his light complexion caused his dark brown eyes to look almost black and the eyeglasses he wore gave him an even more serious look.-his frown caused deep furrows above the almost invisible brown of his brows.-his eyes showed plainly how troubled he was and he wondered what in the hell he should do.-who could he talk to ? -if , indeed , the sheriff was crooked , who could keenan trust ? -who else might be on the payroll the sheriff had admitted to being on ? -hed have to do some thinking about this.-of course , the big man that the sheriff answered to didnt have to be one of the three politicians ; it could be someone entirely different.-his money , though , would be on one of them.-but which one ? -his daddy had always said , the only politician you can trust is a dead one ; and dont bet your life on the dead one being honest .