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Call Me Montana

By: John Richman

... to the stage trail, from a night’s mischief involving two barns and a ranch house. Their saddlebags were filled with ill-gotten merchandise consis... ...r- lust. Maybe he was bored, but he’d talked of moving west for years. Law officers are usually practical men, not dreamers. Tom Rogers was a lit... ...in the conversation briefly before he and the women headed toward the station house. My eyes followed the girl in the white dress until she disappe... ...d send Red, the driver, on to Laramie to get a telegram off to the Marshal’s office in Cheyenne, informing him of the killings. The Captain beli... ...e meantime, Price, you need to ride to Laramie and notify both the Marshal’s office and the stage company. We can’t have stages continue to drop in... ...eaching the yard, they dismounted and cautiously walked the horses up to the house, not knowing exactly what they were about to find. They tied t... ...to Bill. He’s probably who you’re waiting to see. Truth is, the fine folks of Ford County saw fit to elect Bill, county marshal, and me, town sherif... ...er brother Ed, and I, all worked at one time or another as lawmen for either Ford County or Dodge City. Your friend, Captain Daggot, worked with us... ...” “Back in those days a good old boy named Charlie Basset was Sheriff of all Ford County. Charlie was a good man and hired the best to work for hi...

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