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    The Old Man
    The Old Man
    The Old Man
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    The Old Man

    By J.C. Hulsey

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    Brian Cavanaugh (Alias Kid Cavanaugh) has just reached the half century mark in his life. People have always said if a professional gunfighter lives past fifty, he is either very good or very lucky. At this age, he has decided to hang up his gun and retire so, he started traveling across the country to return to his childhood home of Rickety Springs, Texas, Wire Rim County located in central Texas and live out the rest of his life in a peaceful environment.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOutlaws Publishing LLC
    Release dateDec 16, 2014
    ISBN9781519939272
    The Old Man
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    J.C. Hulsey

    I really can't explain how or why I write. It's like an explosion in my brain and the words come flowing out like a raging river and then other times like a frozen glazier. I wrote a twenty-eight page booklet of poetry over the course of two days and nights. I mention nights because as soon as my head hits the pillow, it's like a switch goes off in my brain and I have to write. J.C. Hulsey J.C. Hulsey has lived in Midlothian, Texas for thirty years. He's a father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He has been married for 56 years. He enjoys Western movies and TV Shows, (especially the older ones) and reading about Mail-Order Brides. He is also the owner of six cats (all stray cats, showed up on the back porch) and one dog (rescue dog) He worked for 33 years at Bell Helicopter. He served in the USAF for five years, and the Air National Guard for four years. He has always wanted to be an author. He started writing songs in his early twenties. He recorded a couple of songs in the late 1960s. He started writing poetry in the 1970s to share with others. He self-published them on Amazon in 2013. He still felt the need to write something different. He tried writing a book in the 1970s, but it was never finished. In 2014, he felt the urge to write a western novel. However, he needed something different than what was on the market. What about a young Christian Gunfighter? He now has 44 books on Amazon.com

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      Book preview

      The Old Man - J.C. Hulsey

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      A very special Thank You to Ed Martin.

      A brand new friend. Thanks Ed

      CHAPTER ONE

      Rickety Springs, Wire Rim County, Texas - 1878

      Brian Cavanaugh shook his head as he contemplated what the date was. It was his birthday. Brian has just reached the half century mark in his life. People have always said if a professional gunfighter lives past fifty, he is either very good or very lucky. At this age, he has decided to hang up his gun and retire. So, he has started traveling across the country to return to the place where he had the happiest days in his life and live out the rest of his life in a peaceful environment.

      However, life isn't always fair, or maybe it is. Perhaps a person has to atone for his past sins before he can live in peace. Brian stands six feet four inches, has graying hair that at one time was brown in color. His gunmetal gray eyes are the color of his six shooter and can cut a person down, almost as fast as his pistol, with his glare. His body is thicker than as a young man, but his reflexes are just as fast, if not faster. It took years of practice to hone his skills. He has a keen eye and can bring down an opponent at sixty yards without any problem.

      It was rumored that Wild Bill Hickok shot a man in the heart, seventy five yards away, with on old ball and cap. 36 caliber pistol. Howeve, that's isn’t called a rumor for no reason. Legends have always been able to shoot better than normal folks.

      Cavanaugh killed his first man when he was twenty two years old.

      I had been enjoying a drink at the local watering hole and accidentally brushed against a man's arm causing him to spill his drink. Words were exchanged and a challenge was thrown out. Being young and uneducated in the ways of the world, I accepted the challenge and stepped into the street.

      I had only been wearing my Colt.45 Peacemaker a little over a month, but every chance I had I would go into the woods and practice, not only shooting straight, but also perfecting my fast draw. I was sure I was as fast as anybody else. I stepped into the street first and put the sun at my back.

      There was a hot Texas sun about halfway down in the sky. I could see that the glare was blinding the other man. I took my gunman's stance that I had been practicing for weeks. I could feel the fear of the situation that I had gotten himself into. Sweat started running between my shoulder blades.

      Oh, Lord, I don't want to die. Please, if you'll just get me out of this, I promise I’ll live a good life.

      The other man reached for his gun and my slug tore into his body, entering just to the right of the center of his chest. His hand released the gun that he had barely gotten out of his holster. He looked down at the hole that was leaking blood into his shirt, then looked at me with a scared look on his face. He crumpled to the ground in a heap. His body jerked a few times and then lay still.

      CHAPTER TWO

      I returned my pistol to my holster just as the sheriff ran up. 

      Alright, Cavanaugh. Let's go.

      Go where. It was self-defense. Ask anybody. They all saw it.

      Let's talk about it in my office. Come on.

      "You

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