The Jensen Brand by William W. Johnstone

Author:William W. Johnstone
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2017-05-03T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 22

Once Pearlie was out of sight, Louis looked at Denny and said, “Whatever you’re thinking about doing, it’s a crazy idea, and you should put it out of your head immediately.”

“How do you know I’m thinking about doing anything except learning how to shoot better? That’s a good idea, not a crazy one. With somebody out there who has a grudge against Pa, and probably by extension everybody else on the Sugarloaf, it wouldn’t hurt if you learned how to handle a gun.”

“You remember when I went out with old Rosston on the estate and he let me fire his fowling piece? It knocked me flat on my gluteus maximus. I thought you were going to pass out, you were laughing so hard.”

Denny smiled. “It was a pretty funny sight, now that I think about it. You looked so shocked.”

“That was enough gunplay to last me a lifetime. However, you’re trying to change the subject. I don’t believe for a second that self-defense is the only thing you have in mind by coming out here and firing off enough ammunition to supply a small army.”

Denny shook her head and said stubbornly, “I don’t have any idea what you’re talking about.”

Louis regarded her with an intent expression for a long moment, then said, “You’re going after them, aren’t you?”

“Going after . . . what? I don’t know what you mean.”

Louis sighed. “Denny, you should have learned by now. You can lie with a good deal of success to just about anybody but me. You can’t lie to me. I always know when you attempt it.”

“You just think you’re so smart,” she snapped. “You’re tricky, that’s all it is. You act like you know something you really don’t, and you fool people into admitting things. You’re cut out to be a lying, sneaking lawyer, all right. That’s your natural talent.” She snorted. “But it’s sure not a Jensen talent.”

Louis’s face hardened in anger. “But killing people with a six-gun is?”

“Well, it seems to be, and not just Pa, either. Look at Uncle Luke and Uncle Matt. Matt’s not even a Jensen by blood, but he took the name and he’s a man to stand aside from. Then there’s cousins Ace and Chance—”

He held up a hand to stop her. “You’ve made your point. We Jensens are a violent bunch. But you’re just making my point for me. When something bothers you, Denny, you don’t wait for it to go away. You go after it and confront it. That man on the train had already passed us by. You could have let him go. Instead you went after him.”

“The lecherous scoundrel had it coming,” Denny said.

“Yes, in your opinion, anyway. And so do the men who ambushed Father and nearly killed him.”

“Well, I’m glad that you understand that much, anyway.”

“What I don’t understand is what you think you’re going to do about it.”

Denny didn’t offer an explanation. For one thing, her plan wasn’t completely formed in her head. She still had some thinking to do about it.

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