Friday, November 6, 2009
Charlotte, USA Fifty: Epilogue
I was still standing on the table lapping up the applause from the crowd, when Ben Colbert pushed his way into the saloon. He moved to the bar and called out to Tate, "What's with Jess, Tate?" he yelled over the din. "Jimmy told him this pardon came through, drinks are on the house!" Colbert...
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Monday, November 2, 2009
Charlotte, USA Forty - Nine.
Two months after Colbert had put Harrison in a grave, Bell and I had settled in. Colbert had had a small house built for us on the outside of town and a lot of the towns-folk had donated furniture. Millie's sister, Polly, became close friends with Bell. I still felt responsible for Millie's death,...
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Charlotte, USA Forty-Eight
I moved out onto the veranda and scanned the street for Harrison. Smithy Cummings came up behind me, "I heard the ruckus Jess. Did you see where he went?" I pointed, "Yep, there he is." Smithy followed my pointed finger. Across the street Colbert and Harrison faced-off. Harrison was backing away...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Charlotte, USA Forty-Seven
Bell leaned back in her seat and eyed Henricks. "Suppose you tell me how long to lived in Blackwood and why ya left," she asked. Henricks sucked on the cigar between his teeth, "OK, Bell. I was only in Blackwood only a couple of weeks. Weren't any real players there, so I left, went back East for a...
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Charlotte, USA Forty-Six
I watched Bell and the other three, play another hand. From my position on the second floor I couldn't hear the banter between them; the saloon was just too damn noisy and it was one time I did want to shoot the piano player. I looked across the bar and saw that Ty had finished half the bottle of...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Charlotte, USA Forty-Five
Bell looked completely at ease sitting at the poker table and from my position on the second floor, I would be able to see whatever cards she was dealt. "What would be your name, Miss?" Harrison asked, still shuffling the deck. "Folks call me Bell...you?" "Name's Hendricks, Sam Hendricks, Bell." "A...
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Charlotte, USA Forty-Four
It was all decided, Bell would join the game and pick this guy for information. I would wait upstairs, near the whores and watch; making sure Bell wasn't gonna get herself shot or any other nasty thing. Bell went to the hotel and returned 30 minutes later dressed in a dress. She looked beautiful and...
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Friday, October 16, 2009
Charlotte, USA Forty-Three.
Colbert leaned back in his chair, "It was a Saturday night, around 7:00. I was out checking on a saloon brawl on the other side of town. Heather, I learned later, decided to confront Redmonds again," he puffed on the cigar and took another drink, "She went over to Redmonds' saloon and asked the...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Charlotte, USA Forty-Two.
Colbert stood there watching the stranger deal the cards. I could see him trying to figure out if the man playing cards was the man he wanted to kill. I moved up beside him, "Ben, you wanna tell us why you wanna kill this man?" Colbert turned and looked at me and then at Ty, Smithy and Bell. "Grab a...
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Friday, October 9, 2009
Charlotte, USA, Forty-One
I took Bell over to my hotel room and we spent the next two hours in bed. It was around 5:00 when we came downstairs and walked across the street to Henry's. Tate saw us walk in and picked up a new bottle from the shelf behind the bar. I pulled the cork, filled two glasses and handed one to Bell....
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