Angry Land by Samuel A Peeples

Author:Samuel A Peeples
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780719821240
Publisher: Robert Hale

Jason Ryan rode into the Horn ranch yard and pulled up. He looked once at the fire-blackened walls of the main building, then turned in the saddle to stare out across the grasslands. For a moment he held there, face flushed, his hands knotted at his side. He had taken no active part in the brief, bitter fight, but the victory was his alone.

Beside him the lanky frame of Jem Mace sat stiffly erect. ‘Five men dead,’ the sheriff said, bitterly. ‘Three of your Triangle riders, two of Swenson’s men. That’s a hell of a price to pay for a piece of land.’

‘But not a tenth of what I’ll spend if I have to,’Jason returned, flatly. His eyes were as hard as the glint of ice in the sun. ‘I’ll finish this. The grab-and-hold days are ending now; this is the last chance I’ll have. Ten years from now, how I got what I have will be forgotten. The Trumbulls and the Swensons and all the rest will mean nothing to me or anyone else. So why should they mean anything to me now?’

Mace stared at the other man for an instant. ‘It’s your show,’ he said, finally. ‘Swenson an’ his men got away. They’ve scattered all over hell. You want us to go after them?’

Ryan shook his head slowly. ‘No. Swenson will head for Lanyard. He’ll hole up in his store. His men – those who don’t just keep on riding – will gather there. Swenson’s gambling I haven’t the guts to finish it in town.’ The coldness of his face was inhuman. ‘It’s a bet he’ll lose.’

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