Lonely Dove
Jake thought well of his looks; he was not a dressy man, like Tinkersley, but he
nonetheless took pains with his appearance and knew that women fancied him. She had never seen him mad, but she
knew he would not like anyone to make light of him.
“I believe he’d shoot the man that touches me,” she said.
“I believe it too,” Lippy said. “Jake’s mighty partial to Lorie.”
“Hell, you’re partial to her yourself,” Gus said. “We’re all partial to her. But Jake ain’t exactly a killer.”
“He killed that man in Arkansas,” Lorena said.