me?â The man laughed. âYeah, I know I donât look like much. There was a time, though, when I was a lot of man.â
âI can believe that.â
âWell, I know what you had to eat at the café,â the lawman said. âI know your friend left and you had peach pie for dessert.â
âThen I guess you know where my friend is?â
âHe hit a couple of the saloons,â the sheriff said. âStill in one, I bet.â
âWell, heâs also looking for Cole Damon,â Clint said. âIâd like to find him first.â
âWhich one of you wants to kill âim?â
âNot me.â
âYour friend?â
âHeâs got information that says Damon killed his brother.â
âAnd you?â the sheriff asked. âWhy do you want to find him?â
âI want to ask him if he did it or not.â
âSo youâll give him a chance to talk and your friend wonât?â
âThatâs about the size of it.â
âWell,â the sheriff said, âif your friend hasnât already found him in one of the saloons, youâll find him over at Carlottaâs.â
âCarlottaâs?â
âCathouse.â
âOkay, thanks.â
âHey?â
Clint stopped at the door.
âWhatâs your name?â
âClint Adams.â
âFor real?â The old manâs eyes brightened.
âYes, for real.â
âWell, sonofagun,â the man said. âMy nameâs Jeremiah M. Atticus. Iâm seventy years old, and youâre the first famous person I ever met in my life. Youâll probably be the last.â
âLetâs hope not, Sheriff,â Clint said.
âLook, Mr. Adams,â Atticus said, âyou do what you gotta do in my town, and Iâll be right here if you need me. Okay?â
âOkay, Sheriff.â
âAnd if you want a decent steak, go to Mollyâs up the street.â
âSure thing. Thanks.â
TWELVE
When Clint reached the whorehouse, he found a falling-down two-story wood-frame house that had actually seen some repairs. Probably just enough to make sure it remained standing.
He mounted the steps and knocked on the door. A pretty girl in a see-through nightie opened it. He could see her belly button, and her brown nipples. She had big blue eyes, a cute nose, and a cupidâs bow mouth. He wondered if she was even fifteen.
âYou lookinâ for love, mister?â
âIf I was, I wouldnât be here, darlinâ,â he said. âIâm looking for a man named Cole Damon. Is he here?â
âI think so,â she said. âIf he is, heâs with Miss Carlotta.â
âWell, could I come in and maybe you could find out for me?â
âSure,â she said. âCome on in.â
He entered, looked to the right into a parlor filled with girls. Seemed like a lot of whores for this town.
âWe serve the whole county,â she said, as if reading his mind.
âIâm sure you do. Whatâs your name?â
âLila. Whatâs yours?â she asked. âMiss Carlotta is gonna ask me.â
âMy name is Clint Adams.â
âIâll check with Miss Carlotta.â
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Just moments before the girl knocked on Carlottaâs door, Cole Damon had her legs spread wide and was driving his stiff penis in and out of her. She was grunting and moaning, but as a pro, she did not ever scream or yell out loud. Damon, however, let go with a loud growl as he exploded into her, a sound the girl heard while she was walking down the hall to the room. That was how she knew they were done when she knocked on the door.
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âWhat?â Carlotta yelled as Damon dismounted.
âMiss Carlotta, thereâs a fella here lookin for Mr. Damon.â
Carlotta looked at Damon.
âIs he a lawman?â Damon called out.
âNo,