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Episode Thirteen concluded with:
“Ride off, Lila!” Rory shouted.
“I’ll get help,” the girl shouted back as her
horse began to gallop back to the Circle T. Lila, a fine horsewoman, managed to
bring the palomino to a halt in time to look back and see the four outlaws
riding down the mountain with Rory. The thugs didn’t seem at all worried about
her bringing back help. What did they have in mind?
Lila realized she had no time for such
thoughts. She spurred her horse into a fast gallop back to the Circle T.
Episode Fourteen
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The
killers reached the bottom of the mountain and halted. “Let’s git the job done
right here.” Red Shirt continued to do all the talking. Rory figured that he
must be the leader of the group, but somehow the rest of the outlaws didn’t
seem to treat him like a boss.
“Let’s
move on a bit. We’re in open spaces. Anyone can see us.” The objection came
from a heavy set man, the only one of the outlaws who was holding a gun on
Rory.
Red
Shirt snapped his reply. “There ain’t no one around this time of night.
Besides, the boss tole us not to get anywhere close to the cattle. Don’t want
to get none of the Circle T cowboys mixed up in this.”
Those
words devastated Rory Kagan. He and Lila had been wrong! Elijah Tantrall was
guilty just as his father had claimed. And Lila was now riding back to the
Circle T to get help. Fat chance!
Someone
ordered Rory off his horse. As he dismounted he prayed silently that Elijah
Tantrall would be brought to justice and that Lila would have a good life. His
body began to tremble. He wanted to break down and cry.
But Rory Kagan was not about to give his
killers that satisfaction. “I guess I’m gonna die at the hands of a bunch of
cowards; it takes four of you jaspers to kill one man.”
“Shut
up, kid!” Red Shirt was talking again. All four men were now dismounted and
standing around him.
“And
you jaspers wear hoods. Of course, maybe you have faces that need coverin’ up.”
Red
Shirt slammed a fist into the boy’s face. Kagan plunged to the ground where he
received a hard kick in the ribs.
“I
was gonna make this easy on you, boy. Jus’ a quick bullet in the head. But now, I think I
might have me a little fun first.”
Tomorrow:
Episode Fifteen of Night Riders
