CHAPTER 22 GUN SCHOOL

JACK HAS SUSIE AND IN HER HAND IS A COLT 44. JACK SHOW HER HOW TO HOLD IT.

JACK NOW SUSIE HOLD YOUR BREATH, PUT TIP FINGER ON TRIGGER.COCK BACK HAMMER.

PUT THE FRONT SIGHT ON TARGET AND SQUEEZE TRIGGER, BAAAAAM

SUSIE DID I HIT IT??

JACK YOU HIT CLOSE ,,BUT GOT KEEP EYES OPEN. NOW COCK IT AGAIN ,,KEEP EYES OPEN.

BAAAAM GUN FIRE AGAIN THIS TIME SHE HITS ,,THE PINE COMB ON STRING.

JACK GOOD ,NOW ITS JUST LIKE POINT FINGER. LOWER THE GUN. RAISE IT UP COCK HAMMER AS YOU RAISE IT UP AND POINT AT PINE COMB AND FIRE.

SUSIE DOES AS JACK SAID SLOWLY RAISE GUN COCKING HAMMER BACK AND POINT TO PINE COMB AND FIRE. AGAIN SHE HIT IT.

JACK, YOU RIGHT NOW JUST FOCUS ON SPOT ON THAT PINE COMB .RAISE IT COCK AS YOU DO POINT AND FIRE.

SUSIE DOES IT AGAIN AND HIT THE PINE COMB AGAIN.

JACK NOW YOU GOT IT RAISE ,COCK ,AND POINT ,AND FIRE. 1,2,3,4, DO IT AGAIN,

SUSIE RAISE GUN POINT AND FIRE.BAAAAM AND GOOD HIT ON PINE COMB.

they do this until all three 44s are use up

JACK NOW RELOADING SCHOOL, FIRST COCK HAMMER BACK UNTIL HEAR A CLICK,

jack cock hammer back and there a click.

JACK TAKE OFF OLD FIRE CAPS THEY USE UP.

jack turns the cylinder removing the use caps.

JACK TAKE THIS CONTAINER BLACK POWDER STICK IN OPEN IN CYLINDER AND WIGGLE THREE TIMES. PUT BALL IN THEN. THEN PULL DOWN THIS LEVER, SEE THE PISTON COME DOWN AND PACK THE BALL DOWN ON POWDER.

jack does this to all cylinders.

JACK NOW HERE WHY MY GUN WORK AND YOURS DID NOT,"LIZZIE" YOU DO THIS IF NOT GOING USE SOON.

jack remove the powder from around him, then light a candle let burn little and pore few drops wax in each cylinder,

JACK THIS SEAL IT FROM MOISTURE IN AIR. OR RAIN. THAT'S HOW I KEEP MY SHOT IN SHOT GUN

LOT CANDLE WAX.

JACK NOW PUT NEW CAPS BACK ON THE PINS ,, SHE READY TO GO.

LIZZIE THAT WHY YOUR WORK MY GUN DID NOT,

JACK WHEN YOU FIGHTING CAN NOT AFFORD A MISFIRE.

JACK NOW SUSIE YOU LOAD NEXT TWO GUNS.

jack set back as Susie repeats what jack just did,

JACK GET BOTH GUNS LOADED BEFORE LIGHT CANDLE. BE SURE REMOVE THE POWDER BE FOR LIGHT IT.

jack watch Susie close to see she did it right. Susie load both cylinders with powder and ball an tamp them down with the packing ram on bottom of gun. then she remove powder and lit the candle and pore wax ,in each cylinder ,and put new caps on..

JACK OK NOW YOU SHOOT MORE.

lizzie and Susie went out tee pee and jack follow and just watch, Susie was counting as she went threw the motions and firing.

SUSIE 1,2,3,4 BAAAM 1,2,3,4,BAAAAM1,2,3,4 BAAAM, THIS WENT ON ,SUSIE RIGHT ON TARGET EACH SHOT,

red bear walks up and watches

SUSIE 1,2,3,4 BAAAM, 1,2,3,4 BAAAM. HIT, HIT.

RED BEAR in sign SHE GOOD.

JACK in sign WOMEN ARE BY NATURE GOOD SHOTS, THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH BREATHING.

RED BEAR in sign I REMEMBER THAT. JACK WHEN YOU GOING TO TRADING POST? LOOKS LIKE RAIN TOMORROW.

JACK in sign SUSIE IS ABOUT READY TO GO, IF RAIN TOMORROW ,WE GO NEXT DAY, SUSIE SHOOTING UP ALL BALL AND POWDER.

LIZZIE JACK SHE EMPTY THE PISTOLS.

JACK HAVE HER RELOAD THEM AGAIN, SHE NEED THE WORK, POWDER IS GETTING OLD WE NEED NEW STOCK.

LIZZIE SMILES YES HUN, THIS IS FUN, WE GO TO TRADING POST SOON?

JACK TOMORROW IF DO NOT RAIN. RED BEAR SAY IT RAIN TOMORROW.

LIZZIE with smile THAT OLD CHICKEN THIEF CORNS ACKING.

lizzie and Susie go in tee pee to reload pistols, lot giggling going on.

RED BEAR in sign I GLAD THEM TWO TOGETHER, THEY BOTH HAPPY.

JACK in sign IT GOOD FOR THEM AND ME, NOW GOT TWO WATCHING MY BACK. BOTH GOOD WOMEN.

RED BEAR in sign SOON BE TIME YOU TO GO.

JACK in sign WE WANT CATCH 30 MARES AND STALLION TO START HEARD WITH.

RED BEAR in sign THERE IS BIG HEARD 50 MILES WEST HERE ,LOT BIGGER THAN CLOSE HEARD. I SEND 5 BRAVES HELP YOU CATCH THEM.

JACK in sign BIG HEARD 50 MILES FROM HERE, GOOD ,I DID NOT WANT TO SHORT YOU ON MUSTANGS.

RED BEAR in sign MORE YOU CAN DEAL WITH. LEAD BY BIG BLACK STALLION.

JACK in sign GOOD I NEED A GOOD MOUNT, NOW SAM GONE. I WONDER HOW HE DOING?????

FORT RILEY KANSAS TWO RIDERS AND BIG GRAY PULLING A TRAVIS APPROACHING THE GATE ,,THE BUGEL SOUNDS. ONE RIDERS IS CAPTAIN RICHARDSON THE OTHER IS CHEROKEE BILL.

BOTH MEN HAVE NOSE COVER BY A RAG THE SMELL IS GREAT.

GUARD AT GATE ,, WELCOME BACK CAPTAIN RICHARDSON AND SOLUTES HIM

CAPTAIN RICHARDSON GOOD BE BACK SERGEANT.

GUARD WHAT'S THAT SMELL?

CAPTAIN RICHARDSON THAT'S GRAY RIDER, JACK JOHNSON, BLOW HIS HEAD OFF THEN SURRENDER.

GUARD HE KILL HIM SELF!

CHEROKEE BILL YES AFTER HE KILL THE CORPORAL AND SERGEANT WITH US. RAN OUT AMMUNITION USE HIS SHOT GUN ON HIM SELF.

CAPTAIN RICHARDSON GOES IN TO REPORT TO CORONIAL

CORONIAL ROBERSON A KNOCK ON THE DOOR "COME IN"

CAPTAIN RICHARDSON "SIR" I HAVE RETURN FORM MISSION "SIR"

CORONIAL ROBERSON YOU CATCH GRAY RIDER?" SIR"

CAPTAIN RICHARDSON "YES AND NO" HERE MY OFFICIAL REPORT "SIR"

CORONIAL ROBERSON READS THE REPORT. SAY JACK JOHNSON KILL HIM SELF WHEN YOU HAD HIM CORNERED.

CAPTAIN RICHARDSON WHAT MY REPORT SAYS "SIR" AFTER KILLING A SERGEANT AND CORPORAL.

CORONIAL ROBERSON get up look out the widow at body on Travis. WHAT'S THE UNOFFICIAL REPORT CAPTAIN?

CAPTAIN RICHARDSON HERE IT IS "SIR"

CORONIAL ROBERSON reads the report YOU SURE THE SERGEANT AND CORPORAL KILL JACKS GIRL?

CAPTAIN RICHARDSON I GOT PRIVET SIMS DYING CONFESSION ,WITNESS BY TWO MEN SAYS THAT "SIR"

CORONIAL ROBERSON THEN JACK STILL OUT THERE?

CAPTAIN RICHARDSON , HIS WOMAN SAID GIVE THIS TO HIS UNCLE, I BELIEVE THIS IS FOR YOU "SIR" captain hand coronial the note plus the bag gold coin.

CORONIAL ROBERSON GUST THE TRUTH IS OUT SIR. he reads the note and has a smile.

CORONIAL ROBERSON I GOT GOOD NEWS FOR YOU MAJOR, YOU BE POST COMMANDER IN A WEEK. MY RETIREMENT CAME THREW. YOU BEEN PROMOTED.

HERE MY OLD SET OAK LEAFS HOPE YOU DO THEM WELL.

MAJOR RICHARDSON I WANT TAKE A COMPANY OF TROOPS AND MAKE SURE THEY PAY CHEROKEE BILL THE REWARD. I AM PREPARED TO SIGN A STATEMENT THAT'S JACK JOHNSON OUT THERE.

CORONIAL ROBERSON YOU SIGN IT I'LL NOTARIZE IT. ONE MY LAST OFFICIAL ACTS AS POST COMMANDER BE COMMIT FRAUD HEHEHE THEY GOT IT COMING,,KILL MY NIECE WILL THEY.