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the cattle rustlers. A fter some talk hack and forth b y various ranchers, it was decided they should hire a man who would take it upon him self to rid the country of this enemy. T o that they all agreed. But who? That was the big question. Various names were considered and then finally they settled on Tom Ketch- urn. H e was a young man, tall and handsome, who lived over on the other side o f Medicine Bow M oun tain. Like Saul of old, he stood out from the rest of the crowd. A ll that anyone knew about him was all good. He was of fine character and courage and seemed to have what it would take to do the job. I ’d met Tom back in Cheyenne during Frontier Days, probably about two years before, and so I was very interested in this offer that was made to him. T o m y surprise, he accepted it. I didn’t blame him because it sure sounded tempting to anyone who might be looking for work w ith a promise of adventure. He was to get a regular salary, and on top of that, $500 for every cattle rustler or horse thief he caught dead or alive. Since the Governor and sheriff from Cheyenne were present, Tom was put through a ceremony during wh ich he was sworn into office. He pledged to be obedient to his supe riors and to cooperate with them fully. A ll this gave the ranchers new hope. They returned to their homes believing their troubles would soon be over and that their livestock would be safe because of Tom Ketchum, who was to be known as the ranchers’ private sheriff. Cer tainly no one could blame them for feeling like that. Sometime later, about a year, I happened to be in Cheyenne, and so I went in to see m y old friend Sheriff Bart Lawson. I asked him how things were going out in the Arrowhead Ranch country and if he had heard anything about Tom Ketchum lately. “ Sure have,” he said, “ and unfortunately, it isn’t good.” “ I thought that after the ranchers hired him for their private sheriff the loss of stock would become a thing of the past,” I said. “ W ell, fo r a while it did look that
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