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This is unfortunate for poor Joshuha here because he has a bad foot now because of what you did to him. He shouldn’t have to be mopping up all that blood you boys are going to lose,” replied Jess.
“I don’t believe you would just shoot us down like dogs. What kind of man does that?” asked the first man.
“The kind of man who is giving you a choice and I really don’t care about which one you pick, but rest assured, I will surely do it. So I suggest you pick the first choice that I gave you,” replied Jess.
The two men were beginning to change their attitudes from defiant to slightly worried. “Well, what if we want a third choice?” asked the first man.
“What third choice?” asked Jess.
“You let the two of us walk on out of here after we return the money we took from the barkeep,” replied the first man.
“I can’t do that?”
“Why not?” asked the second man.
“Because you shot my friend here in the foot and I know that the two of you will be waiting outside of town when I leave and I’m betting you’ll try to shoot me in the back,” replied Jess.
The two men looked at one another for a moment and then the first man, who was obviously the leader of the two, spoke up. “I guess you ain’t really giving us much choice so I suppose we’ll choose the first choice you gave us. I’ll do as you say and holster my pistol and we’ll put the hammer straps on until you can put your shotguns down. I’ll face you first, since I’m faster than my partner here.” Both men stood up and placed the hammer straps on their pistols.
“That’s not necessary. When it comes time, you two boys can go for your pistols at the same time if you want,” replied Jess.
“You mean that you aim to take on the both of us at the same time?” asked the first man.
“That’s exactly what I mean to do,” replied Jess, slowly removing his hammer strap after placing the shotgun in his right hand on the table next to him.
“Well, why didn’t you say so before,” replied the second man, the two of them gaining some confidence now since it was two against one.
Jess placed the second shotgun down on the table and faced the two men. “I guess you can slowly remove those hammer straps now.”
The two men slowly removed their hammer straps. The first man looked at Jess. “Well, since it’s two against one I figure you’re going to go down so I’d like to know what your name might be because maybe we can get a little reputation if you are known as a man who is quick at skinning leather.”
“My name is Jess Williams, and just to set the record straight, I don’t plan on going down,” replied Jess with that cocky smile.
The name sunk into the two men like a bullet when they realized who they were facing in a gun fight, but it was too late to do anything about it now. They both said “shit” and went for their guns at the same instant. The next thing that sunk into the two men was two slugs from Jess’ pistol, which dispatched the two men to wherever men go after they die. Jess cut the ropes off Joshuha just as Annie came running into the saloon.
“What the heck happened?” asked Annie.
“Not much,” replied Jess, “just dealing out justice to two more men who think they can do whatever they want to other people. They won’t be causing any more trouble for this town or anyone else again for that matter.”
Annie walked over to look at the two men to see if either
“I don’t believe you would just shoot us down like dogs. What kind of man does that?” asked the first man.
“The kind of man who is giving you a choice and I really don’t care about which one you pick, but rest assured, I will surely do it. So I suggest you pick the first choice that I gave you,” replied Jess.
The two men were beginning to change their attitudes from defiant to slightly worried. “Well, what if we want a third choice?” asked the first man.
“What third choice?” asked Jess.
“You let the two of us walk on out of here after we return the money we took from the barkeep,” replied the first man.
“I can’t do that?”
“Why not?” asked the second man.
“Because you shot my friend here in the foot and I know that the two of you will be waiting outside of town when I leave and I’m betting you’ll try to shoot me in the back,” replied Jess.
The two men looked at one another for a moment and then the first man, who was obviously the leader of the two, spoke up. “I guess you ain’t really giving us much choice so I suppose we’ll choose the first choice you gave us. I’ll do as you say and holster my pistol and we’ll put the hammer straps on until you can put your shotguns down. I’ll face you first, since I’m faster than my partner here.” Both men stood up and placed the hammer straps on their pistols.
“That’s not necessary. When it comes time, you two boys can go for your pistols at the same time if you want,” replied Jess.
“You mean that you aim to take on the both of us at the same time?” asked the first man.
“That’s exactly what I mean to do,” replied Jess, slowly removing his hammer strap after placing the shotgun in his right hand on the table next to him.
“Well, why didn’t you say so before,” replied the second man, the two of them gaining some confidence now since it was two against one.
Jess placed the second shotgun down on the table and faced the two men. “I guess you can slowly remove those hammer straps now.”
The two men slowly removed their hammer straps. The first man looked at Jess. “Well, since it’s two against one I figure you’re going to go down so I’d like to know what your name might be because maybe we can get a little reputation if you are known as a man who is quick at skinning leather.”
“My name is Jess Williams, and just to set the record straight, I don’t plan on going down,” replied Jess with that cocky smile.
The name sunk into the two men like a bullet when they realized who they were facing in a gun fight, but it was too late to do anything about it now. They both said “shit” and went for their guns at the same instant. The next thing that sunk into the two men was two slugs from Jess’ pistol, which dispatched the two men to wherever men go after they die. Jess cut the ropes off Joshuha just as Annie came running into the saloon.
“What the heck happened?” asked Annie.
“Not much,” replied Jess, “just dealing out justice to two more men who think they can do whatever they want to other people. They won’t be causing any more trouble for this town or anyone else again for that matter.”
Annie walked over to look at the two men to see if either
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