Sidewinders #3: Cutthroat Canyon by William W. Johnstone & J.A. Johnstone

Author:William W. Johnstone & J.A. Johnstone [Johnstone, William W.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2009-06-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

Teresa was dressed in range clothes, as usual, and had a gunbelt strapped around her waist. The holster was empty at the moment.

“Damn little minx was gonna blow up the powder shed,” the first guard said. “She had matches and some fuse on her when we got hold of her.”

“We saw her before she could get the fuse going,” the second man added. “She ducked behind some rocks and started shooting at us. I was able to trade shots with her while Matthews slipped around and got behind her.”

“She put up a hell of a fight when I jumped her,” the first guard said, resuming the story with a note of pride in his voice. “I thought for a second I was gonna have to wallop her with my gun just to get her to settle down.”

Bo and Scratch stood there listening, waiting to see what was going to happen. If Teresa called out to them to help her, that would give away their connection with her and all hell would break loose. Bo was sure that Jim Skinner would use that as an excuse to try to kill both him and Scratch.

Teresa must have been smart enough to realize that, because she didn’t say anything. She just glared darkly at her captors, and her gaze held just as much venom when she directed it toward Bo and Scratch as it did when she looked at the other men.

“Who the hell is she?” Skinner demanded.

“I dunno. Some greaser bitch, that’s all I can tell you. But she’s gonna be sorry she tried to blow up the boss’s blasting powder. You can be sure of that.”

“Davidson’s gonna want to see her,” Skinner said. “A couple of you fellas get her on her feet. But hang on to her. We don’t want her gettin’ away.”

Before any of the other men could move, Bo and Scratch stepped forward, each of them reaching down to grasp one of Teresa’s arms. They lifted her to her feet, being none too gentle about it.

“All right, Señorita,” Bo told her. “You’re going to see the boss man. Do you habla inglés?”

“I speak your gringo tongue.” Teresa practically spat the words. “And if you do not let me go, you will be sorry!”

A harsh laugh came from Skinner. “I reckon you’re confused. We’re the ones who’ve got you, not the other way around.” He jerked his head toward the mine. “Bring her along.”

Teresa struggled in the grip of the two Texans, but they didn’t ease their holds on her. This had to look real, for all their sakes. Bo and Scratch represented her only chance of getting out of this, and she had to know that.

Bo wondered what in blazes she was doing here, and why she had tried to blow up the powder shed. Actually, the answer to that second question was pretty obvious. She had been trying to hurt Davidson and his mining operation any way she could. Setting off a big explosion would have shaken things up in Cutthroat Canyon in more ways than one.

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