"Howdy, Asa," accosted one and, with a casual nod, the guide responded, "Howdy, Jett," but in the brief silence that followed, broken by the wheezy panting of the mule, McCalloway fancied he could discern an undernote of tension.
"The Tempering"
Charles Neville Buck
One shot from his rifle and Jett Blair would never rise.
"The Tempering"
Charles Neville Buck
Jett remembered that when last he had dismounted at this door there had been in his mind some apprehension as to the spirit of his reception.
"The Tempering"
Charles Neville Buck