William MacLeod Raine

Tangled Trails William MacLeod Raine

Book Excerpthe right arm hung limp."Broken, I'm afraid," he said."Ever see such luck?" the girl complained to Lane."Probably they won't let me ride in the wild-horse race now.""No chance, young lady," the doctor said promptly. "I'm going to take you right to the hospital.""I might get back in time," she said hopefully."You might, but you won't.""Oh, well," she sighed. "If you're going to act like that."The cowboy helped her into the ambulance and found himself a seat."Where do you think you're going?" she asked with a smile a bit twisted by pain."I reckon I'll go far as the hospital with you.""I reckon you won't. What do you think I am--a nice little parlor girl who has to be petted when she gets hurt? You're on to ride inside of fifteen minutes--and you know it.""Oh, well! I'm lookin' for an alibi so as not to be beaten. That Cole Sanborn is sure a straight-up rider.""So's that Kirby Lane. You needn't think I'm going