There was no doubt that Jim Allen, alias Jim Asher, alias the “Laramie Kid,” and other aliases too numerous to recount, had been having a run of hard luck. Things had been breaking badly for Laramie, as he was more generally known down where the Gila flows. Laramie was of medium height, rather scrawny, thin faced, peaked nosed, generally in need of a shave and a haircut--a tough hombre withal, and of exceeding speed with a six-shooter. Poker was a passion with Laramie, and he had an idea that all dealers were crooked. He knew what he’d do, if he were in their place--and blamed them exceedingly for doing it.…
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