Halliday 2 by Adam Brady

Author:Adam Brady
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gunslingers, adventure novel, land baron, zane grey, piccadilly publishing, colt 44, wild west pulp fiction, western ebook series, buck halliday western
Publisher: Piccadilly

Six – No Dust, No Distance

Tom Mahoney followed Buck Halliday out onto the boardwalk, and then turned and stood on his toes to take one last look over the batwings.

He saw Melissa Hahn cradling Wes Rudder’s head on her lap, her face smeared with his blood where she had kissed him.

“Judas,” the old rancher said in wonderment, “everybody figured she was gonna get hitched up with Finch ...”

Halliday wasn’t listening. He was watching the banker rushing toward the saloon.

“What have you done now?” Finch Rogan asked bitterly as he reached Halliday.

“See for yourself,” Halliday told him.

“What you gonna do now, son?” Mahoney asked softly when Rogan had gone.

“Well,” Halliday said with a ghost of a grin, “I’d get myself a drink if that wasn’t the only saloon in town.”

“I don’t suppose you want my advice,” Mahoney said, “but if you did, I’d say get the hell out of this hole and don’t come back. You don’t owe this town a damn thing, and it’s clear that damn near everybody is in on what’s goin’ on, includin’ the sheriff and maybe Finch Rogan, too.”

Halliday shrugged and said, “Maybe you’re right at that, Tom. If I hear you got rain in time for it to do you any good, I might come back and give you a hand with the drive.”

“The easiest trail out is toward Moondance,” Mahoney said, pointing the direction with a stubby finger.

Halliday nodded and headed for the alley by the saloon, on his way to the stables.

He was just turning the corner when he heard the creak of the batwings at the front door to the saloon. The next thing he heard was Finch Rogan’s voice and light footsteps on the boardwalk behind him.

Melissa Hahn was running at him with her hair flying and her arms outstretched. He grabbed her as she rushed at him with her nails tearing at his face, and he held her at arm’s length as she kicked and scratched with all the ferocity of a wildcat.

Halliday looked past her and saw Rogan and Hahn rushing toward him.

When Rogan reached him and grabbed his shoulder, Halliday shook him off and snapped;

“Ain’t you ever gonna learn? Can’t you see they’ve made a fool out of you?”

“No!” Rogan hissed. “All I’ve learned is how you treat your friends. I’ll never forgive you for what you did to Melissa.”

“Then you’re even more of a fool than I thought!” Halliday snapped, and then he cursed as Melissa got past his guard and he felt the sharp sting of her nails raking his cheek.

Shoving the woman away with one hand, he lashed out with his fist and connected neatly with Rogan’s jaw. The hard shove lifted Melissa off her feet and forced her back.

With a grunt of surprise and effort, her father saved her from falling and then fastened a strong grip on her arm. The sheriff studied his daughter grimly for a moment, and then he asked;

“Is it true then, what McPhee said inside?”

Melissa tried to pull away from him, but Hahn hung on until she finally went quiet.

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