Show SIX GUNS A gallos county and story CARPET TACKS 0 mcclure newspaper service syndicate MOST times here in gallos county a six guns agot a got just a beetle the best of the argument but there was one time when the difference between two gun loters was a box of carpet tacks see that tree a out there there at the bend in the road well where they finally lynched butch manton folks just heared that some of buechs friends was a blannin to ride in to town and take him out 0 jail and butch a bein a cow thief like he was they just up and taken him out and strung him to that there tree and butcha been livin right like as not if it for them carpet tacks it was right here in the happy hour where things was a begin nin butch was at the bar when johnnie rucker comes in and was a beetle slow when he said some thin bout butch st calin ealin 50 head of steers from johnnie but johnnie did nick buechs right foot as the lead from buechs gun went a bearin through his own heart course butcha shot johnnie without givin him a chance but butch still had that gun in his hand when he backs out 0 of the happy hour fore long after the sho otin sheriff tom rides into town and hears bout the sho otin it kinda him hard on account of johnnie bein a pal of and he dont wait for reason why there aint been no posse after butch he lights out tor for the diablo canyon country down close to the border where butch and his gang has holed up for years butch aughta gone right on to the border but he dont ile he stops by the shack sends them riders of on with them steers he stole from johnnie and waits back to see if he cant do so methin bout that foot of hes a doin a beetle doctorin of his own when tom rides up tom aint never been a fool fore but a chinkin bout johnnie got him off cause butch gits the drop on him and takes toms gun but tom does manage to kick a i table over and put out a candle the only light in the room I 1 no sir butch dont get away from tom and tom lives to bring butch manton right to the jail from which he was taken and hung on that tree at the bend of the road down yonder you see tom hes been out a cackin up signs when johnnie johnnic was shot well hed just beung them tacks long iong with him and them tacks is how ow he batched butch he just spread them on the floor quiet like while he was movin around there in the dark and afore a fore long butch steps on one with his foot that aint got no boot on buechs kinda surprised and lets out a hoop and tom just grabs in the direction of that hoop |