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Episode Six concluded with:
Laverty cursed from his position on the roof of
the Rome saloon. Fenton Goulding was still on the roof of Oliver’s General
Store clinging to his Winchester, but not firing it. He had his head low as he
watched Ed Horton bleed to death in the street. Goulding looked terrified and
reduced to being a bystander.
Wes Torveen was under the wagon. The gunfighter
knew where two of his ambushers were located. Goulding was now useless as was
Ed Horton, who was dead or dying. What had been intended as a quick ambush
could now turn into a long standoff.
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Wiggins
fired another shot from the alley. But the bartender’s courage was dwindling.
He stayed too far back in the shadows and the bullet was propelled harmlessly
through the air. Wiggins’ shot only further spooked the wagon’s horses, all
four of which were lurching against their reins.
The
sheriff fired again at One Arm Lightning, and again had to roll as the
gunfighter returned fire. Laverty spotted Buck Torveen at the door of the
general store. Buck fired a shot in the lawman’s direction but it was only a
ruse to gain his brother’s confidence.
Buck
ran to the wagon, jumped onto the bed and crouched down behind a side board.
“How many of them are there, Wes?”
The
gunfighter was fooled by the charade. “At least two. There’s another in the
alley beside the store. Get off the wagon! You’re a sitting duck!”
Confident
that he had his brother’s trust, Buck hurried to the seat of the wagon and
released the brake. The jittery horses immediately lurched forward. A
horrifying cry of pain cut the air as one of the back wheels of the wagon ran
over Wes Torveen.
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Laverty watched all this from his position across the street on the saloon
roof. He stared in wonderment at the crushed figure on the ground. Wes
Torveen’s arm was moving up and down as if signaling for help. A shrill cry of
pain came from his mouth.
Laverty
took careful aim and fired twice. Torveen’s arm dropped to the ground. His cry ceased.
The
sheriff smiled as he holstered his gun. He was the lawman who had brought down
One Arm Lightning.
Tomorrow:
Episode eight of One Arm Lightning
