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"They Rode to Perdition" starring Arcade's Gang (D&D/Boot Hill)
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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 2263244" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Chapter 82, “The Bounty Hunter”, Sunday, March 12th, 1882, 8:00 P.M.</strong></p><p></p><p>The train carrying Arcade’s Gang arrives in Houston, Texas. They discover that the next passenger train west doesn’t leave until the following afternoon. Arcade comments, “I’m shocked that there aren’t more trains leaving from here. I would think that anybody who came to this city would want to leave right away.” Hank protests until Morgana says, “If Texas is so great then why did you leave it?” </p><p></p><p>They find lodgings for the night at the Shining Star Inn near the train depot as they don’t want to have to lug full trunk any further than they have to. </p><p></p><p>Monday, March 13th, 1882: 9:30 A.M. </p><p></p><p>The group sleeps late and grabs breakfast at the Inn. The breakfast consists of steak, eggs and chili. Morgana gets a salad instead. Breakfast conversation consists of Hank regaling the group on the wonders of various Texas chili recopies. </p><p></p><p>Morgana says that she’d like to go do some shopping. They soon find themselves at the fanciest jewelry store in town and Morgana looks at a number of shiny pieces of nice jewelry. She buys a silver necklace with three quartz pendants. </p><p></p><p>Louie takes an interest too and the proprietor asks him “Is there something in particular you would like to look at?” He replies, “Yeah, something nice so I don’t get hit in the side of the head by girlfriend.” The man also has for sale table settings and asks, “Would she be interested in some silverware or good imported china?” Louie replies, “I from China, that enough for her.” </p><p></p><p>Hank tells Louie “So what? You just find another gal.” Louie says, “Mary Wong only Chinese girl in Promise City. Only other woman I know is Morgana and she already married.” Arcade says, “As big and heavy as that hope chest is I’d say you have nothing to worry about.” Hank adds, “And even if she is angry and kills you, that chest is big enough to bury you in, so you’d still get some use out of it.” He buys some jewelry and the comment is made “That’s the most he’s spent since he bought rice.” </p><p></p><p>It is around 11:00 AM when they are walking down a less traveled street and hear a voice yell out from an alleyway “Drop it”. They look in the alley and see that the comment was made from a very tall man in cowboy clothes, Stetson hat, with long blonde hair and holding a revolver. He is pointing the revolver from point blank range into the back of the head of another man. That man is wearing worn farming clothes and holding a shotgun and pointing it out of the alleyway directly towards Arcade.</p><p></p><p>Morgana exclaims, “What is going on here?” The tall man says in a Texas drawl “Be right with you Ma’am, just as soon as this guy lowers his shotgun.” Arcade, Hank and Sam all draw their revolvers and point them towards the shotgun-toting farmer. “What is this all about?” Arcade states. The tall Texan replies, “This here guy is a bounty hunter.” The Texan reaches into a left hand pants pocket and pulls out a rolled up sheet of yellowed paper, which he tosses to Arcade.</p><p></p><p>Arcade unrolls it to read “Wanted! $ 2,000 reward for the capture of Arcade’s Gang” He reads the remainder, accusing them on three murders in Promise City on January 2nd . The reward cites to total amount for the capture and killing of the entire gang and lesser amounts specifically for Arcade and Sure-shot Sam. Hey, “We’re being accused of something that we actually didn’t do!” Sam exclaims. </p><p></p><p>They tell the bounty hunter “We didn’t do this. We weren’t even in the United States at the time.” He replies, “Not my problem. Bounty’s still valid.” The Texan tells the bounty hunter, “Cole, these guys are on to you. Best to quit while you’re ahead. Empty the ammunition out of your weapons and go.” The man does as instructed but also tells the Texan “You’re a dead man. Nobody orders Irby Cole around.” “I’ll take my chances,” the Texan replies. </p><p></p><p>Once the bounty hunter walks away Arcade says, “Thanks, but why’d you do that?” The Texan replies, “Not here. Let’s go somewhere private to talk.” The group hadn’t checked out of the hotel yet since they didn’t want to have to lug Louie’s trunk around so they go back there. When asked for a name the man replies, “Tex”.</p><p></p><p>Once they are all back in the room and the door is shut and locked Hank asks “What was that all about?” Tex replies, “Around ten weeks ago a group sought revenge against a guy staying at the Comstock House back in Promise City. He drew on them as did two of his friends and the group shot the three dead. The three dead men worked for Elton Hubbard, owner of the largest mine in town and he issued the reward.” </p><p></p><p>“But why did they think it was us?” Louie asks. Tex replies, “The consisted of a tough male gunslinger, several human cowboy-types, an Indian, a half-orc and a centaur.” “Okay, that does sound like us,” Sam comments. Tex says, “Yes, but there were some key differences. The centaur was female and the Indian was male, but they decided not to let those facts get in the way of the accusation.” “Figures,” Louie comments. </p><p></p><p>Tex continues, “Your gambler friend Conrad Booth has seen some the group and insisted it wasn’t you but Hubbard was sure that is was. The bounty hunter Irby Cole hung around town a few weeks before leaving.” Arcade comments, “But We just got back in the county a few days ago and haven’t been using our names. How’d he find us so quickly?” Arcade asks. Tex replies, “Bad luck on your part. Cole lives here in Houston and he saw you this morning. Your group doesn’t exactly blend it.”</p><p></p><p>Morgana says, “Okay, that tells us who he is but not who are you and why you decided to help us.” He reaches down and removes a ring from his right ring finger. Once the ring leaves his hand he transforms into Manuel Gonzales, friend, wizard and Morgana’s teacher from back in Promise City. “Ah, that explains a lot,” she says. He replies, “Yes my little bird, it should. I imagine you all have a great many more questions.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 2263244, member: 8530"] [B]Chapter 82, “The Bounty Hunter”, Sunday, March 12th, 1882, 8:00 P.M.[/B] The train carrying Arcade’s Gang arrives in Houston, Texas. They discover that the next passenger train west doesn’t leave until the following afternoon. Arcade comments, “I’m shocked that there aren’t more trains leaving from here. I would think that anybody who came to this city would want to leave right away.” Hank protests until Morgana says, “If Texas is so great then why did you leave it?” They find lodgings for the night at the Shining Star Inn near the train depot as they don’t want to have to lug full trunk any further than they have to. Monday, March 13th, 1882: 9:30 A.M. The group sleeps late and grabs breakfast at the Inn. The breakfast consists of steak, eggs and chili. Morgana gets a salad instead. Breakfast conversation consists of Hank regaling the group on the wonders of various Texas chili recopies. Morgana says that she’d like to go do some shopping. They soon find themselves at the fanciest jewelry store in town and Morgana looks at a number of shiny pieces of nice jewelry. She buys a silver necklace with three quartz pendants. Louie takes an interest too and the proprietor asks him “Is there something in particular you would like to look at?” He replies, “Yeah, something nice so I don’t get hit in the side of the head by girlfriend.” The man also has for sale table settings and asks, “Would she be interested in some silverware or good imported china?” Louie replies, “I from China, that enough for her.” Hank tells Louie “So what? You just find another gal.” Louie says, “Mary Wong only Chinese girl in Promise City. Only other woman I know is Morgana and she already married.” Arcade says, “As big and heavy as that hope chest is I’d say you have nothing to worry about.” Hank adds, “And even if she is angry and kills you, that chest is big enough to bury you in, so you’d still get some use out of it.” He buys some jewelry and the comment is made “That’s the most he’s spent since he bought rice.” It is around 11:00 AM when they are walking down a less traveled street and hear a voice yell out from an alleyway “Drop it”. They look in the alley and see that the comment was made from a very tall man in cowboy clothes, Stetson hat, with long blonde hair and holding a revolver. He is pointing the revolver from point blank range into the back of the head of another man. That man is wearing worn farming clothes and holding a shotgun and pointing it out of the alleyway directly towards Arcade. Morgana exclaims, “What is going on here?” The tall man says in a Texas drawl “Be right with you Ma’am, just as soon as this guy lowers his shotgun.” Arcade, Hank and Sam all draw their revolvers and point them towards the shotgun-toting farmer. “What is this all about?” Arcade states. The tall Texan replies, “This here guy is a bounty hunter.” The Texan reaches into a left hand pants pocket and pulls out a rolled up sheet of yellowed paper, which he tosses to Arcade. Arcade unrolls it to read “Wanted! $ 2,000 reward for the capture of Arcade’s Gang” He reads the remainder, accusing them on three murders in Promise City on January 2nd . The reward cites to total amount for the capture and killing of the entire gang and lesser amounts specifically for Arcade and Sure-shot Sam. Hey, “We’re being accused of something that we actually didn’t do!” Sam exclaims. They tell the bounty hunter “We didn’t do this. We weren’t even in the United States at the time.” He replies, “Not my problem. Bounty’s still valid.” The Texan tells the bounty hunter, “Cole, these guys are on to you. Best to quit while you’re ahead. Empty the ammunition out of your weapons and go.” The man does as instructed but also tells the Texan “You’re a dead man. Nobody orders Irby Cole around.” “I’ll take my chances,” the Texan replies. Once the bounty hunter walks away Arcade says, “Thanks, but why’d you do that?” The Texan replies, “Not here. Let’s go somewhere private to talk.” The group hadn’t checked out of the hotel yet since they didn’t want to have to lug Louie’s trunk around so they go back there. When asked for a name the man replies, “Tex”. Once they are all back in the room and the door is shut and locked Hank asks “What was that all about?” Tex replies, “Around ten weeks ago a group sought revenge against a guy staying at the Comstock House back in Promise City. He drew on them as did two of his friends and the group shot the three dead. The three dead men worked for Elton Hubbard, owner of the largest mine in town and he issued the reward.” “But why did they think it was us?” Louie asks. Tex replies, “The consisted of a tough male gunslinger, several human cowboy-types, an Indian, a half-orc and a centaur.” “Okay, that does sound like us,” Sam comments. Tex says, “Yes, but there were some key differences. The centaur was female and the Indian was male, but they decided not to let those facts get in the way of the accusation.” “Figures,” Louie comments. Tex continues, “Your gambler friend Conrad Booth has seen some the group and insisted it wasn’t you but Hubbard was sure that is was. The bounty hunter Irby Cole hung around town a few weeks before leaving.” Arcade comments, “But We just got back in the county a few days ago and haven’t been using our names. How’d he find us so quickly?” Arcade asks. Tex replies, “Bad luck on your part. Cole lives here in Houston and he saw you this morning. Your group doesn’t exactly blend it.” Morgana says, “Okay, that tells us who he is but not who are you and why you decided to help us.” He reaches down and removes a ring from his right ring finger. Once the ring leaves his hand he transforms into Manuel Gonzales, friend, wizard and Morgana’s teacher from back in Promise City. “Ah, that explains a lot,” she says. He replies, “Yes my little bird, it should. I imagine you all have a great many more questions.” [/QUOTE]
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