2-Gun Western, February 1954 — page 71: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

THE SHERIFF TRIES TWIN SIXES by JOHNNY LAWSON “@ corral fence, “the hand is quicker than the eye.” He grinned slightly as he’ pulled the ace of clubs from Cactus Hardin’s weatherbeaten neck. The group of cow- ‘ = Sa rT 4g) ‘yay $ a. = i ees ee eke } tat ON Ses eo er 7 Burlap Bates was heading for the Crystal-gazer's Studio. pokes about him hoorawed. They got a kick out of Burlap’s card tricks, but the Crescent Bar owner didn’t. More than once, Burlap had been warned to quit fooling around and get to work. Burlap just grinned, and took his time. He had a yen to even- tually become Sherviff Bill Stowe’s O YUH SEE, gents,” drawled Burlap Bates, perched on the top rail of the Crescent Bar f Pa sane ee a oe (‘ The holdup wasn't Sheriff Bill Stowe's only troubie, but it was the only law-jeb he could handle with guns! Copyright 1942 Newsstand Publications, WESTERN CLASSIC a deputy, help the iatter run down the recent daring holdups. But he kept pretty quiet about that. Nobody ever took Burlap Bates seriously. “Now here’s another one,” the lean puncher continued, shuffling his deck. “Knowed as the ‘Wayward Kings.’ Yuh just pick any card an’—” CORMICLOOOKS Ine, (C@