When he saw who it was hailed him, he looked
ready to laugh. Almost. He peered sharp at Jones, and something seemed to shut
it off in his throat before it started.
“Carradine,” Jones said. Carradine, you brag something
fierce. Back it.”
The reliable T.V. Olsen takes a formulary tack in this familiar tale
of a man failing to escape his past. It has been included in the roster of 100
Best Western Short Stories, and while I have had many fine reading experiences
with the author, I fail to see why this one makes the cut.
It’s not bad, it’s just that it’s not a particular stand-out either.
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