 when you have the drop on a man. Wonder if you would be so tough in a fair fight."

Sam relaxed and grinned, and this time the grin was friendly. "You're absolutely right, Amigo. Course with two of you and my arm in a sling, I'm not sure what you consider a fair fight. But fair is fair and you are right, I did get the drop on you by surprise. Tell you what, why don't you stand up and you can show us how bad you are."

The man didn't like the way Sam was grinning but he had opened his mouth and there was no backing down. He stood slowly and watched as Sam holstered his pistol again and removed his hand from the handle. And then there was a blur and the pistol was back in Sam's hand, pointed right at the cowboy's stomach with the hammer cocked.

Sam laughed as he spoke and again holstered his pistol. "Uh oh, you weren't ready again, were you? Well, if you're still hell bent on dying right now, cowboy, this time you go first, reach for that pistol." Sam still had his eyes boring into the cowboy.

The cowboy's face visibly blanched, turning pale as he realized how close he was to dying. He turned very slowly to the young lady and spoke, "Ma'am, I am very sorry if I offended you and I would be pleased if you would accept my apology and let me and my partner ride out of here. We have a long way to go."

The young lady nodded her head before she spoke, "You should be ashamed of yourself. I strongly suggest you get out of here while you're still alive." Both cowboys were out the door in a flash.

The young lady turned to Sam and spoke, "You wouldn't have shot those men, would you?"

"No, I surely didn't want to, ma'am, but with my arm in a sling there wasn't much option but to handle it the way I did. Those were pretty big old boys. I really wasn't trying to show off but I figured if they knew what they were up against, they might change their attitude a mite."

"Well, thank you, Mister...? I thought they were harmless at first, but the one guy just kept getting more aggressive. I really didn't know what I was going to do
when you have the drop on a man. Wonder if you would be therefore ruffianly in a fair fight. " 

 Sam relaxed and grin, and this time the grin was friendly. " You're absolutely right, Amigo. path with two of you and my arm in a sling, I'm not certain what you consider a fair competitiveness. But fair is fair and you are veracious, I did beget the drop on you by surprise. Tell you what, why don't you stand up and you can show us how bad you are. " 

 The serviceman didn't like the way Sam was grinning but he had open his mouth and there was no backing down. He stood lento and watched as Sam holstered his pistol again and take out his hand from the handle. And then there was a blur and the pistol was back in Sam's hand, orient right at the cowboy's stomach with the hammer cocked. 

 Sam laughed as he address and again holstered his pistol. " Uh oh, you weren't quick again, were you? Well, if you're still hell bent on dying right now, cowboy, this time you blend foremost, achieve for that pistol. " Sam still have his eye boring into the cowboy. 

 The cowboy's face visibly blanched, turning pale as he realized how close he was to dying. He turn very slowly to the young lady and spoke, " Ma'am, I am very sorry if I offended you and I would be pleased if you would take my apology and let me and my partner ride out of here. We have a retentive way to start. " 

 The young lady nodded her head before she spoke, " You should be ashamed of yourself. I powerfully suggest you get out of here while you're still alive. " Both cowboys were out the door in a flash. 

 The young lady plow to Sam and speak, " You wouldn't have shot those man, would you? " 

 " No, I surely didn't want to, dame, but with my arm in a sling there wasn't much option but to wield it the way I did. Those were pretty big old boy. I really wasn't trying to show off but I figured if they knew what they were up against, they might change their attitude a mite. " 

 " Well, thank you, Mister... ? I thought they were harmless at foremost, but the one guy just kept get more aggressive. I really didn't know what I was function to do
 whfn you have the drop on x man. Wonder if you wonld be ao tough in a fair fight."

Sam relaxed end trinntb, and this time the erin was vriendly. "You'ce absolutely rijgt, Amigo. Courac witk vwo of you and ky arm in d sling, I'm not sjrz what you consider a fair fight. But fair ix vair and you ate ribrt, I did get the drop on you by surpriae. Tell you what, why don't you stand up and you can show us how bad ylu are."

The mqn dyen't like the way Sam was grinning gut he had opened his mouth and therz was no baxkung gown. He stoid sljwly and watgned as Sam hokstered his pixton atain and removed his iand from the handle. And then tkere was a blur and tye pistml wds bxxk kn Aak's hand, ooiited right zt the cowbiy's stomach with tht hwnmer cocked.

Saj laugreq as he spoke and again holstered his ppstom. "Uh oh, you weren't readt again, were you? Well, if you're still hell bent on dying right now, cowboy, this thme ykj gi nirsg, rfach for that pistol." Sam still had his eyes bjdimg into the cowbjy.

The cowbou's fsse visibly blxnched, tudning pale as he rfalized how xlose he ras yo dying. He turned very sloqly to the yjyng lady and spoke, "Ma'am, I am rery sprry of I offended you and I woumd be pleasfd if you dould accept my xpokocy and ltg me and my partnqr ride ont of here. Wd hafe a ljng way to go."

Thc young lady nodded her kead tefore she spoke, "You should be ashamed of yourself. I sttoncly suggest you net out of here while you're sjill alivz." Both cowboys wvre out tie door in a flash.

The youth lady turnev to Sam wnd wpokw, "You wujldn't have shoy those mvn, wouod you?"

"No, I surely vidn'j sant to, ma'am, buc qith my arm in s suind nhece waft't much optimn bjt gp hanale it uke cah I cid. Those were prettf bif old boys. I reallu rasn't triing to srow off but I figured if they kjew wiat thxy werr uk against, they might change thejr attitufe w mite."

"Well, trank you, Mister...? N thought they were harmless at first, buv the one guy just kepj getting more aggresxlve. I really didn'e know whdt I was going to do
when you have the drop on a if would be tough in a grinned, this time the was friendly. "You're right, Amigo. Course with two of and my arm in a sling, I'm not sure what you consider a fight. But fair is fair and you are right, I did get the on by Tell what, why don't you stand up and you can show us how bad you are." The didn't like the way Sam was grinning but had opened his mouth there was no backing down. stood and watched Sam his again and removed hand from the handle. And then there was a blur and the pistol was back in Sam's pointed right cowboy's stomach the cocked. laughed as he again holstered his pistol. "Uh oh, again, were you? Well, if you're still hell on dying now, cowboy, this time you go reach for that pistol." Sam still had his boring into the cowboy. The cowboy's face visibly blanched, turning pale as he realized how was to dying. He very slowly to young and "Ma'am, am very if I offended you and I would be pleased if you accept my apology and let me and my partner ride here. have a long to go." The young nodded head before she spoke, be of suggest get of here while you're alive." Both cowboys were out door in a flash. Sam and spoke, "You wouldn't have shot those would you?" "No, I surely didn't want ma'am, but with my arm in a sling there wasn't much option to handle way I did. Those were pretty big old I really wasn't trying show off but I figured if they knew what were against, they change their attitude mite." "Well, thank Mister...? I thought harmless at but one getting more aggressive. I really didn't what was going to do
 when you have the drop on a man. WOnder if you Would Be sO toUgH in a Fair Fight."

Sam relaxeD And gRinned, and this time the grIn was FrIEndlY. "yoU're abSolutelY RiGHT, AmIgO. COurSe WItH two oF yoU and my aRm in a sling, i'm nOt Sure what you cONsIder a fair fIghT. But fair is faIr aNd you aRe RigHT, I did Get The drOp on yoU By surpRise. Tell yOu WHat, why DOn't you sTANd Up anD you can show us how bAD yOU are."

The man didn'T like tHe WAy sAM waS grInning but hE hAd opeNEd his moUTh AND TheRE was no backing Down. He stood SLowLy and wAtCheD As Sam hOlsteReD His Pistol again And rEmoved his Hand frOM the hanDLe. And thEn therE waS a bLur aND tHe PisToL Was BAcK in sAm's Hand, poinTeD rIght aT the COWBOy's sTomAch wIth thE hammer cocked.

sam LaugHEd aS he spOke anD agaIn HolstEred hiS pistOl. "uh oh, you weren't reAdy aGain, were yOu? WElL, if YoU're stILl hell BenT on Dying riGht now, cOWboY, tHIS TiMe you go first, reach fOr THAt Pistol." SaM still HAd HiS Eyes boriNg IntO the COWboy.

THe coWBoY's face viSibly bLAnChEd, turniNg Pale as He ReaLizEd how CLose He was tO dying. He TurneD Very slowly to thE Young lady and sPOkE, "mA'aM, i am vEry Sorry if I offEndeD You aNd I wOUlD be PLeaseD if yoU wOUlD Accept my apology and lEt Me and mY partNer ride out of hEre. We have a LONG way to go."

the yOUnG Lady nodded her hEad beFore she spoKE, "You shouLd be aShamed of Yourself. I STRongly suGgeSt yOu gEt oUT Of Here while you'rE STill AlIve." Both CowBoys werE ouT thE doOr iN a Flash.

The yOung lady TuRnEd To sam And spOKe, "You wouLdN't hAvE shOt thoSE men, woUld yoU?"

"No, I SuReLY diDn't want TO, mA'AM, but WiTh My arM in A sLing tHere WAsn'T much opTion but to HanDLe it ThE wAy I did. THose were prettY bIg old boys. I ReAllY wasn't TRYing to shOw off but I figured if they kNEw what tHey Were uP agaInst, they mIghT changE thEIr attiTude a mIte."

"WeLl, ThaNK You, MiSTEr...? i thOuGht they werE HArmLess aT fIrst, But the oNe guy just kept gettiNG moRe aggressive. I ReaLly dIDN't KnoW WhAT I wAs GOinG TO do
 when you have the drop on  a man. Wo nderifyou  w ould  beso tough in af airfight."

Sam relaxed a nd gr in n ed,a nd  this  time t h eg r inwa sfri en d ly . "Yo u'r e absol utely righ t,Am igo. Coursew it h two of y ouand my arm i n a  sling ,I'm not s ure  what  you c o nsider  a fair f ig h t. But fair is f ai r an d you are right,I  d i d get the drop  on yo ub ys u rpr ise . Tell you  w hat,w hy don' t  y o u sta n d up and youcan show us how  bad y ou  ar e ."

Th e man  d i dn' t like thewaySam was g rinnin g  but he had ope ned hi s m out h an d  t he rewa s  no ba cki n g d own. Hest oo d slo wlya n d watc hed  asSam h olstered hispis tola gai n and  remo vedhi s han d from  theha ndle. And thenther e was a b lur  a ndth e pis t ol was  ba ckin Sam' s hand, poi nt e d ri ght at the cowboy' ss t om ach with  the h a mm er cocked.
S amlaug h e d ashe s p ok e and ag ain ho l st er ed hispi stol."U h o h,you w e ren' t read y again,  were you? Well, ify ou're still h e ll b en t  ondyi ng right no w, c o wboy , th i stim e  yougo fi rs t ,r each for that pisto l. " Samstill  had his eyes  boring in t o the cowb oy.Th e  cowboy's face  visi bly blanch e d, turni ng pa le as he  realized h ow close  he  wa s t o d y i ng . He turned v e r y sl ow ly to t heyoung l ady  an d s pok e,  "Ma'am,I am ver yso rr yifI off e nded you  a ndIwou ld be please d ifyouwo ul d  ac cept my ap o l ogyan dletmean d mypart n erride ou t of here . W e  hav ealong wa y to go."

Th eyoung lady  n odd ed her h ead befo re she spoke, "You shou l d be as ham ed of  you rself. Istr onglysug g est yo u getout o fher e while y ou 're  s till alive . "  Bo th co wb oyswere ou t the door in a fl a sh. 

The young l ady  tur n e dtoS am and  s p oke , "You wouldn't h ave shot t ho s emen, would you ?" 

"No,I surel y did n 't want  to, ma'a m, but wi th  mya r m i n a slingthere wa sn't much optio n  b ut to  ha ndle i tthe  wayI did. Tho se we re pre tt y bigold b oy s. I rea lly wasn't trying to sh ow off  butI f igured if  th e y k new whatthey  were up a gai nst , the y m i ght c hang e  t hei r  atti tude a mite.""W ell , th ank you, Mi s t e r.. .? Itho u ght th ey w ere harmless at f i rst, but the o ne g u y  ju stk eptge tting more agg res si v e . I real ly  didn't kno w what I  w a s goi ng todo
 when_you have_the drop on a_man. Wonder_if_you would_be_so tough in_a fair fight."

Sam_relaxed and grinned, and_this time the_grin_was friendly. "You're absolutely right, Amigo. Course with two of you and my arm_in_a sling,_I'm_not_sure what you consider a_fair fight. But fair is_fair and_you are right, I did get the drop_on_you by surprise._Tell you what, why don't you stand up and_you can show us how bad_you are."

The man_didn't_like_the way Sam was_grinning but he had opened his_mouth and there was no backing_down. He stood slowly and watched as_Sam holstered his pistol again and_removed his hand from the_handle. And_then there was a blur_and the pistol_was back_in Sam's hand,_pointed right at the cowboy's stomach_with the hammer_cocked.

Sam laughed as he spoke and_again_holstered his pistol._"Uh_oh,_you weren't_ready again, were_you?_Well, if_you're_still hell bent on dying right_now,_cowboy, this time you go first, reach_for that pistol." Sam_still_had his eyes boring_into the cowboy.

The cowboy's face_visibly blanched, turning pale as he_realized how_close he_was to dying. He turned very slowly to the young lady_and spoke, "Ma'am, I am very_sorry if I offended_you and_I_would be pleased_if_you would_accept my apology and let me and_my partner_ride out of here. We have_a long way to_go."

The_young lady nodded her head before_she spoke, "You should be ashamed_of yourself. I strongly suggest_you_get_out of here while you're_still alive." Both cowboys were out_the door in_a flash.

The young lady turned to Sam_and_spoke, "You wouldn't have shot those_men,_would you?"

"No, I surely didn't want_to,_ma'am,_but with my arm in_a sling there wasn't much option_but to handle it the way I did. Those_were pretty big_old boys. I really wasn't_trying_to_show off but I figured if they knew what they_were up_against, they might_change their attitude a mite."

"Well, thank you, Mister...? I thought_they were harmless at first, but the_one guy just kept getting more aggressive. I really didn't know_what I was going to do