Lonely Dove
he asked, thinking about it.
“No, not what you’d call threatened,” Augustus said. “I was hit with a stove lid once or twice.”
“Why?” Jake asked.
“Why, no reason,” Augustus said. “If you live with Mexicans you can expect to eat beans, sooner or later.”
“Who said anything about Mexicans?” Jake said, a little exasperated. Gus was the derndest talker.
Augustus chuckled. “You was always slow to see the point, Jake,” he said. “If you fool with women you’ll get hit by a stove