'The boss will kill me.'
'I'll kill you if you don't, ' Daniel threatened.
Cole spied Gus still hovering in the doorway. 'Is there something you
wanted? ' 'Did you find any money in their pockets? I could sure use
some extra, I know you already gave me three dollars, but I hate to see
good money buried with them.'
'You can take the whiskey, Gus, ' Daniel called out. 'But that's
all.'
'Marshal? ' 'What now? ' Cole asked.
'I sure would like to get a look at them women. Could you maybe tell
me what cavern they're in? ' 'They aren't in a cavern, ' Daniel
said.
'They're in jail.' Gus grimaced. 'Never mind, then. I ain't going
over there.' Daniel left Cole to watch over Robertson while he went to
get Jessica.
The sheriff was waiting outside the front door, and Daniel asked him to
find a doctor for Robertson.
'Are you sure you want to save him? ' the sheriff asked.
'No, but get the doctor anyway.' Jessica and Grace were sitting at the
desk, but both jumped up as soon as they saw Daniel. Grace was so
overwhelmed at the sight of him alive and well she threw herself into
his arms.
Shocked by how much he needed to hold her, he hugged her tight.
'We heard the shots, but we didn't know . . . Oh, Daniel, I'm so happy
you weren't hurt. ''Is Cole . . . ? ' Jessica began.
'He's fine.' She was so relieved she had to sit again. Daniel
continued to hold Grace until she calmed down and stopped shaking.
Then he realized she wasn't shaking, he was. It had been a close call,
and he wantedtno, he needed to tell her what had happened and how he
had almost crossed the line between the law and a personal vendetta.
Grace would understand the torment he was going through.
'Did you get all of them, Daniel? ' Jessica asked.
'No. There's still one unaccounted for. You're going to have to look
