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| �Jane?� She quickly turned around and smiled at Brian. �Hey there mister.� He blushed and gazed up at the stars. �Like it out here, don�t ya?� She shrugged but went on looking. He took the chance and looked her over, thinking that she would fit quite snug against his body. He took a breath and smiled at her. �The other girls, are they all older?� �Yeah. Annie is the oldest by a year. Than Christina, followed by Rachel, than by Mary. Christina is a year younger, Rachel is about six months. Um, I believe Mary is about six months off from Rachel and I�m nine months exactly.� �Not bad, a knit family.� She smiled at him and nodded her head. He took another breath. �Jane, how well do you know the Cowboys?� She shrugged but didn�t answer him. He waited for a few more moments before he touched her arm. �Brian, what do you want me to tell you? Why are you, and every other man askin� about them. They ain�t down nothin� to ya�ll so, give, what�s goin� on?� �We said no questions.� �And you told me you�d bear your soul. So was that just a line sir?� Jane turned her attention to him and rose an eyebrow. He sighed and shook his head. �We ain�t gonna sell out some customers for some higher payin� men. Keep that in mind sir.� She flicked her across her shoulder and marched back into the house, slamming the door behind her. �I need to send a telegram.� The young man behind the desk nodded his head. �Go on sir.� �To the President�s secretary sir.� The young man only nodded his head and grabbed the pen and paper. �Say the job is proving to be rather hard and are sufferin� some delays. Howie�.� �No problem sir. That�s gonna be $4.50, sir.� Howie smiled and handed him the money. He walked out the doors and nodded at his men. �Sent.� �Why are they so tough to break?� Four pair of eyes turned and looked at Nick. �My guess, they don�t trust anyone,� Alex said, catching his bottom lip between his teeth. �They know they�re in a business that�s rather difficult.� �And anyone can come in and smoke them out, make them not trust anyone,� Brian added. �You think they know anythin� about these men?� �They have to know somethin� Nick. Those men are regulars.� �Doesn�t really mean they know anythin� though. I mean, you get a guy near a whore, what you think that man is thinkin� about?� �What�s buggin� me is they ain�t sayin� nothin�.� �With all due understandin� Kevin. We walked into that place askin� for a hot meal and no questions. Yet we askin� like all kinds. Surely, that�s got to get to them.� Kevin nodded his head, agreeing with what Brian had stated. Howie took the small town, seeing a wagon pulling up and seeing a few actors getting out. |
| �What if we used them?� The four other heads turned and glanced at him, seeing his gaze and following it. �What are you sayin� Howie?� �I mean Nick, what if we show them what true ladies they are. We all know we wouldn�t mind seeing them out of this business. But if we can prove we�re true gentlemen, they would trust us with any information.� �And if they find out just how�� �They won�t find out Kevin, they just can�t find out. But I remember someone mention that stage of actors was comin�, let�s treat them tonight.� The five guys finally agreed, yet reluctant. I felt the small shawl removed from my shoulders and smiled back at Howie. He smiled and held the seat out for me. �Thank you sir,� I said, claiming the seat. �Welcome ma�am.� �Well, hello there Ms. Rachel.� I turned around in my seat and saw a longtime old friend. �Why, Doc Holliday. Just what are you doin� in Tombstone?� I asked, holding out my hand. He took it and placed a gentle kiss on the back of it. �Stayin�, seein� if helps any.� �Well, I can pray it does. Kate, lookin� lovely darlin�.� �Same for you honey.� �Oh, how rude of me. Doc, Kate, you remember the girls, Annie, Jane, Mary, and Christina?� They nodded in turn and I smiled. �Let me introduce the rest of the members at this table. Howie, Kevin, Brian, Nick, and Alex. Formal guests of ours. Gentleman, a wonderful friend of men and quite the fastest gun slinger, Doc Holliday and his woman, Kate.� �Pleasure gentleman. I was goin� to ask if I can met you after the play. I have another old time friend I�m almost positive you would love to see again.� �Wyatt is here?� �I�m not sayin� madam. Ladies, gentleman, enjoy the show. Goodbye Rachel.� He placed another kiss on the back of my hand and I smiled at him. �How long have you known Doc?� I took a sip of the wine and thought for a moment. �Damn seems like forever Nick. A good couple years. Doc was a man who hardly had any friends yet he befriended two men of the law. Wyatt Earp and my husband.� �Your husband was a lawman?� I bite my lip but nodded my head. Too much had already slipped. �Look, it�s startin�.� I smiled at Annie and turned my attention back to the stage, forgetting the brown eyes that were burning a whole in my head at the front of the stage, those ever deadly eyes of Johnny Ringo. |
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