9/12 She observed another man--one of Slade's--dodge behind a card table, rest his pistol for an instant on its top, and shoot at Shorty. She saw Shorty snap a shot at the man, saw the man's head wobble as he sank behind the table. And then she was suddenly aware that it was ended. Through the heavy smoke she saw Shorty, standing where he had stood all along--near the cluster of lights just inside the front door. |