The Crows Are Watching: A Short Story
May 4th The job at Talon’s Plain was a complete wreck. We should have known better than to rob a train headed to goddamn military town. And the state bonds that feller told Mitch about was nothing but bullshit. That damn train was carrying nothing more than a couple dozen dollars worth of gold and a bunch of trigger happy hillbillies. Isaac, Mitch and I made it but the guards got Leonard. Poor bastard will be hanged for sure. We barely managed to escape the law by jumping off and riding south into the canyons. We didn’t manage to really take anything of value so we’re not expecting to get chased beyond that. Mitch’s horse had taken a bullet to the leg and finally gave up on us halfway through the canyons. We had to continue on foot, Perry is a strong horse but not strong enough to carry three men. We will camp up here tonight and go back to the hideout as soon as we can. I don’t know the region around here but we should be able to find our way once we reach Trinidad River w...