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  “I have a beautiful wife, Mr. Adams,” Morgan said. “I have no reason to get away from her.”

  “My apologies,” Clint said. “I meant no offense.”

  “None taken.”

  “And I mean no offense with my next question, either,” Clint went on. “It’s just that I’ve heard things.”

  “Oh, my,” Morgan said. “The rumors.”

  “Yes, the rumors.”

  “So you want to know if the money I’m using to stake you in this game is my money, or does it belong to the depositors? Do I have it right?”

  “Yes, you do.”

  “I assure you, Mr. Adams—Clint. The money you will be playing with in the game is mine and mine alone. I do not need to steal my depositors’ money.”

  Clint opened his mouth to ask another question, but Morgan raised his hand and stopped him.

  “Your next question is: Why did the rumors start? It happened when I brought my wife back with me from San Francisco. She’s quite a bit younger than I am, and the rumors started that I needed a lot of money in order to keep her. Well, I have a lot of money, Clint—quite enough to keep her happy for a long time. Does any of what I’ve said allay your fears? If not, then I’m afraid we must part company. I could show you my own personal bank account, but how can I prove none of that money came from other depositors?”

  “I suppose you can’t,” Clint said.

  “So my word will have to be good enough.”

  The waiter came with two brandy snifters on a silver tray. He held the tray right between them so they could both take their drinks, and then he withdrew again.

  “What say you, Clint?”

  Clint raised his glass and said, “I say we have a partnership—a ten percent partnership.”

  “Excellent,” Morgan said, and they touched glasses.

  TWELVE

  “The game will take place at the home of a man named John Deal. He’s a wealthy rancher who moved here from England several years ago. Oddly enough, he discovered poker when he moved here, likes the excitement of a high-stakes game, although he lacks the nerve to play.”

  “I thought you said he was rich.”

  “He is,” Morgan said. “It’s got nothing to do with the risk of losing. He just can’t stand up to the pressure of sitting at the table. He prefers to host big-money games and watch.”

  “And where does this man live?”

  “If you don’t mind, I’ll keep that to myself for now,” Morgan said, “but it’s only a day’s ride from here.”

  “Are you up to a day’s ride?”

  “I haven’t been on a horse in some time, but I think I can handle it.”

  “Do you have a horse?”

  “I’ll get one from the livery.”

  “To buy or rent?”

  “Rent, I think.”

  “How about letting me pick it out for you?”

  “That suits me fine,” Morgan said. “Just tell them that you’re renting for me. In fact, I’ll give you some money and you can make the transaction outright.”

  “That’s fine.”

  “Will you need some money up front?” Morgan asked.

  “Just a couple of hundred,” Clint said. “If it’s a full day’s ride, we’ll need to camp overnight…both ways. We’ll just need a few things.”

  “All right.”

  Clint was surprised when Morgan went right into his wallet and handed him two hundred dollars.

  “How about filling me in on who the other parties are?” Clint asked.

  Morgan hesitated, and Clint said, “Okay, fine, I’ll find out when get there.”

  “There will be no one there who is wanted by the law,” Morgan said. “I can tell you that.”

  “That wouldn’t have an effect on my decision,” Clint said. “As long as he can play cards.”

  “Good. This is excellent. How about another brandy to cement the deal?”

  “Don’t mind if I do.” Clint didn’t usually like brandy, but he had enjoyed the first glass.

  Tom Kent was on his knees behind Diane Morgan, who was on all fours on the floor in her dining room. If Arliss Morgan had come home at that moment, Kent knew he’d have to kill the banker.

  “Come in, come on,” Diane was saying, urging him on, “harder, damn it…”

  He gripped both of her hips and pulled, so that every time he drove himself into her glorious pussy her marvelous ass slapped into him. Kent had never been so…obsessed with a woman before, and he’d had his share. Diane Morgan was unlike any other woman he’d ever known, and it didn’t bother him at all that she was several years older than he was—and that was only if she was telling the truth about her age.

  “Uhh, uhh,” she grunted, every time she slammed back into him with her butt.

  He started to move faster and faster, his cock feeling as if it was about to burst. He’d do anything for this woman, anything at all, and that included killing her husband or anyone else who got in the way of their happiness.

  Diane continued to implore Kent to fuck her, hoping that he’d finish soon. She knew she had him; he’d already told her that he was in, and that he had already contacted someone about helping. She didn’t mind a romp in the afternoon with her young lover, but this one had not come at the most opportune time. If Arliss walked in on them, she knew that Kent would have to kill him, and that would pretty much ruin her own plan. What had started out as a lark had now become potentially dangerous, so she was trying her damndest to get Tom Kent to finish…

  “Hurry,” she said moments later. “Get dressed.”

  “Let me catch my breath.”

  “Come on, Tom,” she said, throwing his clothes at him. “Catch your breath outside. Arliss could be home any minute.”

  “That didn’t seem to bother you when you greeted me in the kitchen, naked.”

  “That was stupid,” she said. “It won’t happen again. And don’t come here again.”

  “I had to tell you,” he said, pulling on his pants.

  “Fine, you told me,” she said. “Now get your people together so that when I have the location and the time you can move.”

  He got that look on his face men got when they thought they were being scolded, so she grabbed his shirtfront, pulled him to her and kissed him. She felt him growing hard in his pants, and as his hands reached for her she pushed him away.

  “Get out already,” she said, “before we end up on the floor again. I have to get dressed.”

  “I love you, Diane,” he said, strapping on his gun. “I would do anything for you.”

  “I know, darling,” she said, “I know.”

  She pushed him to the back door, opened it and gave him a shove outside. Then she threw him a kiss and closed it in his face. She needed a bath and a change of clothes.

  Kent made his way around the house, made sure no one was there to see him, then crossed the street. Once there, he stopped to catch his breath and straighten his clothes, and then he started walking back to his office, remembering the first time he and Diane had had sex, in one of the cells.

  All of a sudden he felt completely happy with his life, and where it was going.

  THIRTEEN

  Arliss Morgan decided to hone his poker skills a bit by playing in one of the smaller saloon games. Clint decided to go back to his room to make plans for this new job. Playing small-stakes poker wasn’t going to do him any good. He also took the opportunity to clean his weapons.

  He had finished with his rifle when there was a knock on the door. His grabbed his pistol, which was hanging in its holster on the bedpost and newly cleaned. He held the gun behind his back and went to the door.

  “Who is it?”

  “Andrea,” a voice said.

  “And Loretta,” another voice said.

  He frowned, then smiled. He hadn’t thought Andrea was really serious about what she’d said, but apparently both women were. He opened the door and found them both standing there with smiles, shawls covering their dresses,
bare shoulders and cleavage.

  “I’ll bet you thought I was kidding,” Andrea said.

  “Actually, I did think that,” he said, “but I’m glad you’re not. Come in, ladies.”

  They entered and Clint walked to his holster and replaced the gun.

  “Were you going to shoot us?” Loretta asked, removing her shawl.

  “I would have shot anyone but you,” he said.

  “You’re sweet,” Andrea said, removing her shawl. “Do you have anything to drink?”

  “I’m afraid I don’t.”

  Andrea brought a bottle of whiskey out from behind her back. “I swiped it from behind the bar. They’ll never miss it.”

  “Did you bring glasses?” he asked.

  She shook her head.

  “I thought we’d all get naked and pass the bottle around.”

  “That works for me,” Loretta said, slipping out of her dress first.

  “Here,” Andrea said, handing the bottle to Clint, “you open it and start while I get undressed.”

  He accepted the bottle, opened it and took a drink while Andrea’s dress dropped to the floor. Both women were now naked, and Clint blessed the God that made women in a variety of sizes and shapes.

  Loretta was long and lean, pale-skinned, with small breasts and brownish nipples. The patch of hair between her legs was like fire.

  Andrea was shorter than her friend, even paler, with wide hips and big, rounded breasts tipped with pink nipples. Her pubic hair was like gold.

  “Your turn,” Loretta said.

  Clint handed Andrea the bottle. She took a sip and handed it off to Loretta while Clint removed his clothes. Since he’d been in bed with both women before, there were no surprises here, but they all still stared at each other with approval.

  Loretta handed Clint the bottle. Andrea ran her hand over Loretta’s hip and asked Clint, “Doesn’t she have a beautiful body?”

  “You both have beautiful bodies.”

  “I’m so fat,” Andrea said. “I wish I was long and lean like Loretta.” She ran her hand across her friend’s flat belly.

  “You’re not fat,” Clint said. “You’re lovely.”

  As if to prove it to her, he handed Loretta the bottle, then took Andrea into his arms and kissed her. She squirmed against him, thrusting her tongue into his mouth. When they broke the kiss, he reached out and pulled Loretta close. When they kissed, she passed some whiskey from her mouth to his.

  “Mmm,” he said as some of it ran down his chin, “it’s even better that way.”

  Andrea licked the whiskey from his chin and said, “Oh, you’re right. And I bet I know another way it’s good.”

  She looked at Loretta and the two women seemed to transmit a thought to each other. They pushed Clint to the bed and down onto it, then got on either side of him. Loretta poured some whiskey into his belly button, which Andrea slurped up. Then the blonde took the bottle and poured some of the liquor onto his penis, and the redhead licked it off. By the time she was done, he was fully erect.

  “You missed some,” Andrea said. She leaned over him and engulfed him in her hot mouth. At the same time Loretta bent and kissed him. Then she poured some of the whiskey onto his chest and began to lick it off. With both women’s tongues and mouths working on him, he began to squirm.

  Andrea released him from her mouth and said, “Come on, Loretta, honey, you’re missing out.”

  Loretta got down between his legs and took him into her mouth, after passing the bottle to Andrea. It was nearly empty, so she finished it and tossed it away, then moved up to sit on Clint’s chest so he could lick her. He slid his hands beneath her ass and started working on her vagina enthusiastically. She reached out to take hold of the bed rail and moved her hips, moaning as he licked her. Meanwhile, Loretta was fondling Clint’s testicles and sucking him avidly. He couldn’t see her, but suddenly she released him from her mouth, and then he felt her straddling him. She took hold of his penis, guided it to her vagina and then sat right down on him. The two women were now both riding him and he thought that if he had a heart attack and died right there, he’d die a happy—and lucky—man.

  Later the two women woke him up by passing his rigid cock back and forth to each other. At one point they were both licking it, and he had one hand on each of their heads. Finally, he decided to turn the tables on them. He got to his knees and flipped each of them onto her back. First he buried his face in Loretta’s crotch, at the same time sliding his fingers in and out of Andrea’s pussy. He sucked on Loretta until she screamed and pushed him away, and then he switched to Andrea, who opened her legs wide for him, holding onto her ankles. He ran his tongue up and down her wet slit, every so often driving it into her like a small penis. Finally, he concentrated his actions on her core, sliding one finger in and out of her, and then two, until she was gushing all over his face. She grabbed his head and pushed him away as Loretta had done. He got to his knees and looked at both of them as they tried to regain their breath.

  “Oh, God,” Loretta said, “he’s tryin’ to kill us.”

  “Yeah,” Andrea said, “but what a way to go.”

  “Just give us a few minutes, big boy,” Loretta said, “and we’ll take care of you.”

  “We have to get some sleep, girls,” he said. “We need to call a truce until morning.”

  Andrea smiled and said, “Well then, snuggle on up here between us, you beautiful man.”

  “Okay, but no tricks,” he said.

  “No tricks,” Loretta said, “honest. We promise. You tired us both out.”

  He slid between them and they pulled the sheet up over the three of them. Each of the women pressed herself against him, putting her head on his chest, and he encircled them both with his arms. Their hands strayed—he ran his middle finger along the cleft between their buttocks, while they rubbed his belly and brushed against his penis—but it was all halfhearted, and finally the three of them fell into a deep sleep…

  FOURTEEN

  Arliss Morgan came home and found his wife sitting in the living room with a glass of wine.

  “There you are,” she said, without getting up from the sofa. “I was about to send the sheriff to find you.”

  “I was at the saloon.”

  “Did you see Mr. Adams?”

  “I did.”

  He walked over to the bar and poured himself a glass of wine, then joined her on the sofa.

  “Is he going to do it?” she asked.

  “He is.”

  “Oh, darling,” she said, “that’s wonderful.” She held her glass up and he clinked it with his. “That’s just what you wanted. I’m so happy for you.”

  “For us,” he said. “This will mean a lot of money for us, Diane.”

  “I know, darling,” she said, “but it’s all due to your cleverness.” She leaned over, laced her hand on his crotch and kissed his neck. She kneaded him through his pants until she felt a stirring.

  “Uh-oh,” she said into his ear, “I think someone needs to go upstairs.”

  “No,” he said, “right here.”

  “Here? In the living room? How decadent you are, Arliss.”

  He didn’t want to tell her that he was afraid that by the time they got upstairs his penis would be soft again. Her hand through his trousers had aroused him and he didn’t want to take a chance on missing out.

  Obediently, she got to her knees in front of him and undid his trousers. He lifted his hips so she could slide them off, then took his semi-hard penis into her hands. She stroked it, and cooed to it, but it refused to get fully hard until she finally took it into her mouth.

  Arliss Morgan put his head back and let out a contented sigh…

  Diane worked her husband’s penis until he was ready to burst, then she took him from her mouth and began to stroke him with her hand.

  “No,” he said, “in your mouth—”

  “I want to see it, darling,” she lied. “I want to watch you…please…”

  “
Oh, all right,” he said. He couldn’t refuse her anything when she had him in this state.

  The truth of the matter was she didn’t want her husband ejaculating into her mouth. This was good enough for him. She could hear his breathing quickening and then he lifted his hips, groaned aloud, and his penis shot a small amount of semen, which simply trickled down his shaft. It was all he was good for these days, she thought, no matter how hard she tried.

  “There you go,” she said, hoping he wouldn’t want her to lick it off. “Now how about some leftover roast? And then you can finally tell me all about your plan.”

  FIFTEEN

  Clint killed time for the next two days. He sat on a chair in front of his hotel during the day, went to the saloon in the evenings, and spent his nights with either Andrea or Loretta or both. It was amazing to him to be able to find two women who were such good friends that they could share a man.

  He also went to the livery and found a horse to rent for the banker, although he was wondering if he shouldn’t get a buggy for the man instead. After all, Morgan was in his sixties and had spent many years behind a desk. He decided to ask him about it the day before they were to leave.

  He picked out what supplies they’d need and told the clerk at the general store that they’d be picking them up at the end of the week. The man said since it was for the banker, Morgan, he’d open early Friday morning and have it all ready for them. Since there was only about a gunny sack full, Clint didn’t see where this was such a sacrifice for the man to make, but he didn’t say anything.

  Tito Calhoun rode into Virginia City the day before Clint and Morgan were scheduled to leave. He had answered Tom Kent’s telegram immediately with a simple reply of “I’LL BE THERE.”

  Kent had no idea what Calhoun’s attitude would be when he arrived. Would he be angry that he’d spent time in prison? Angry at Kent for being a lawman and part of that system? Happy to be out of prison? He knew he’d just have to wait until his one-time friend arrived.