Ten Guns from Texas by William W. Johnstone

Author:William W. Johnstone [Johnstone, William W.; Johnsto]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Texas State Penitentiary, Huntsville

Duff, Elmer, and Wang, each of them leading a saddled horse, were challenged by the guard when they arrived at the main gate of the prison.

“You’ll have to go back,” the guard said. “This isn’t visiting hours.”

“We’re nae here to visit a prisoner,” Duff replied. “We’re here to visit with the warden.”

“You got an appointment with the warden?”

“We got somethin’ better,” Elmer said. “We got a letter from the governor, tellin’ the warden to meet with us.” He showed the letter to the guard.

The sentry looked at it, then called out to one of the others in the blockhouse. “Barnes, you want to go get Cap’n Phillips? This is for him.”

As Barnes left the blockhouse, the guard stood in place. “What are the three extra horses for?”

“Well now, if we’re goin’ to break three men outta here, you don’t expect ’em to walk while we’re ridin’, do you?” Elmer asked.

“What?”

Elmer laughed. “I’m funnin’ with you.”

“We do hope to be leaving with three of your current residents,” Duff said, “but we’ll nae do it without permission of the warden.”

A moment later, Barnes returned with an older man who was also wearing a guard’s uniform.

“What’s this about, Blake?” he asked the guard who had detained the three.

“This here letter’s from the governor, ’n it’s for you,” Blake said.

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