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Benson Signal

Location

Benson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1916

Page

14

Buck Duane Fights Cal Bain in a Texas Town

Buck Duane enters Wellston seeking Cal Bain who duels over a silken scarf. His uncle warns of outlaw life, and Duane's quick draw ends Bain as a crowd calls him his father’s son. Duane flees as a hunted man toward the river, meeting Luke Stevens who offers companionship to Mercer.

Duanes Texas Buckley Duane Cal Bain Duane Everall Cal Rangers Buck Bain Texas Rangers Wellston Sol White White’s Howdy Sol White Gore Burt Sam Oaks Flesher King Fisher Buck Duane Everall’s Rio Grande Luke Stevens Stevens Val Mercer

Fugitive Mood as Duane Faces Uncle and Feared Reckoning

Duane returns home to find his uncle and a saddled horse ready for pursuit. A sudden chill signals he has to flee, an anger flares as he recalls meeting Bain and the insult of boot dusting. The scene hints at a broader escape or confrontation to come.

Duane Bain Jim

Mer cer riders saddle up near mesquite shade

Late in the day Duane and Stevens rest their horses in mesquite shade near Mer cer then saddle up to move.

Duane Stevens Mercer

Buck and the lure of outlaw life tested by desertion

The speaker questions Buck’s decision to run away from home and whether self defense might have altered his fate. It hints at Buck’s path toward an outlaw life and the promise of further developments.

Buck

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