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“Remember,” she said “Take it a little easy for a few days No heavy lifting with that ar”

“I’ll remember” Quint stood up and winced a little as he slipped on his jacket

The nurse opened the door Quint wasn’t surprised to see an officer standing outside the treatment room He stepped into the hallway and paused next to the man

“Do you still need me?” he asked

“I just got word you’re free to go At least, for now,” the officer replied, soly

“What about Boone?”

There was a single negativeroo on Quint with sharpened interest “A curious thing, though, he had a pattern of s the back of one shoulder that looked to be recent You wouldn’t happen to know anything about them, would you?”

“Was it the kind of pattern a shotgun htful look

The officer stared, his eyes widening at the possibility “It ht”

“The nightaway I fired off a shot At the tiested

“You don’t really think Boone Rutledge set fire to it, do you?” The officer looked at him askance

“I don’t ih privately he had his own opinion “Will you be giving me a ride back to the ranch?”

“No The Garners are out in the lobby waiting for you” He gestured toward the exit sign “Like I said, you’re free to go Just don’t leave the area in case anything coain”

“I won’t be going anywhere,” Quint told him

“Good,” the officer said and ency room exit