembered it was new. In that case, he’d be asking about new towns, wouldn’t he?”

“That’s a bit far-fetched, Casey.”

“Maybe, but possible. Try picturing it. Henry needs a place to disappear to and decides his brother can help. He gets halfway here, but he misplaces the letter he had from Jack that mentions the name of the new town where he’s recently settled, and he can’t remember the name of it to save his soul, so he starts asking about new towns. Or maybe two towns in Texas have the same name and he gets to the wrong one. Anyway, he also knows that Jack plans to run for mayor, so he narrows down his search to small towns with mayors. But finally he realizes that Texas is just way too big, that he won’t be able to find his brother this way, so he gives up and heads back East.”

“Well, I hope you’re wrong, because with a cold trail like that to go by…”

“I wouldn’t count this a dead end just yet, Damian,” she said cryptically.

“You think Henry might be here, and Jack’s doing his part to hide him?”

“I suppose that could be a possibility. But in that case, why would Jack even admit that Henry was planning to visit him?”

“Because we tracked him this far.”

Casey nodded slowly. “Yes, there is that. Still, let’s consider brother Jack for a minute. He seemed tough as nails, but any coward can get delusions of bravery with five big, menacing hired hands backing up his every word, which is what they did. He could be paying for his arrogance—if you know what I mean.”

Damian grinned at her use of what appeared to be Jack’s favorite phrase, but as to the point she was making, he said, “Yes, I thought of that. Except it’s Henry I know, not this bold brother. It is more likely that they’d be cut from the same cloth, rather than being so dissimilar, as Jack would have us believe.”

“Oh, I don’t know. I’ve got two brothers myself who happen to be complete opposites. One would rather have his nose in a book all the time,

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