James Shock

The little bitch had caught me by surprise, jumping off the wagon that way. I yanked Nell to a halt, dragged on the brake with my left hand, and drew the revolver with my right. I had it out quickly enough, while she was still running, but haste threw off my aim. The round missed wide, tearing splinters from the building wall. I steadied my arm and fired again just as she ducked through the doorway inside. I couldn’t tell if I’d hit her or not.

Cursing, I hauled the Greener out from under the seat and jumped down and ran over to the tumbledown building. By grab, I’d blow her damned head off when I caught her.