Then he crossed to as strange a bulletin board as ever an outlaw camp boasted. The freshest and most prominent "Wanted" placard held his entire attention, as it was the first time he had seen it since he had ordered a few of them printed and privately and particularly distributed by his friend the sheriff of Bison County, Montana. Below a reasonably good likeness of himself appeared with the usual flare of the small-town printer:
$1,000 REWARD
DEAD or ALIVE
This amount will be paid by the
undersigned for the capture in any
form of
JACK CHILDRESS
wanted for horse stealing. Has
taken name of Mounted Police
officer and may wear uniform.
And there followed a description that was more or less accurate.
Childress spent several minutes studying this poster; then he crossed to the bar.
"Pen and ink," he requested.
The bartender looked startled; the drinkers glanced up.