Chapter 40

“No, I do not.”

“And you want to see what he’s up to.”

“I want to see justice served,” Ford corrected.

“Justice? Justice for what?”

“Kidnapping. Attempted murder. He can’t get away with it. He gambled, he lost.” Ford shrugged, as if it was a settled deal.

“I just want to leave, Ford. I don’t want to be stuck in Dead Man’s Corner. I want to go to California, with you. I want to put this whole thing behind me,” Eliza pleaded. “We don’t even have to go through the Corner to get to Silver City. We never have to go back there.”

“You want him to get away with everything?”

“What difference does it make? He doesn’t have any real power. Let him play King of the Mountain with his miners if it makes him happy,” Eliza spat.

“I’m sorry, Eliza. If we had left when you wanted, none of this would have happened.”

“Well, that just goes to show that you should listen to me, because I’m always right,” Eliza said with a smile.

“A bit cheeky, too, aren’t ya?”