Sixkiller, U.S. Marshal by William W. Johnstone

Author:William W. Johnstone
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2015-12-08T16:00:00+00:00

Percy Martin was wanted in Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois. So far he was not wanted in Missouri, Arkansas, or Kansas, and Eberwine was paying him to act as an enforcer among his employees, and as a collector for debts Eberwine considered overdue.

He was very careful to have Martin crowd the line toward illegality in his dealings with employees and debtors, but not cross it. As he explained it to Martin when he hired him, “From time to time I shall require certain services that only someone like you can perform. Should that time come, I would want you immediately available, and not in jail somewhere. Therefore, until such time as I need you, I want you to stay out of trouble.”

When Eberwine began to contemplate Willie Buck’s suggestion of instigating a war between the two competing railroads, Percy Martin was the first name that came to his mind.

“You sent for me, Mr. Eberwine?” Martin asked, stepping into Eberwine’s office.

“Yes.”

“Who’s getting out of line? Who do you want me to straighten out?”

“It’s not like that this time,” Eberwine said. “This time I’m going to ask you to do something that is very much illegal. But you will be adequately compensated for it.”

“What does that mean?”

“It means I will pay you well.”

“How well?”

“Five hundred dollars.”

“Damn!” Martin said, his eyes shining in excitement. “Five hundred dollars? Who do you want me to kill?”

“Nobody. At least, not yet, and not purposely, though some of the things I’m going to ask you to do might result in someone dying. Will that bother you?”

“For five hundred dollars? Hell no, it doesn’t bother me a bit. That is, as long as I ain’t the one doin’ the dyin’.”

“Good. I’m sure then that we can do business.”

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