Ð Two Of A Kind pt 4
Johnny stood at the bars, looking at the man in the cell. How had he gotten himself into this? Him a deputy, that was one for the books. His old friends would
really laugh at him about this, so would Murdock. He looked down at the badge stuck
his shirt.
Scott was sitting down at a table in the saloon, when in walked his brother.
He looked up and smiled, and saw the look on his brothers' face."Take a load off, have
a seat."He motioned to the seat across from him.
"Next time I do something that stupid, and offer to be a deputy, shoot me."
"Well I don't know little brother, you might grow to like the job."
"That isn't funny Scott, I don't intend to stay one. I never liked them, and now I am one. I must have fell out of bed this morning and hit my head." Scott smiled at him, feeling a little sorry for his brother. He knew Johnny hated rules, and especially
following them.
Both men looked up, at the sound of Ringos'voice. Johnny turned as the older man sat down. He pushed his hat back, and looked at Johnny.
"Well old friend, you look good in that badge. Good thing too. Cully, will be laid up for a week. Now I could get someone else, to help me, and I guess I could handle it alone. But I could use someone who can handle trouble, with or without a
gun." Two sets of eyes met, and held for a moment. Then Johnny sat back, against the back of his chair.
"Well Sheriff I guess you have yourself a deputy, until Cully, gets better."
With that Ringo smiled, and started to rise.
"I couldn't have chosen better, Johnny. You can start first thing in the morn-
ing,' He turned to Scott, and nodded.
After he left, Scott turned to his silent brother, who was playing with his
whiskey glass. Oh well it looked like they wouldn't be leaving for a week. He
certainly wasn't leaving Johnny here, alone. Besides he wouldn't miss this for the
world. He would wire Murdock in the morning and tell him, why they would be
delayed. Johnny looked up at him, and shook his head, he must have guessed what
he was thinking, thought Scott.
Next morning Johnny was out on the streets, as the sun began to rise. He walked the walks, and checked on doors, and windows, and around at the alleys. He moved with the assured, cocky walk he was known for. It was not Johnny Lancer,
who paroled the streets, it was Johnny Madrid, the gunfighter. The change was a
thing that Scott knowtested when he saw his brother coming towards him. He could
feel the energy, that was his brother.
"Morning brother, feel like joining me for breakfast?"
"I think I can find the time, I just finished checking the town. Now big
brother, I hope you are paying cause I am hungry, for a big breakfast." Scott put his arm over his brothers' shoulders, and led him toward the cafe. Johnny smiling, placed his
arm around his brothers' back.
"I think I can pay as long as you only order toast and water." Both men
laughed and walked on. Eyes from the hotel window, watched their movements, with
great interest.
Later in the day as Johnny was walking down the street, he spotted a very
pretty girl, coming down the street toward him. He smiled and tipped his hat. The girl
smiled and stopped in front of him. She was a dainty little thing, and was wearing a
blue dress the color of her eyes.
"Hi, you must be a new deputy, I haven't seen you before."
"Well, Miss...,I am just helping out Ringo."
"It's Miss Cathy Hughes."
"Well Miss Hughes, I'm Johnny Lancer." He took her hand and kissed it.
"Well Johnny, I hope you decide to stay on, there's a dance tomorrow night.
I was wondering if you would like to go with me?"
"I would enjoy that very much Miss Hughes." She smiled at him, a dimple showing in her cheek, and hurried on down the street.
Johnny watched her go, as Ringo walked up to his new deputy. Ringo put
his hand on the younger mans' shoulder. Johnny turned, and looked up at his old
friend.
"Well I see you are busy getting to know the residents of my town."
"Yeah, they seem real friendly, Ringo."
"All right Johnny, lets go over to the office, and let me fill you in, on what
you need to know who's on the posters to check out too." The two lawmen walked down the street.Unaware of the three pairs of eyes watching them from the livery.
Around lunch time, Johnny met his brother for lunch. Scott sat sipping his
coffee. Johnny sat, across from him, and took his hat off, putting it on the table.
"Well brother how goes the new job?"
"Not bad, I guess, I have been looking at posters, and learning about these
good people of the town, from Ringo. I'll be glad when this job is over, but until then
I plan to do it right. Can't let Ringo down. Besides if Murdock ever fires me, I can
always get a job as a peace officer."
"Yeah, the way you and Murdock argue, that could be when we get home."
"He's going to wonder where we are."
"I already took care of that. I sent him a telegram, told him we would be late."
"You didn't happen to tell him, why did you..., yes you did, you scalawag
you. I may have to throw you in the jail for that."
"I'm sure Murdock will have stopped laughing time we get home."
"Thanks a lot, brother."
The two brothers were half way through their lunch when they heard gun-
fire. Johnny shook his head at his brother and dashed out. Gun in hand ready for what
ever it was, he heard another gunshot and ran to the left, and down the walk. He stopped
as he came upon another man shooting at Ringo, the man was busy, and concentrating
on his target. He kept yelling insults at Ringo. Johnny came up behind him, and hit
him with the butt on his gun, the man slid to the ground. Ringo came over, he looked
down at the man at their feet.
"Not bad Johnny, you didn't shoot him, thanks. Now lets get him over to the
jail. Both bend and picked up the man, and carried him to the jail. Scott watched from
the cafe.,he smiled. Johnny was good at protecting those he cared for, not surprising he was a good lawman too.
At the corral stood four men, all mean looking. all looked like gunfighters, killers, not a smile among them. they had watched the incident. The leader looked at the other
three. He knew they would stand by him, and get the job done, they were hired to do
a job, and they would.
"Now, we had only Ringo as our target, and now it seems we have a surprise. Some
of you know his new deputy, He's Johnny Madrid, he's got to go too. No mistakes,
we take both of them out. We got five more coming to join us, if we can get this done, before they get here, it's more money for us. Now here's the plan...
To be contin.......
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Johnny stood at the bars, looking at the man in the cell. How had he gotten himself into this? Him a deputy, that was one for the books. His old friends would
really laugh at him about this, so would Murdock. He looked down at the badge stuck
his shirt.
Scott was sitting down at a table in the saloon, when in walked his brother.
He looked up and smiled, and saw the look on his brothers' face."Take a load off, have
a seat."He motioned to the seat across from him.
"Next time I do something that stupid, and offer to be a deputy, shoot me."
"Well I don't know little brother, you might grow to like the job."
"That isn't funny Scott, I don't intend to stay one. I never liked them, and now I am one. I must have fell out of bed this morning and hit my head." Scott smiled at him, feeling a little sorry for his brother. He knew Johnny hated rules, and especially
following them.
Both men looked up, at the sound of Ringos'voice. Johnny turned as the older man sat down. He pushed his hat back, and looked at Johnny.
"Well old friend, you look good in that badge. Good thing too. Cully, will be laid up for a week. Now I could get someone else, to help me, and I guess I could handle it alone. But I could use someone who can handle trouble, with or without a
gun." Two sets of eyes met, and held for a moment. Then Johnny sat back, against the back of his chair.
"Well Sheriff I guess you have yourself a deputy, until Cully, gets better."
With that Ringo smiled, and started to rise.
"I couldn't have chosen better, Johnny. You can start first thing in the morn-
ing,' He turned to Scott, and nodded.
After he left, Scott turned to his silent brother, who was playing with his
whiskey glass. Oh well it looked like they wouldn't be leaving for a week. He
certainly wasn't leaving Johnny here, alone. Besides he wouldn't miss this for the
world. He would wire Murdock in the morning and tell him, why they would be
delayed. Johnny looked up at him, and shook his head, he must have guessed what
he was thinking, thought Scott.
Next morning Johnny was out on the streets, as the sun began to rise. He walked the walks, and checked on doors, and windows, and around at the alleys. He moved with the assured, cocky walk he was known for. It was not Johnny Lancer,
who paroled the streets, it was Johnny Madrid, the gunfighter. The change was a
thing that Scott knowtested when he saw his brother coming towards him. He could
feel the energy, that was his brother.
"Morning brother, feel like joining me for breakfast?"
"I think I can find the time, I just finished checking the town. Now big
brother, I hope you are paying cause I am hungry, for a big breakfast." Scott put his arm over his brothers' shoulders, and led him toward the cafe. Johnny smiling, placed his
arm around his brothers' back.
"I think I can pay as long as you only order toast and water." Both men
laughed and walked on. Eyes from the hotel window, watched their movements, with
great interest.
Later in the day as Johnny was walking down the street, he spotted a very
pretty girl, coming down the street toward him. He smiled and tipped his hat. The girl
smiled and stopped in front of him. She was a dainty little thing, and was wearing a
blue dress the color of her eyes.
"Hi, you must be a new deputy, I haven't seen you before."
"Well, Miss...,I am just helping out Ringo."
"It's Miss Cathy Hughes."
"Well Miss Hughes, I'm Johnny Lancer." He took her hand and kissed it.
"Well Johnny, I hope you decide to stay on, there's a dance tomorrow night.
I was wondering if you would like to go with me?"
"I would enjoy that very much Miss Hughes." She smiled at him, a dimple showing in her cheek, and hurried on down the street.
Johnny watched her go, as Ringo walked up to his new deputy. Ringo put
his hand on the younger mans' shoulder. Johnny turned, and looked up at his old
friend.
"Well I see you are busy getting to know the residents of my town."
"Yeah, they seem real friendly, Ringo."
"All right Johnny, lets go over to the office, and let me fill you in, on what
you need to know who's on the posters to check out too." The two lawmen walked down the street.Unaware of the three pairs of eyes watching them from the livery.
Around lunch time, Johnny met his brother for lunch. Scott sat sipping his
coffee. Johnny sat, across from him, and took his hat off, putting it on the table.
"Well brother how goes the new job?"
"Not bad, I guess, I have been looking at posters, and learning about these
good people of the town, from Ringo. I'll be glad when this job is over, but until then
I plan to do it right. Can't let Ringo down. Besides if Murdock ever fires me, I can
always get a job as a peace officer."
"Yeah, the way you and Murdock argue, that could be when we get home."
"He's going to wonder where we are."
"I already took care of that. I sent him a telegram, told him we would be late."
"You didn't happen to tell him, why did you..., yes you did, you scalawag
you. I may have to throw you in the jail for that."
"I'm sure Murdock will have stopped laughing time we get home."
"Thanks a lot, brother."
The two brothers were half way through their lunch when they heard gun-
fire. Johnny shook his head at his brother and dashed out. Gun in hand ready for what
ever it was, he heard another gunshot and ran to the left, and down the walk. He stopped
as he came upon another man shooting at Ringo, the man was busy, and concentrating
on his target. He kept yelling insults at Ringo. Johnny came up behind him, and hit
him with the butt on his gun, the man slid to the ground. Ringo came over, he looked
down at the man at their feet.
"Not bad Johnny, you didn't shoot him, thanks. Now lets get him over to the
jail. Both bend and picked up the man, and carried him to the jail. Scott watched from
the cafe.,he smiled. Johnny was good at protecting those he cared for, not surprising he was a good lawman too.
At the corral stood four men, all mean looking. all looked like gunfighters, killers, not a smile among them. they had watched the incident. The leader looked at the other
three. He knew they would stand by him, and get the job done, they were hired to do
a job, and they would.
"Now, we had only Ringo as our target, and now it seems we have a surprise. Some
of you know his new deputy, He's Johnny Madrid, he's got to go too. No mistakes,
we take both of them out. We got five more coming to join us, if we can get this done, before they get here, it's more money for us. Now here's the plan...
To be contin.......
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