Death Mask
“The wire was from Captain McNelly. That didn’t surprise him. It was typical of his leadership.
The message did. McNelly had been as suspicious of the reported escape death of Tanneman Rose as Carlow had become.
While the telegraph operator watched silently, Carlow read the lengthy telegram.
ALERT TO KILEEN AND CARLOW…STOP…BELIEVE TANNEMAN ROSE ALIVE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLINGS IN SAN ANTONIO…STOP…FOLLOW-UP ON DEATH REPORT REVEALS LIKELY ESCAPE…STOP…FACE OF MAN IDENTIFIED AS TANNEMAN BURNED AWAY…STOP…FELL IN CAMPFIRE…NO RECOGNITION POSSIBLE…STOP…ONLY HIS NECKLACE FOR PROOF…LOOKS LIKE CAREFUL SETUP…STOP…BELIEVE DEAD GUARD BRIBED THEN KILLED…REAL DEAD PERSON LIKELY FARMER WHO DISAPPEARED SAME NIGHT…STOP…DO NOT BELIEVE THERE IS A GANG…STOP…ARRESTED MAN FOR MURDERS OF JUDGE AND OTHERS LIKELY INNOCENT…STOP…WATCH YOURSELVES…STOP…ADVISE OF SITUATION…STOP…MCNELLY.
“That’s the longest one I’ve gotten since them Injuns killed Custer. Way up north,”
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