Gary W. Halsey Sr.

Gunfight On A Dirty Street, (Western Fiction, Part 1)



Posted: Thursday, April 09, 2009

by Gary W. Halsey Sr.
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It was high noon, in 1880, in the Old Town Of Tucson, shortly after the Gunfight at the OK Corral, when Marshal Jack Reese, was sitting in his office, and was cleaning his six shooter, when suddenly, Ruby, who was one of the "Ladies of the Saloon, (and might I add), "Of the night" ran into the Marshals office yelling to the top of her lungs, "Marshal, Duke is in the saloon again, drunker than a skunk, and he's disrupting our show, you gotta make him stop, arrest him or something"!! "Ok, Ok," said the Marshal, "Is Lil in there today"? "Yes" said Ruby, "But we need you over there RIGHT NOW, he is breakin' up things, people are leaving, you need to get him out of there"! The marshal said "Hummm, Duke you say"? "Yes" she yelled, "C'mon". So the marshal holstered his six-shooter, and then headed over to the Grand Palace Hotel and Saloon. As they were approaching the saloon, the marshal heard Duke throwing chairs, and yelling, "C'mon you yella bellies, do something about it, hey Jake, what are you lookin' at"?

Marshal Reese and Duke went way back, they grew up together, and Duke went his way, and the marshal, well, became a marshal. Jack Reese knew that Duke was behind a lot of shady deals, but could never prove it, so this out burst from Duke was not uncommon. The Marshal made his way into the saloon, and he approached Duke from behind, and when Jake looked at the marshal, Duke spun around, and found the butt of the marshal's six shooter land right on his forehead, knocking him down. The marshal leaned down, and grabbed Duke by his vest, and dragged him out of the saloon, and threw him out on the street. "Go sleep it off Duke, if I told you once, I told you a million times to stay out of the saloon if'n ya can't handle yer liquor". The marshal was heading back into the saloon, (he wanted to see Lil), when he heard Duke behind him saying, "Marshal, you ain't no better then me, well hell, I even heard that you spent some time in Folsom Prison, is that true Marshal"? The marshal slowly turned, he narrowed his eyes at Duke, "That very well may be true, but I learned my lesson, but you haven't learned your you lesson have you?" As the marshal turned to go back into the saloon, someone on the street yelled, "Marshal, look out!" The marshal spun around, and Duke had drawn his gun, and was about ready to shoot the marshal in the back, and the marshal drew his gun, and shot the six shooter out of Duke's hand. "You're under arrest Duke, and your going to spend the night in my jail!"

The marshal picked up Duke's six shooter, and thought for a minute, "I'll tell you what, you have two choices, one, go to jail, or get out of town, and I don't want to see your face in my town again, so which will it be?" "I'll leave," said Duke, "Do I get my gun back?" The marshal emptied the six-shooter, and threw it on the ground at Duke's feet, "Now pick it up, get on your horse, and get!" Duke bent down, holstered his gun, and walked over to his horse, and mounted it, and as he turned to head out of town, the marshal heard him say, "This ain't over marshal, not by long shot, I WILL see you again!" The marshal just grinned, "We'll see Duke, we'll see!" The marshal had received threats like this before from Duke, they don't mean nothin'or do they 

to be continued

Gary W. Halsey Sr. has been writing since he was in Junior High School. He is a retired professional in the Electronics field. He has also appeared in a few movies as a stuntman, and also a singer/actor. His favorite things to write about are Entertainment, Poetry, and Current Events. What inspires him to write about poetry is everyday life experiences that we can all relate to. His poetry is a intriguing collection of original poetry which provides the reader a glimpse into the author's life experiences and views pertaining to a myriad of issues most of us encounter throughout our lives. Gary W. Halsey Sr.'s poetry and articles reflects a creative and insightful mind. For those who perhaps share and relate to these traits of his work, could be found entertaining and thought provoking. Mr. Halsey was born in Frankfort Indiana, in 1946, now retired.  
 
 
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» left by Ken McCreless
 3 years 39 days ago.
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Nice! Is this fiction or a memory from a former life?
» left by Gary W. Halsey Sr. 3 years 39 days ago.
hahahahahah I think a little of both...I want to try my hand at fiction writing, I'll make this a 3 parter....we'll see how it turns out, (theres a robbery involved, and some pretty serious shootouts, and all sorts of action...) we'll see how it ends....Thanks for the read, I really appreciate it buddy....how is the wife doin? good I hope....and same for you. Your pal, and fan.....Gary.
» left by Cecil Nye
 2 years 151 days ago.
8 fans.
This is good, I like your story and i hope you keep sending more like it
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