The Gunslinger (Barnett Ranch) Read Online Free PDF

walk across the street for a minute.  Would you tell Granny I’ll be right back if she ask?”  “Sure, go ahead.” 
    Jax stepped outside, and sat back down in his chair and watched Virginia cross the street.  If he hadn’t been watching her, he would have noticed the sheriff walking toward him.  He turned around when he heard the man grunt.  “What can I do for you, Sheriff?”  “I want to know who you are and what you’re doing in this town.”  “ My name’s Jax Tanner. I’m working for Mrs. Ellen .  She pays me to chop wood and a few other things.” “Is that so, you don’t strike me as the wood chopping type.”  “Maybe it’s because she also pays me to keep an eye on things.  I handle the more rowdy customers Sheriff.  I take it you’ve been out of town, or you would know I’ve been working here a few weeks now.  I’m renting that little farm outside of town, from the bank.”
    Virginia watched from the general store as the sheriff stood talking to Jax.  S he wanted to know what was being, said between the two men.  She watched as her granny exited the restaurant and joined the conversation.  After her granny said a few words to the sheriff, he left.  The clerk waved his hand in front of her face.  “What can I do for you, Miss Virginia?”  “Oh sorry, I was hoping I could order a few books.”  She decided to order more than one, so no one would get suspicious.  She would pretend to be buying them for her brothers.  “Sure, sure, let me find the right catalogue.”  The clerk dug under the counter through a few items and pulled out a catalog setting it on the counter.  Virginia made conversation while she flipped through the pages.  “I want to order a few books for my brothers, you know for when they return from the drive.  I thought they might like that.”  She picked out a couple novels about other gunslingers and then she found the one labeled the Angel of Dea th.  She ordered three novels total, just to make sure she did have each of her brothers a book, because she would be keeping the Angel of Death novel for herself. 
    Upon leaving the general store, she saw Penelope Shepherd smiling at Jax while she flirted immensely.  Virginia wasn’t sure why, but it made her angry, and she hurried across the street, to where the two were.  “Penelope, were you looking for someone?”  “Why no, Virginia, I was just talking to Mr. Jax here.”  “I wouldn’t let your father see you talking to him.  He would scold you good.”  “No, he would not.”  “I would hope that any man would scold his sixteen year old daughter for making such a fuss over an older man.”  That did it.  Penelope huffed and stomped off.  Virginia looked down at Jax.  He was staring up at her, with his eyebrows raised.  “What?”  “Nothing, just thought you were kind of mean to that poor girl is all.”  “Really, I don’t know what you mean.  I was just trying to keep her out of trouble.” 
    Virginia stomped inside but not before, she heard Jax’s laughter.  She shrugged her shoulders and went back to work clearing tables and taking orders. 
    Mrs. Ellen walked out of the kitchen looking for Virginia.  “Virginia, would you get Jax and take him out to the ranch, hunting?  I’m getting low on meat and I would like something besides beef and chicken.”  “Yes ma’am, although I doubt he’ll go with me.  He’s afraid someone might see us together, and he’ll be for ced to marry me.”  “Oh yes, I wasn’t thinking.  I’m so used to you being around the boys that I completely forget the rules of civilization sometimes.  I’ll close up and come with you.  I’ll just sit in the buggy, while you two hunt.  Please ask Jax to go down to the livery and hitch up my buggy.”   “Yes ma’am.”  Virginia walked to the door and relayed her grannies orders to Jax. 
    She walked back inside and finished taking dishes to the kitchen.  She helped wash them