Now in my version, the two are cousins, since no proof exist that says they weren't.
Hayes sat with his head leaning back against the bed frame. He was thinking. The kid was shaving, and glanced at his cousin in the mirror. He wondered what was going through the other mans head. He moved the razor carefully so as not to cut his chin. He wiped the sharp blade on the towel and put the blade down carefully on the table he began to splash his face with the cool water. When he opened his eyes as he wiped his face he glanced in the mirror again and saw the bed empty. He turned, and sure enough Hayes wasn't there. The door was closed. He hadn't heard it open. He glanced at the window and saw the curtains blowing. He walked over and put his head out, there sat Hayes. Watching the street from his perch on the flat roof.
"Hayes what are you doing out there?"
"Thinking. That new bank across the street. I was in there yesterday. The safe, is one I haven't tried before." Curry saw the look in the other mans eyes and shook his head.
"Heyes you forget it, and forget it now. Got that? NO! N0! and if you try it I will just have to shoot you." Hayes smiled at his partner.
"You wouldn't do that to me. You know that." Hayes smiled that smile and Curry returned it.
"Maybe not, but I will tie you up till you come to your senses. You want to rob a bank? Did you hit your head somewhere?"
"Nah, I'm fine. I just want to see if I can open that safe. See if I still got the touch." Curry grabbed Hayes arm and pulled. Heyes came back in the window.
Curry began to grab the bags, and fastening his gunbelt around his waist. Heyes looked puzzled.
"Where are you going?"
"We are leaving town. Before you do something we will both regret. Lom will be throwing us both in jail." Hayes just grabbed his bag and pulled his hat on. He smiled at Currys back as they walked out the door. Curry was unaware of the smile that quickly vanished from his cousins face.
As they rode out of town. Both glanced at the bank, and then the sheriffs office. It was early morning, and they could travel a long way before sunset. Maybe to another town. Though Curry hoped that it would take a couple of days, so Hayes would get over whatever was wrong with him.
Hayes sat with his head leaning back against the bed frame. He was thinking. The kid was shaving, and glanced at his cousin in the mirror. He wondered what was going through the other mans head. He moved the razor carefully so as not to cut his chin. He wiped the sharp blade on the towel and put the blade down carefully on the table he began to splash his face with the cool water. When he opened his eyes as he wiped his face he glanced in the mirror again and saw the bed empty. He turned, and sure enough Hayes wasn't there. The door was closed. He hadn't heard it open. He glanced at the window and saw the curtains blowing. He walked over and put his head out, there sat Hayes. Watching the street from his perch on the flat roof.
"Hayes what are you doing out there?"
"Thinking. That new bank across the street. I was in there yesterday. The safe, is one I haven't tried before." Curry saw the look in the other mans eyes and shook his head.
"Heyes you forget it, and forget it now. Got that? NO! N0! and if you try it I will just have to shoot you." Hayes smiled at his partner.
"You wouldn't do that to me. You know that." Hayes smiled that smile and Curry returned it.
"Maybe not, but I will tie you up till you come to your senses. You want to rob a bank? Did you hit your head somewhere?"
"Nah, I'm fine. I just want to see if I can open that safe. See if I still got the touch." Curry grabbed Hayes arm and pulled. Heyes came back in the window.
Curry began to grab the bags, and fastening his gunbelt around his waist. Heyes looked puzzled.
"Where are you going?"
"We are leaving town. Before you do something we will both regret. Lom will be throwing us both in jail." Hayes just grabbed his bag and pulled his hat on. He smiled at Currys back as they walked out the door. Curry was unaware of the smile that quickly vanished from his cousins face.
As they rode out of town. Both glanced at the bank, and then the sheriffs office. It was early morning, and they could travel a long way before sunset. Maybe to another town. Though Curry hoped that it would take a couple of days, so Hayes would get over whatever was wrong with him.
