the Lonesome Gods (1983) (58 page)

Read the Lonesome Gods (1983) Online

Authors: Louis L'amour

BOOK: the Lonesome Gods (1983)
10.36Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub

"I am a man now," I said, and I shot above the stabbing flame from his gun.

He took a slow step back, and I shot again. The gun fell from his hand, and he grabbed for it, falling to his knees. He tried to get up then, and fell headlong, his hat rolling free.

"You should have died in the desert," he said.

"I am Johannes Verne," I said, "and I was not afraid."

Other books

The Pretender by Kathleen Creighton
Claire Voyant by Saralee Rosenberg
Christmas at Candleshoe by Michael Innes
Good Behaviour by Molly Keane, Maggie O'Farrell
The Star Cross by Raymond L. Weil