Read Buckskin Run (Ss) (1981) Online
Authors: Louis L'amour
Rod walked around the bodies and through the trees.
When he got where he could see the Block C riders h e lifted his rifle.
"Drop your guns, boys! The war's over! Childs an d Brewer just killed each other."
Jeff Cordell dropped his gun. "Damned if they didn'
t have it coming." He paused. "!blind if we look ?"
"Come on, hut don't get any fancy notions. Too man y men have died already."
The Block C riders trooped over, and stood lookin g down at the derringer that had slipped from his fingers.
"Mark always said he never carried a gun except whe n he was out in the hills like this.
He stooped and flippe d back Brewer's coat to reveal the shoulder holster. "His kin d always want an edge."
Cordell started to turn away. "Yon can take them along , Jeff. Take 'em back down to Cordova and tell them th e truth."
"Why not
?
All right, boys, let's clean u ?
the mess,"
When they were gone, Tarran Kop ?
came out of th e trees. Lorna was with him.
We could have buried 'em where they fell," Kop ?
said.
Rod shrugged. "Maybe, but I want no more ghosts i n Buckskin Run."
He glanced around at Kopp. "What name are you usin g 6om now on'? If we're going to be partners I'd bette r know."
"Jed Blue. Tarran Kopp's a legend, He's from the past; l et him stay there."
They walked away together to their horses. We'd bette r dig u ?
that gold, once for all. We can buy cattle, fix u ?
a place for you all, and I'll take the old cabin."
He glanced slyly at Rod. "You know where it is?"
"Where you'd expect to find it. Buried in the grave o f Harry Kidd."
Together, they rode back down the trail to the cabin o n Buckskin Run.
Jed Blue looked around at them, pointing at the cabin.
"I never had no home before," he said, "but that'
s home. We're a-comin' home."