Two Of A kind pt 3
After breakfast the two brothers stood outside the
Johnny stood lightly leaning against the post and drumming his fingers against the wood, deep in thought. Scott watched a moment and then tapped his brother on the shoulder.
"Going to stand here all day, or do we get a move on?"His brother turned and looked at him, and nodded, still thinking.
At the stable, as the two lead their horses out. Johnny looked around, seeing Cully watching him, Johnnys eyes grew icy as he stare back at the man in black. Cully looked on at him with dislike, Johnny didn't know why, he didn't even know the man.
Scott looked over and saw the look, and Cullys, he knew
trouble was beginning to brew. Maybe he could talk to the sheriff, about his
deputy, before things got worse. The two brothers rode out of town, towards
the ranch of the owner of the stallion, Murdock wonted.
At the ranch the boys were watching the stallion prance around the
corral. The older grey haired man watched the horse, with pride. Both boys
were impressed with the stallion, who pranced and held his head high, and for
all the world to see, he was a king. The boys could see he had a lot of
spirit, and stamina, he had a broad chest, and was sleek, and graceful. A
beautiful silky jet black coat, a small white star on his forehead.
"You wont find better boys."
"I agree Mister Caster. That is a fine animal. Scott. He turned to see Johnny going into the corral, towards the horse. He was talking softly to the horse .The horse ran from him, his brother waited patiently kept talking to the horse, and finally the horse stood still, waiting, his intelligent eyes watchful. Johnny touched his nose, gently rubbing it, the horse nuzzled him. He looked in the horses mouth, and then checked his feet, and legs. When he was finished he nodded to Scott.
"So, do you wont to take him now?"
"Well tell you what, how about if you deliver him tomorrow and we can give you a bank draft or cash then?"
"Alright young man, I guess you two young men wont to rest a little before starting out again on the long trip home huh?"
"Yeah, a little break."
Just before dinner, Scott was playing a game of chest with Ringo, and Johnny was in the middle of a game of poker with three other ranch hands. It was a quiet day, and Ringo was enjoying the peace, and getting to know Johnnys' brother.
"I don't often get to play chess , most around here
don't have the patience or time for it." Spoke Ringo with his deep and yet
soft voice.It had a quality to it, that made men listen when he spoke. It was deep and rich, and made the ladies smile, and wish.
"I play with my father sometimes. But that's all. I
miss a good game, or a good book." Said Scott.
"I know what you mean Scott, I read as often as
I can , don't get a lot of good books around her. But this badge doesn't
give me a lot of free time."
"What about your deputy, he must be a be a big help." Ringo
smiled at the man across from him.
"Concerned because he seems to have taken a dislike to
Johnny? Well he is young, around your brothers age, and he's a hot head, and does things sometimes without thinking. He is a good man though. He is
trust worthy, and fair. He just worries that other gunfighters coming into
town will cause a lot of trouble, for me. He forgets I can take care of
myself. I'm not dead yet. He is like a younger brother to me. I wouldn't
wont to see anything happen to him. "
" I am a little worried, the look in his eyes when he
looks at Johnny.....I don't wont anything happening to my brother either."
"Or do I, Scott. Your brother is a very old and good
friend of mine. I will keep an eye on both of them. If they start trouble,
why I will have to send them to their rooms without supper."Both men smiled.
"Now, I am going to beat you, in my next three moves."
Cully came into the saloon, he didn't see Ringo, his
eyes were on one man, only. He walked over and stood watching the game.
Johnny spoke without looking up.
"Wont something deputy?" His voice holding that dangerous
quality to it. Culllys' eyes narrowed.
"Yeah, for you to leave town, before something happens. You
may be a friend of Ringos, but you are still trouble." Johnny lay down a card
and was delt another one, he picked it up. He spoke softly and didn't bother
glancing up.
"I leave when I wont to, not when you say. Ringo hasn't ask
me to leave either."
"Well Madrid I am telling you, that it would be good idea
for you to leave."
" Now for Ringos sake, I am going to ignore your "friendly"
advice. Now go away, I wont to get back to my game." Cullys' eyes
flicked to the other men at the table, who were watching him. He moved back a
step. Johnny slowly got to his feet, as he placed his cards face down. He
turned and faced the other man. His expression that of the gunfighter,
Madrid. His eyes bore into the blue ones of the deputy. His stance easy and
relaxed, while Cully stood more stiffly. Cully didn't like any gunfighter.
He conveniently forgot that his hero, Ringo was an ex one. Both men
stood facing each other. The other men began to whisper.
Ringo hearing the commotion, from across the room, got
up along with Scott, they went around the room and to the right, on the
other side stood the two men, the sheriff and older Lancer boy was
discussing. Ringo moved fast towards them.
"Stop it right now!" His voice hard, and cold.
" Now what is this about? " He looked at his
deputy and then at Johnny, as Scott walked over. Cully kept his eyes on
Johnny, who sat down on the edge of the table.
"I ask Madrid here to leave town, and he refused."
"You did what? I didn't ask you to do that. If I wonted
him out of town, I would have told him myself. He hasn't given you
any reason to do this."
"Not yet, but with his reputation, and all, well
sooner or later we'll have to..."
"That's enough Cully, you are not to start any more
trouble with Johnny, got it?"
"All right for you Ringo. But I'll be watching
him."He turned and walked away. Ringo turned to Johnny.
"Sorry about my deputy. He gets carried away.
Have you met before,he sure seems to have taken a dislike to you."
"I haven't met him before. Maybe we should leave
in the morning,." Johnny looked at Scott, and saw him nod.
"I won't have you leaving because of this. You are
welcome in my town. Besides we haven't had the chance to practice
together."Johnny smiled at that.
"Trying to see if you could take me, old friend."
"Oh, I could, with my eyes shut." Ringo smiled and
clapped his friend on the back. Scott watching the two wondered if it could
come to the two friends facing off. Maybe they should get out of town.
Ringo and Scott went back to their game and Johnny
decided to go for a walk. He walked along the walk, looking in the windows,
and he stopped at the mercantile store, seeing some bright red apples, he
bought one, and thinking for a moment he bought a second one too. He left
the store eating the apple. He walked over to the livery stable. He had just
given Barranca the apple, when he heard a shot, he ran out gun in hand.
Cully was in a shootout with two men. They had him
pinned down. Johnny smiled. Watching for a moment. The man had a bullet
hole in his right arm, and he was trying to use his left. The two men kept up the
firing, and Johnny made his decision. He ran out, and fired, first
at the portly man to the left, standing by the saddle shop, hitting him in
the thigh, and then in the hand, effectively ending his shooting at
anybody. He turned as dirt kicked up at his feet, and another bullet whistled by
his ear. He dropped, rolled, and fired, hitting the man in the chest, and
came up to his feet, as the other fell, and lay still, blood running out from
under his body. His eyes open and staring.
Cully stood up, and looked in surprise at Johnny. just looked back. Ringo ran up, Scott on his heels. "Cully
you all right?"
"You all right Johnny?" Ask Scott, looking his brother over,
as Johnny dusted himself off. Johnny smiled at him, and looked over at
Ringo, who was checking out his deputies arm. Cully looked past Ringo.
"Thanks, Madrid, I owe you one." He even smiled at
Johnny, though his eyes held pain.
"Yes, I owe you one Johnny, thanks for helping this
hard head out." He turned to Cully." You see, Johnny here, can be a big help,
he can be a very good friend or a very bad enemy. Do you really wont to be his
enemy?"
"Any time Ringo, he needed help, and I was there."
Ringo turned to Johnny a thoughtful look on his face.
"Johnny, I was wondering if you would help me out?"
"Sure Ringo, what with?" Ringo held out a badge.
"Be my deputy for a few days till Cully heals up."
Johnny looked at the badge in Ringos hand, and then at Scott. He stilled
for a moment.
"Alright, sheriff, you got yourself a deputy,....for a few
days....only." Ringo smiled. Alright, deputy, first off take that
prisoner to jail.
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