Patience

By Martyn C. Marais

Outlaw Samuel Beecham has left the life of banditry behind him. He has settled down, owns his own homestead and is married to Patience. But he knows his is in hiding, biding his time. He departure from the notorious Vern Gang has left a legacy of hate with Charles Vern, the outlaw leader, who, Samuel knows, will be seeking vengeance. Then, one day, Charles Vern arrives at the homestead intent on getting retribution. It seems revenge will be his, but an unexpected turn of events complicates matters.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Martin
• Release date: Jul 23, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215709436

Martyn C. Marais

Martyn C. Marais is the pen-name of Martin Marais for his Western genre novels.You can get Smashwords Coupon Codes for FREE copies of his short stories from this website: https://martincmarais.wixsite.com/freebies

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Patience

A Short Story by Martyn C. Marais

© Martin Marais 2023

Martin Marais has asserted his rights under the

Copyright, Design and Patents Act, 1988,

to be identified as the author of this work.

Published in 2023

Just place them on the dresser, Pat. Samuel gestured with a ladle, not tuning from attending the steaming pot on the fire. I’ll pluck them later.

The door closed, but the sound of footsteps on the wooden floor were not those of his wife. Samuel swung round. His heart missed a beat, but he controlled the look of surprise and fear he felt and forced his features into one without expression. He flashed a glance at the Colt pointing at him and then stared unflinchingly into the cold blue eyes set in the weathered face of the man approaching him.

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