The Two-Gun Man - Charles Alden Seltzer

Скачать книгу

(of an ancient vintage) had taken well with the audience, for the latter had laughed. Ferguson remembered that a stranger had said that the minstrels were "entertaining." And now he was entertaining her. A shadow passed over his face; he looked down at his foot, with its white bandage so much in evidence. Then straight at her, his eyes grave and steady.

      "I'm glad to have amused you, ma'am," he said. "An' now I reckon I'll be gettin' over to the Two Diamond. It can't be very far now."

      "Five miles," she said shortly. She had dropped her sewing into her lap and sat motionless, regarding him with level eyes.

      "Are you working for the Two Diamond?" she questioned.

      "Lookin' for a job," he returned.

      "Oh!" The exclamation struck him as rather expressionless. He looked at her.

      "Do you know the Two Diamond folks?"

      "Of course."

      "Of course," he repeated, aware of the constraint in her voice. "I ought to have known. They're neighbors of your'n."

      "They are not!" she suddenly flashed back at him.

      "Well, now," he returned slowly, puzzled, but knowing that somehow he was getting things wrong, "I reckon there's a lot that I don't know."

      "If you are going to work over at the Two Diamond," she said coldly, "you will know more than you do now. My——"

      Evidently she was about to say something more, but a sound caught her ear and she rose, dropping her sewing to the chair. "My brother is coming," she said quietly. Standing near the door she caught Ferguson's swift glance.

      "Then it ain't a husband after all," he said, pretending surprise.

      Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.

      Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».

      Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес.

      Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wBDAAMCAgMCAgMDAwMEAwMEBQgFBQQEBQoHBwYIDAoMDAsK CwsNDhIQDQ4RDgsLEBYQERMUFRUVDA8XGBYUGBIUFRT/2wBDAQMEBAUEBQkFBQkUDQsNFBQUFBQU FBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBT/wAARCAWgA4QDASIA AhEBAxEB/8QAHgAAAQQDAQEBAAAAAAAAAAAABQMEBgcAAggJAQr/xABWEAABAwIFAwICBwUHAgQC ARUBAgMEBREABgcSIRMx

Скачать книгу