Twenty-one minutes before the train pulled into Yellow Sky, six men were in the Weary Gentlemen bar. While these were mainly regulars, one, a drummer, was a newcomer, and talked a great deal. The rest of the town was quiet.
Suddenly, the drummer's chatter is interrupted by a man bursting through the doors of the bar. He announces that Scratchy Wilson is drunk and has turned loose on the town. The men in the bar react immediately, some exiting from the back door, others noticeably disturbed. The bartender locks and barricades the doors. The drummer is puzzled and is warned to stay away from the doors - there will be some shooting, if not a fight. The only person who will fight Scratchy is Jack Potter, and he is out of town. Scratchy is.....
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