The Diamond Of The Rockies [03] The Tender Vine - Plot & Excerpts
How glad my hand was not the one by which he now lies dead. —Quillan AT GRANGER STATION, Quillan took leave of Carina and followed the Wells Fargo agent off the train to make a report. Carina and the others who had witnessed the incident would be questioned and shown posters, but railroad officials took Quillan into a small office with walls lined with charts and maps. He waited there with the Wells Fargo agent until three other men joined them. One of these men, unremarkable but for the width between his eyes, motioned him to sit. There were only two chairs, so the other men remained standing. A certain unease settled on Quillan as he glanced about. The wide-eyed man said, “I’m Detective Bittering. I understand you have some acquaintance with the outlaws who held up the Union Pacific?” Quillan nodded. “I recognized one of the men.” The detective spoke slowly and deliberately. “How could you recognize him if he was masked?” Quillan sensed an antagonism he hadn’t expected.
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