“Smith’s dead?” Frank asked sharply.
“That’s right. He shot it out with a member of the vigilantes that were organized against him and his cohorts. Both men were killed, and after a few days the rest of the vigilantes succeeded in driving Smith’s cronies out of town.” The lieutenant sounded a little disappointed as he added, “We really didn’t have that much to do. Most of the trouble was over by the time we got here.”
Frank nodded slowly. “Thanks,” he said. He turned and started back toward the
“Hey!” the officer called after him. “Didn’t you just get off that boat?”
Frank looked over his shoulder. “Yeah. But there’s no reason for me to be here now.”
Salty cackled as the three of them headed for the ship. “You didn’t get to shoot him after all. Don’t that just beat all?”
Meg linked her arm with Frank’s and smiled up at him. “It’s not that bad,” she said. “Now there’s nothing stopping us from going to Mexico, is there?”
Frank grinned back at her. “Not a thing in the world,” he said.
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