Treasure of the Anasazi by Michael R Watson

Author:Michael R Watson [Watson, Michael R]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Thursday morning. We headed back toward Durango. As we drove past the Mancos Café, we spotted Smith and Jones’ pickup in the parking lot.

“Well, lookey there. Someone else is having breakfast,” observed Rudy.

“I’m going to pull in. This is as good a place as any for a bite,” I said. We exchanged smiles.

“You’re not looking for trouble, are you?” asked Rudy. “And people think I’m the rowdy one.”

“Don’t spread it around,” I said.

I looked around the interior of the café as I walked through the front door. I made eye contact with Smith. His face began to turn red before my eyes, and it looked as though a vein across his forehead was preparing to explode. Jones could see the change in his partner and turned to see why. Jones placed his hand on Smith’s and whispered something to him. Smith pulled his hand away and continued to stare. After a few more words from Jones, he reluctantly returned to his coffee. The waitress, Marlene, brought out their plates of food and set them down on the table. Smith returned his attention to his meal.

We sat in a booth along the opposite wall.

“I don’t think they’re happy to see us,” said Rudy.

“Don’t start anything in here,” I said.

“It was your idea,” said Rudy.

“I know, but maybe this wasn’t such a good idea after all. I don’t want any bystanders to get hurt. Let’s get out of here. We can stop in town. Let’s go.”

“Whatever you say,” said Rudy. “I’ll be right behind you.”

We stood as Marlene came over with menus.

“Sorry, Marlene. We’ll be back another time,” I said.

I went out the door and turned to ask Rudy where he wanted to go instead. I was alone. He hadn’t followed me outside. This would probably not be good. I should have seen this coming and had Rudy leave in front of me.

Looking through the huge plate glass window, I could see that he was already at their table. All hell was about to break loose and there wasn’t any way I could get back inside in time to stop it. Then, surprisingly, Rudy turned around and headed toward the door. Rudy walked past me smiling. “You coming?” he asked.

“What just happened in there?” I asked.

“Nothing,” said Rudy.

“I saw that. What did you say to them?”

“I gave them my business card.”

“Are you kidding? Why?”

“Hey, business has been a little slow. They’re strangers in town, and I told them if they needed a guide I was the guy.”

“What did they say?”

“They didn’t say anything, but I don’t think I’m going to hear from them. The big guy tore my card into itty bitty pieces.”

“You’re not surprised, are you?”

“No. I’d have been surprised if they’d taken me up on it. It was kind of fun though,” said Rudy. We exchanged smiles as I shook my head. Normally, neither one of us would instigate trouble, but some people just get under our skin, and these two just happened to bring out the worst in us.

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