Quicksilver Passion (157 page)

You steal something, boss?”

Keso, let’s go!”

The tone of his voice must have startled the boy because Keso grabbed his hand and led him at a trot down the wooden sidewalk.

Hey, boss.” He felt Keso turn and look over his shoulder.
That little girl came outside and is watching us leave.”

Just don’t look back!” Cherokee said. He was so completely undone, he had Keso lead him back to his hotel, and then the little boy went off to shine shoes for the afternoon, promising to return later.

Cherokee flopped on the bed and shook. Now what in the hell was he going to do? The man he was after must be connected to Silver somehow, yet Cherokee couldn’t deal with Jake because of his eyesight, Maybe if he stayed and waited, his eyes would improve enough to get Dallinger. But the longer he stayed, the bigger risk he ran that Silver would see him somewhere. Cherokee would rather be dead then accept her pity.

Silver turned as Waanibe jumped from the piano bench and ran through the bat-wing doors.
Wannie? Come back here!”

She got up from the piano and hurried out on the sidewalk, grabbing the child by the hand.
You aren’t suppose to go out alone.”

I was looking at the man.”

Silver glanced around but didn’t see anything.
What man?”

The man who came in the saloon and stood at the back watching us.”

That was unusual. Why would anyone do that?
What did the man look like?”

Big man,” Waanibe said, and grinned adorably.
Part Indian. Could he be my daddy?”