SADDLEBAG DISPATCHES
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John McPherson
TOMBSTONE’s r e h t o SHOOTOUT Augustus Octavus McMillan did not fancy the idea of killin’, but he strapped on his gun to go up against one of the west’s most notorious villains. Now the villain had stolen his gal; the winsome Miss Ruby Pascal. Though laid back and mellow she ran the bordello that served the surrounding locale. So he challenged the villain to meet for a showdown on East Fremont Street. Their guns would decide who would take as a bride, Miss Ruby, that scandalous treat. Drawing first, of course, was the villain shooting wild, not close to McMillan who aimed for the heart of the most private part of the villain to avoid a killin’.
