Ghost Mine by Hunter Shea

Author:Hunter Shea
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Flame Tree Press
Published: 2019-04-29T12:00:17+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Three

I had Angus’s full attention. When Matthias went to grab my arm, Teta snatched him by the back of his collar and yanked him back about two feet.

“What on earth do you think you’re doing?” Matthias wailed.

“The question is, what have the two of you been doing?”

I pushed my Colt as far as it could go until the big man gagged on it. I can’t say it didn’t give me a small sense of satisfaction. I kept my eyes on his hands, wary of what he could do with those ham hocks. I wasn’t about to let him take me by surprise.

The howling and the whooping and the hollering continued outside. The stone throwing had stopped, replaced by their hammering on the walls with their fists. Dust trickled down on our heads from the force of their blows.

“You can tell your friends the jig is up,” I said. If I could breathe fire, I would have burned Angus to a crisp. I was tired of being jerked around like a toy on a string. “What do you have, some brothers with growth disorders like yours dressing up like wild men to frighten us off? I don’t think you and Matthias showed up by coincidence. I think you were here to check up on us, and when you realized your little games hadn’t chased us off, you told your gang to step things up.”

Angus’s lips worked around the barrel of the gun. Nothing but a few grunts came out of his mouth.

“This is preposterous,” Matthias said. “How do you explain your inability to cross that barrier and the changing of the day into night? Think, Mr. Blackburn. I may be a reverend, but I don’t have the powers of Jesus to do such things.”

I lashed out and kicked Angus on the top of his kneecap as hard as I could. He staggered a bit but didn’t fall. My foot throbbed. It was like giving the boot to a cannon.

“Maybe you drugged us,” I said to Matthias. “Maybe you’ve been prowling around all this time and put something in the well. I’ve spent my time with the Apache and know the effects of some of their herbs.”

The entire house shook. A chorus of shrieks rang out. I fought to concentrate on Angus.

If he got a swipe at me, I was done for.

Matthias said, “You’ve lost your mind. There’s something very real trying to break into this house and you’re wasting time accusing us of…of…sheer lunacy! Wake up. We’re not your enemy. In fact, if you let us, we might be able to help.”

Selma had come up behind me. I could feel her hot breath against the back of my neck. “Nat, let him go. We may need him if whatever is outside gets in.”

I looked at Teta. He had a good grip on Matthias and I knew he’d go along with whatever I decided.

The front door shuddered. They were making their way in.

I pulled the gun out of the big man’s mouth and pistol-whipped him across the cheek.

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