,3ROY'S ,GAP

,? 0 ! WAY ( X1 DON'T Y "K--
,RYAN 0 ,8WANT$0' = /1L+ %EEP1
,& N"E A TROOP]1 HI< OR L[1
,CD F9D HM--CAT* A W1SEL ASLEEP6
,TILL ,TROOP] ,SCOTT1 F ! ,/OCKMAN'S
  ,=D--
,A BU%MAN1 TOO1 Z ,I'VE HE>D !M TELL--
,*.ED 6F9D HM DRUNK Z A "L
,R.D AT ! ,%AD[ ( ,D1? ,HOTEL4

,D'Y\ "K ! PLACE8 ,X'S A WAYSIDE 9N1
,A L[ GROG-%ANTY--A BU%MAN TRAP1
,HID+ AWAY 9 XS %AME & S9
,"U ! %ELT] ( ,3ROY'S ,GAP--
,"U ! %ADE ( T FR[N+ RANGE1
,! R\<E/ CR[D T "E DREW BR1?--
,?IEVES & R[DIES1 UNC\? & /RANGE1
,7 MU/]$ R.D AT ! ,%AD[ ( ,D1?4

,! TROOP] KNEW T 8 MAN WD SLIDE
,L A D+O PUP1 IF HE SAW ! *.E2
,&) HALF A />T ON ! M.TA9 SIDE
,RYAN WD L1D HM A M]RY D.E4
,DRUNK Z HE 0 :5 ! TROOP] CAME1
,6HM T DID N MATT] A RAP--
,DRUNK OR SOB]1 HE 0 ! SAME1
,! BOLDE/ RID] 9 ,3ROY'S ,GAP4

,8,I WANT Y1 ,RYAN10' ! TROOP] SD1
,8,& LI/5 6ME1 IF Y D>E RESI/1
,S HELP ME H1V51 ,I'LL %OOT Y D1D60'
,HE SNAPP$ ! /EEL ON 8 PRISON]'S WRI/1
,& ,RYAN1 HE>+ ! H&CU6S CLICK1
,RECOV]$ 8 WITS Z !Y TURN$ 6G1
,= F"R W SOB] A MAN Z QK
,Z ALL ! DRUGS T ! DOCTORS "K4

,"! 0 A GIRL 9 T R\< B>
,W5T 0! "N ( ,KATE ,C>EW1
,QUIET & %Y Z ! BU% GIRLS >E1
,B R1DY-WITT$ & PLUCKY1 TOO4

,%E LOV$ ? ,RYAN1 OR S !Y SAY1
,& PASS+ BY1 :ILE H] EYES 7 DIM
,) TE>S1 %E SD 9 A C>E.S WAY1
,8,! ,SWAGMAN'S R.D 9 ! /A#1 ,JIM40'

,SPOK5 TOO L[ =! TROOP]'S E>1
,:Y %D %E C>E IF HE HE>D OR N8
,PL5TY ( SWAGM5 F> & NE>1
,& YET 6,RYAN X M1NT A LOT4
,T 0 ! "N (! GR&E/ HORSE
,9 ALL ! 4TRICT F EA/ 6WE/
,9 E %[ R+1 ON E C\RSE
,!Y ALW C.T$ ! ,SWAGMAN BE/4

,HE 0 A WOND]1 A RAK+ BAY--
,"O (! GR& OLD ,SN[DON /RA9--
,"O (! SORT T CD RACE & /AY
,) 8 MI<TY LIMBS & 8 L5G? ( RE94
,BORN & BR$ ON ! M.TA9 SIDE1
,HE CD RACE "? SCRUB L A KANG>OO1
,! GIRL H]F ON 8 BACK MI<T RIDE1
,&! ,SWAGMAN WD C>RY H] SAFELY "?4
,HE WD TRAVEL GAILY F "DLI<T'S FLU%
,TILL AF ! />S HUNG \ _! LAMPS1
,"! 0 N"E 8 L 9 ! OP5 BU%1
,& N"E 8 MAT* ON ! CATTLE-CAMPS4
,= FA/] HORSES MI<T WELL 2 F.D
,ON RAC+ TRACKS1 OR A PLA9'S EXT5T1
,B FEW1 IF ANY1 ON BROK5 GR.D
,CD SEE ! WAY T ! ,SWAGMAN W5T4

,:5 ? GIRL'S "F1 OLD ,JIM ,C>EW1
,0 DROV+ \ ON ! ,CA/LER1<
,) ,3ROY'S CATTLE1 A WIRE CAME "?
,6SAY T 8 WIFE CDN'T LIVE ! "D4
,& HE 0 A HUNDR$ MILES F HOME1
,Z FLIES ! CR[1 ) N"E A TRACK1
,"? PLA9S Z PA?.S Z OC1N'S FOAM1
,HE M.T$ /RAI<T ON ! ,SWAGMAN'S BACK4

,HE LEFT ! CAMP 0! SUND[N LI<T1
,&! SETTL]S \ ON ! ,M>?AGUY
,AWOKE & HE>D1 9 ! D1D ( NI<T1
,A S+LE HORSEMAN HURRY+ BY4
,HE CROSS$ ! ,BOGAN AT ,D&ALOO1
,& _M A MILE (! SIL5T PLA9
,T L"OLY RID] 2H HM ?REW
,2F !Y SETTL$ 6SLEEP AG4

,HE RODE ALL NI<T & HE /E]$ 8 C\RSE
,0! %9+ />S )A BU%MAN'S SKILL1
,& E "T T HE PRESS$ 8 HORSE
,! ,SWAGMAN ANSW]$ HM GAMELY /4
,HE NE>$ 8 HOME Z ! EA/ 0 B"R1
,! DOCTOR MET HM \TSIDE ! T[N3 8,C>EW6
,H[ F> DID Y -E LA/ NI<T80'
,8,A HUNDR$ MILES S9CE ! SUN W5T D[N40'

,& 8 WIFE GOT R.D1 & AN OA? HE PASS$1
,S L;G Z HE OR "O ( 8 BRE$
,CD RAISE A CO91 ?\< X TOOK _! LA/
,! ,SWAGMAN N"E %D WANT A FE$4
,& ,KATE ,C>EW1 :5 H] "F DI$1
,%E KEPT ! HORSE & %E KEPT HM WELL3
,! PRIDE (! 4TRICT F> & WIDE1
,HE LIV$ 9 /YLE AT ! BU% HOTEL4

,S* 0 ! ,SWAGMAN2 & ,RYAN KNEW
,NO?+ AB CD PACE ! CRACK2
,LL HE'D C>E =! MAN 9 BLUE
,IF ONCE HE GOT ON ! ,SWAGMAN'S BACK4
,B H[ 6D X8 ,A ^W LET FALL
,GAVE HM ! H9T Z ! GIRL PASS$ BY2
,NO?+ B ,8,SWAGMAN--/A#-WALL2
,8,G 6! /A# & M9D YR EYE40'

,HE CAU<T H] M1N+1 & QKLY TURN$
,6! TROOP]3 ,8,RECKON Y'LL GA9 A /RIPE
,0>RE/+ ME1 & X'S EASILY E>N$2
,LET'S G 6! /A# & GET MY PIPE1
,! ,SWAGMAN HAS X40' ,S (F !Y W5T1
,& SOON Z "E !Y TURN$ _! BACKS
,! GIRL SLIPP$ D[N1 ON "S ]R& B5T
,2H ! /A#1 & SEIZ$ AN AXE4

,! TROOP] /OOD AT ! /A# DOOR
,:ILE ,RYAN W5T 9 Q COOL & SL[1
,& !N 7! TRICK _H BE5 PLAY$ 2F7
,! GIRL \TSIDE GAVE ! WALL A BL[4
,?REE SLABS FELL \ (! /A# WALL--
',TWAS D"O '=E "E ! TROOP] KNEW--
,& ,RYAN1 Z SOON Z HE SAW !M FALL1
,M.T$ ! ,SWAGMAN & RU%$ HM "?4

,! TROOP] HE>D ! HO(-B1TS R+
,9 ! /A# Y>D1 & HE SLAMM$ ! GATE1
,B ! ,SWAGMAN ROSE )A MI<TY SPR+
,AT ! F;E1 &! TROOP] FIR$ TOO LATE1
,Z !Y RAC$ AWAY & 8 %OTS FLEW WIDE
,& ,RYAN NO L;G] NE$ C>E A RAP1
,= N"E A HORSE T 0 LAPP$ 9 HIDE
,CD CAT* ! ,SWAGMAN 9 ,3ROY'S ,GAP4

,& T'S ! /ORY4 ,Y WANT 6"K
,IF ,RYAN CAME BACK 6HIS ,KATE ,CAREW2
,( C\RSE HE %D H1 Z /ORIES G1
,B ! WOR/ ( X IS1 ? /ORY'S TRUE3
,& 9 R1L LIFE X'S A C]TA9 RULE1
,:AT"E POETS & AU?ORS SAY
,( HI<-TON$ RO2]S & ALL _! S*OOL1
,^! HORSE?IEF FELL[S >5'T BUILT T WAY4

,-E BACK6 ,DON'T HOPE X--! SL9K+ H.D1
,HE SLOP$ ACR 6! ,QUE5SL& SIDE1
,& SOLD ! ,SWAGMAN = FIFTY P.D1
,& /OLE ! M"OY1 & M 2S4
,& TOOK 6DR9K1 & 0"S GD *.E
,0 KILL$--?R[N \ (A /OL5 TRAP4
,& T 0 ! 5D ( ? SMALL ROM.E1
,! 5D (! /ORY ( ,3ROY'S ,GAP4