Chapter Three The Night Of The Swirling Mist
Gordon had an idea. He would be going into the town of Deadwood. As a preacher with his band of parishioners following with the likes of Winoma and Susan helping to pass out flyers.
And to hand them out to those that would be listening to his sermons.
When sheriff Thomas McCann had gotten word from one of the town folks. There was a traveling preacher and his flock passing out flyers.
He wasn't all too pleased about it after the past few days with further disappearances of more of the town folks. It was always during the very early morning. To be rather odd. When just about everyone being still asleep.
Otherwise with a dispatch being sent to sheriff McCann. Since secret service agent James West would be arriving soon to investigate it further, and getting to the bottom of the strange disappearances.
With his road side carriage. On the side it says. "Preacher Avery and his road side teachings." With Susan having to be sitting next to Gordon in front. While Winoma in the back taking in everything.
She would be hoping this will work for the most part. But she had her doubts. Even though she hasn't expressed it out loud. They were here to do a job and only that.
"All right everyone. It's show time ladies. Artemus added for good measure.
They were already getting stares from the town folks. While preacher Avery aka Gordon had noticed the sheriff having to be talking with some one. It was his partner James West having just arrived. And stepping down from his black & white stallion.
But for one of the town folks having to be looking out from one of the hotel's third story window, across the ways with his special binoculars...
"Damn you, James West! Miguelito Loveless shouted from inside of his room, with one of his lovely ladies named Angel from the saloon from past times, that he having to be after the secret service agents West & Gordon. "He's here Angel to ruin my plans once again to look for the gold that is supposed to be in this area." He states with assurance.
Sensing all this and devising a plan with those stories of a strange swirling vortex is scaring the town folks to pack up and leaving, including with disappearances.
"Miguelito! Look. West is talking with the sheriff. Now what?" And then all of a sudden...
Angel's skirt starts floating up about her in a rising torrent, when the strange mist or rather a wind had entered inside of the hotel room. While her face with the look of terror.
Loveless just stood there. When the vortex opened to swallow her up. She screamed out. When the mist had over taken her. And with a laughing Dr. Loveless watching on. As she disappeared... just like all of the others.