Lucas Penny Mountain Man : Creative Texts Publishers, LLC : 9781647380670 : 1647380677 : 27 Nov 2022 : A Western Adventure by Jared McVay The King of Spain was livid with anger as he stormed into General Hernandez's office and placed his hands on the general's desk and said, "I want you to go to America and execute the man who killed my son! But you must do it in such a way the Americans will not suspect it was us who killed him. Money is no object. Take as many men as you think you will need, but I want Lucas Penny dead before the year is out!" Excerpt A bullet whizzed past my shoulder so close I could feel the buzz of it. I wheeled my horse and rode as fast as I could, over to the side of my cabin, just as a second bullet tore a chunk of wood out of the corner of the cabin, close to my head. Brutus was already there, growling. I called out to him. "Quiet boy!" I stepped down from my horse, pulling my rifle from the scabbard, and flattened myself against the wall. I eased my way to