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Danny's Own Story: A Medicine Show Plot Unfolds
A salvage of a rambling narrative follows Hank the doctor and an Indian guide as a sham medical show collapses under gambling arrests. Danny, the blacksmith, hatches a scheme to free a wagon and horses from a town trap, while town powerbrokers eye a larger con. The tale blends cunning, rustling, and frontier bravado with hints of moral consequence.
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Beersheba
Romeo
Hank
Manny
Fellera
Smith’s Palace Hotel
Uncle Pat Hickey
Dr. Kirby
Rube
Oregon
Plains of
Plains
Bright
Kat
Injun Sagraw
Kirby
Jaya
Monk
Looey
Parthc'ler
Sykes
Doc
Smith's Palace Hotel
Jake Smith
Dr. Kirby and
Loovy Uke
Si Emery
Ralph Scott
Ralph
Ratgh
Drummar
Calaboose
Squire Matthews
Windy Goodell
Matt Watson
Simmery
Crick
Squire
Bard
Windy
Matt
Hosses
Smith’s Palace
Jake
Lovey
Danny
Ike
Thad
Elmira
Dake
Mebdy