Slade decided he'd better cool off before he went back to breaking horses, otherwise, he'd ruin them all.Slade decided he'd better cool off before he went back to breaking horses, otherwise, he'd ruin them all. Maybe he ought to head into town, maybe even have a whisky at the local saloon. Sometimes during the day, Irish showed up with a couple of Miss Lily's girls to play cards, give the guys something to drool about until Miss Lily's opened for the evening. He saddled up his own stallion and rode into town. On the way, he thought about his reaction to Chet's words about Irish. Why did he react so violently in her defense? Why did it hurt so much to think of Irish with another man? He shook these feelings off as he dismounted and tied his horse in front of the Golden Slipper Saloon. As he climbed the stairs a voice called out to him. |