The Return (lyttlejoe)

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The Return

3Gun stood quietly at the saloon door

watching the three riders coming down the street


"What did you find at the mine, por favor?"

They tied their horses and climbed down on their feet


Over drinks at a table, 3Gun heard their fable

his patience and temperature rising


The crooks and supplies left alone but unable

to escape without horses, not surprising


Lean mentioned her doubts about Steel and the map

stannbear felt sick and left for a nap

CrazyGoose was afraid the tale was a trap

3Gun dismissed the whole story as crap

He told them that Alister had called him a sap

And let Hunter fill all their heads with his pap

He was Croc's man from the drop of his cap

And had left town to meet him today.


Alister had been picked up by the territory Marshall

He would stand trial in a different place

With time served his sentence would just be a trifle

And then he could return to his place


3Gun organized a posse to fetch the women and supplies

Then they fashioned a plan to catch the bad guys

Or at least, together, give it their best tries

None were too keen going out to Destiny's skies

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