1880 King of the Western

Chapter 127

"You're welcome, just met, the killer should be dead, but I didn't hit him in the head." 'said Henry.

"That rifle you just had?" Garfield asked curiously.

"Magic." Henry smiled.

Fifteen guards poured out of the building.

William had gathered his strength and commanded, "Charlie and Daniel, you go check the killer. If he's dead, don't touch him. Melham, you tell Tom to come check him. Simon, you tell Dr. Baker to come and treat the guard."

Then he turned to Garfield and Henry and said, "Garfield and Henry, let's go up to the second floor for tea and wait for the results of their investigation."

Garfield whispered a few words to the uninjured guard, telling him to go about his business, and then smiled and nodded at Henry.

They followed William into the building.

The afternoon here in the affluent neighborhood was relatively quiet, with few other people watching from close quarters in the hours before and after the shooting.

The three of them settled into chairs in the loggia on the sec