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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 1298090" data-attributes="member: 8530">Chapter 31, “What’s Up Doc”, October 24th, 1881, 3:00 P.M.:Arcade comments, “Sheriff, you said that the Earps owned a Saloon.  Which one?”   Behan replies, “Haffords Saloon at the corner of Allen and Fourth.”  “We’ll make sure we hit that one tonight,” Hank states.  They thank the Sheriff for his hospitality and he thanks them for helping out.The gang heads over to the Harwood House, which is on Freemont, the back of the building facing towards the O.K. Corral over on Allen Street.   They introduce themselves to Jake Harwood (brother of William A. Harwood, Tombstone’s first Mayor) who has been expecting them.  He says he has five rooms available, four on the second floor and one on the first, and asks how many they will need.  “We’ll take all five,” Morgana states, “And make sure that mine has a tub in it.”    He hands her the key to the first floor room, saying that he prefers to not have to lug the water upstairs, and says he will get the tub filled right away.   Morgana’s key has #3 on it, and the others are #6, #7, #9 and #10.   “How many guest rooms you got here?” Hank asks.   Howard replies, “Ten, four on the first floor six on the second.”   “Who are the other two living on the second floor?” Arcade asks suspiciously.   Howard replies, “Two long-term tenants.  Neil Tolsohn is in room #5.  He’s a bartender down the street at the Occidental Saloon.   The guy in room #8 is Rex Hooper.  He works for the Territorial Governor as a member of the Arizona Rangers, and is usually away on patrol, so you probably won’t even see him.” “Let’s meet back here in a hour,” Arcade states.  Everyone heads to his or her respective rooms.  Morgana tells Howard to go fetch the water.   She inspects the tub in her room, casting a Clean Cantrip on it to eliminate evidence of past bathers.    She waits for Howard to draws her bath for her and then departs.  She then casts a druid spell to heat the water up to a comfortable temperature before sliding into the tub.   She sings during the bath, her voice resonating through the building.  When they join up in the lobby she changed her appearance, looking once again like a dignified upper class Easterner rather than an Indian maiden.   Jake Howard does not act at all surprised by the change, and she comments to Arcade “He’s more observant than you are.”  “That’s not saying much,” Louie comments.    Sam has brought his rifle, which Howard says needs to be left back I the room, stating “There is a city ordinance against carrying firearms in the street.   Nobody ever bothers about side arms, as long as they stay holstered, but carrying around a rifle is asking for trouble.”  Sam quickly brings it back to his room, actually feeling safer without it now that he has heard about the city ordinance.   They all head over to the Paradise Saloon for some supper.   It is still early, with only a few patrons in the establishment.   Each of the men order either a beer or beer and a shot of whiskey.  Morgana orders wine, and is brought a glass of a vile smelling maroon-colored liquid that may have once been wine but was clearly not stored properly.   She reconsiders and gets a beer instead.   They each order the house special for the meal, a bean and beef stew with freshly baked bread. Arcade attempts to drop his name several times during the meal but the bartender either has never heard of him, doesn’t believe it’s really him or doesn’t care.  At the end of the meal the three humans decide to go bar hopping.  Morgana decides that she wants to go shopping instead and Louie offers to accompany her.   “Alright, but don’t let him try to buy any rice,” Arcade warns.    The two of them head over to “Cole’s General Store” on Freemont Street, where she asks to see what they have in stock for material.    She buys a few yards of a dyed linen material and asks the proprietor if there is a tailor in town.   He gives them directions to a place over on Allen Street. As the sun sets in the distance the guys head down the street to Haffords Saloon.   By this point it is started to fill up with patrons.   They stand out, as there do not appear to be any cowboys in this establishment, with the patrons all look to be residents of Tombstone.   A good-sized man with a thick mustache is sitting at a barstool drinking heavily, so Hank and Arcade move up to the bar, sitting on either side of him.   Hank nods in the man’s direction and introduces himself saying, “Howdy, name’s Hank Hill.  I just got into town a few hours ago.”   The man downs another drink and replies, “Hello, name’s Doc Holliday.  What brings you to Tombstone?”   Arcade speaks up, saying “He’s with me.  Are you a Physician?”  “Yep,” the man replies, as he orders up another glass of whiskey.    Arcade extends his hand in greeting, giving Holliday a firm grip while stating “Name’s Arcade.”   Holliday’s handshake tightens in response as he says “Arcade?  From Promise City?”  “A’Yup,” is Arcade’s response.   “Why are you here?” Holliday asks.   “Got bored, decided to check out a few other places,” is Arcade’s answer. The three continue to sit at the bar drinking, without any further conversation.   After an hour Arcade pays the tab then leaves, with Hank and Sam following him out.    Once out on the street Hank says, “I’ve heard of that guy.  He’s suppose to be bad news.”   “That’s what I’ve heard as well.   Shouldn’t take too long now for word of our arrival to get back to the Earps.”   Hank replies, “Think you’re right there.  I tell you what, we should now find us a cowboy bar, for word to get back to that other group.”  Across town, Morgana and Louie are at the Dubois Tailor Shoppe, where the proprietor Jacques François Dubois has been taking measurements to fit her for a dress.   During the fitting she converses with him in fluent French, getting him to talk about himself while revealing nothing more than the fact that she is unmarried about herself.  Louie continues to play his usual role of being her valet.   The Frenchman has shown her several examples of his work throughout the shop and she is pleased with what she sees, pointing out which lace she wants him to use to.  When he is finished he inquires as to when she wants the dress to be finished.   She says, “I guess I’ll want it as soon as possible, as I don’t know how long my team, Arcade’s Gang, will be in town.”    The man’s jaw just about strikes the floor at hearing that, and he stammers out “Arcade’s Gang!  Sacra bleu!   The one’s who shot Billy the Kid?”   She replies, “Actually, he wasn’t shot.  I killed him myself with my knives.”   Louie adds “That’s not entirely true.  It wasn’t just your knives, you finished him off with a hatchet.”   The tailor’s face turns pale.  She then sweetly asks, “Now, when did you say the dress would be ready?”   He swears that it will be completed by the morning, even if he has to stay up all night working on it.   She thanks him and then departs with Louie, the two of them heading back to the Boarding House. The other trio has found themselves their ‘cowboy bar’ further down Freemont Street, namely the aforementioned Occidental Saloon.    “You Neil Tolsohn?” Hank asks the bartender.   The man replies “Yah,” in a thick Scandinavian accent.    Hanks replies, “We’re boarding over at the same place as you.”  Arcade adds softly, “But you may want to keep that fact to yourself.”  Hank interjects, “You’re about to find out why”   Arcade then raises his voice and states “Name’s Arcade.  You might have heard of me.”   Everyone inside the building reacts to hearing that, and the trio is soon being bought drinks and asked to tell the story of the ‘Promise City Shootout’, as the incident has come to be called.They stay at this Saloon until close to midnight.   One of the more interesting people they meet is the notorious Johny Ringo, who tells them of a near shootout that he almost had a few months back with Doc Holliday.    He says that he and the Doc had cleared the streets and were both fixing to draw on each other when Deputy Sheriff Billy Breckenridge intervened and with a few other bystanders managed to stop the fight.  Arcade comments that he met Breckenridge back at the Promise City Shootout, and that the Deputy Sheriff was the one who positively identified Billy the Kid’s body.   As the evening progresses Ringo speaks loudly of his desire to kill Wyatt Earp, who he considers to be the worst one of the Earp brothers.</blockquote>

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