Tag: Louis L’amour
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The Iron Marshall
Red grinned at him. “You spin a good yarn, Marshal, but, you know, we didn’t figure any of it was worth throwin’ a loop over.” “I can carve it on your headstone,” Shanaghy said. “What?” “He asked to be showed; we showed him.”” “Hey,” Red said, “that ain’t bad! I’ve seen men buried with less.”
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Showdown at Yellow Butte
The gun came up and Fessenden seemed to lean forward with it. Kedrick triggered. The shot nailed Fessenden through the chest again. The big man took a fast step back, then another. His gun slipped from his hand, and he grabbed a glass from the bar. “Gimme a drink!” he demanded. Blood bubbled at his…
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Last of the Breed
All his life had been a preparation for dying, but dying as a warrior would die. Yet now he would not die, for dying would give them victory. He would live, he would escape, he would flaunt it in their faces. He would show them what a man could do.
