Berg said: “Aw…hell! What’s the use of bein’ scared? It’s the guy who’s afraid of gettin’ bumped off who always gets bumped off. Personally, if somebody can pull a gun quicker than I can then I’m gonna get it and that’s that.”
Travis said cynically: “Maybe you like the idea of dyin’, Rene?”
Berg said: “No…definitely not—not now.”
The inflection in Travis’s voice went up. “What’s this…not now? What’s happened that you’re so keen on goin’ on livin’, fella, after you bumped this mug Calsimo?”
Berg said: “It don’t matter, Travis—just one of those things.” He took another swig at the flask.
Travis said: “O.K. If I was you I’d stick around in your hotel for a day or two. There’s gonna be hell poppin’ over this. You stay where you are until I see you. You got that? Maybe we can straighten th
