by Rory Black
Only as the light of the lamps from inside the house splashed out on to the garden, did Iron Eyes pull his mouth away from hers.
Jed Smith came rushing out with Tom Hardin at his side. The banker took her from the arms of the bounty hunter and began to weep with utter relief.
‘How can I ever thank you, Iron Eyes?’ Smith asked as he took his daughter inside the house. ‘Name it and it’s yours.’
Iron Eyes nodded silently at the banker and then patted the sheriff on his shoulder before turning around and walking back towards the street.
‘Iron Eyes! Where are you going? Don’t go!’ Rosie’s voice called out as he reached the back of the wagon. He unhitched his reins and led his dapple-gray silently past the house.
‘What’s wrong, Rosie?’ Jed Smith asked his daughter as tears rolled from her eyes.
‘Don’t let him go, Father! Please! I want him to stay!’
Iron Eyes stepped into his stirrup and mounted the horse. He looked at the beautiful young female for the last time and then tapped his spurs into the sides of his horse.
Sheriff Hardin lowered his head as Iron Eyes disappeared into the darkness of night. He knew how hard it must have been for the bounty hunter to do that simple thing. He wondered if he could have had the strength to do the same.
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Other titles in the IRON EYES series
IRON EYES
IRON EYES THE AVENGER
THE SPURS OF IRON EYES
THE FURY OF IRON EYES
