Selwood in Sleepy Cat battles crooked gamblers and store heist
In Sleepy Cat chapters three to seven, Wentworth’s representative Selwood confronts Bartoe Atkins and Starbuck over robberies and store swindles. Christie Fyler, Doctor Carpy’s hotel keeper, aids Selwood while Christie’s fiancé Atkins is driven from Fyler’s store. Robberies test loyalties as McCracken’s youth loses $800 and Fyler’s Dry Goods store faces upheaval.
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Belwood
Wentworth
Hoe
Pitts
Fyler
Moses McCracken
McAlpin
Selwood
Owerless
Robery
Bartoe
Atkins
Starbuck
Bill Pardalee
Young McCracken
Pave Tracy
Margaret Hyde
Christie
Christie Confronts Selwood About Gambling and Blackmail
In Sleepy Cat, Christie Fyler accuses Selwood of gambling as Starbuck and Haynes watch. Selwood admits the vice, reveals Starbuck’s blackmail scheme, and tension erupts as actions threaten trust, with Christie torn between anger and wary trust.
Fate and Poker Loom in Sleepy Cat Barnyard Visit
McAlpin and his crew gear up for a visit by Ben Wentworth and General Roper as Selwood and Tracy prepare for a high stakes poker night. Wentworth grimly anticipates a rough game while Roper presses for action, and John Selwood steps into the role of poker host and observer in the late supper.
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McAlpin
Ben Wentworth
Lefever
Medicine Bend
Wentworth
General Roper
Chiief
Sleepy Cat
Thief River
Selwood
Pardaloe
Tracy
Dave
Roper
Carey
Carpy
John
John Selwood
Dave Tracy
Not a clean man in a vile town confrontation scene
Christie is trapped between two enraged men in a tense store standoff. Selwood, calm yet wary, confronts Starbuck and Haynes as Christie seeks escape. Fyler pleads for calm and Christie hides at the back as Selwood chases after her to finish a tense conversation. Christie accuses Selwood of being dirty, and he hints at a deeper tale she should hear someday.
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Selwood
Christie
Fyler
Par@alce
Bob Scott
Atkins
Starbuck
Haynes
Christle
Meanaime
Christine
Doctor Carpy
Selswood
Christie Fyler
North Pole
South
South Pole
Bull Page
Bull
Sleepy Cat
Bill Pardalee
Big Haynes
John
Wentworth
General Roper
E Owill
Salwood
Selwoon
Selwoog
Lesy
Lie
Tve
Tom
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