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PICKI NG UP A T" " IL BY THE ALLE Y, MATTDIllON RIOES AlONG IT, AS OUSK COMES .••

NOT M UCH LIGHT LEFT FOR. TR.ACKING/ I'LL AS K AT THAT-<'N~"1'CA BIN IF THEY SAW ANY 1M AN RIDE BY O N A PAINT.'

T I-lE TRAIL WAS HEADINGT HAT WAY /

COME ONOUT, MISTERI

LOOKS UKE LUC KIS ON MY SIDE /

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WE'LLSEe HOW

THAT CLAIMSTANDS UPIN COURT!

M ARSHAL DILLON,! · · · r OIDN'T THAT'SRE COGN IZ E YOU our THERE FASTIN THE DARK ! THAT'S WHY t: THINKING!FIRED.' SAW A F'ELLOW WITH ~OW WHERE'O/It GUN COMING UP SO .I cur YOU CACHE

LOOSE .1' "III!~" THE MONEY... YOU TOOK FROM

~~~ THE SANK TEUER.!

THAT'S RIGHT, MAJl.5HALlYOU HAlfeN 'T ENOUGHEVIDENCE TO TRY HIM l

YOU CAN'T PAOVE THE ~

PAINT IS HIS ! YOUf"OUND NO MONEY 0I'lHIM OR AT HIS CAijj~

NO ONE SAW HIM ATTHE SCENE OF THE

ROBaeRY.'- · · RELEASEYOUR PRISONER.'

THAT SA.NK AND THERE GOES TH ETELLE R IS POLECAT WHO DROPPEO

DEAD'!,e~~~~HjM • •-GOING OFF FREEl

LET US AlONE,MARSHAl ! WEU UlJ<E OVER!

OUT THIS WAY/ AND MAKEYOU~SElF SCARCe- AROUND DODGE-!

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COME BACK TODODGE AND YOUR

IIti;<lltT",,,,,,rr NEXT 'RIDE WILLBE IN A -HEARSe!

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NA Il. THOSE UP Al.l. OVER. TOINN SO FOu<'5\KNOW THERE'S LAW IN DODGE.'

WHAT HAPPENEOr· · -SOMfONEM UST HAVE SEEN IT.'

MR.OrLLON./ MR ,OILLON, SOMEON EWAS $ HOT IN r HS

PAIR OF CICE!

WHOSH OTHIM?

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HERE 'S HOW rFOUND HIM,MR. Dlt-LON!

HE'll BE AU RIGHT.' TAR: ANtI FEATHEP.S NEVUI<rLLEP ANYONE.' BUT ONce TtE VIGt~

Fee L -T I4EY'R.E IN POWER, THERE'S NO TElUHG"\r>-o""':;:~T T"HEY wru.. TRY NEliCT!

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'SURE, MAT T! BUT ,IF YOUPICK THEM UP, YOU'LL BE

BUCKI NG THE 0006EVIGil ANTES !

CAN YOU POINTOUT THEs e HAYSCITY FELLOWS, J<ITTY'

SoO N AFTER, KITTY T E"LLS WHAT SHE OVER­HEARD•• •

YES, CHESTER, ANDI WANT TO STOPTHEM BEFORE THEY

COMMI T A CRIME INTHE NAME OF M USTICEI

LOO KS lIKI:: THEVIGILANTES ~'GURE

IF THEY SPAY 1-110 0 E"",ntEY CA tJ KEEP

IN BUSINESS .'

OUR IDEA IS THIS! WALDENA""-" 1: KNOW ALL TI1E HAYSCITY TROUBLEMAKERS ONSIGHT.' WE FIGURE SOMeAR" USING DODGE AS HEAD­QUARTER.e; FOR MAKINGFORAYS INTO OUR TOWN! -

LEAVE ME, KlT TY/ NOPOINT IN THEIR. I(J.lClWJHG

YOU HELPED NC/

w e WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY SO DON'T"START POINTING YOUR R!'6G'ERS AT ANY­0'" tNO TELUNG THE VI GILANTES TO GETHIM . 11= YOU HAVE ANY INFORM ATION ONA M AN W IN ~AYS . COME TO MEl -

r --THAT'S RIG-HT,MARSHALl VISIT'N'6

DOO6E.' NICE TOW NYOu C:;OT ~eA.E .'

HOLO ON, F RrENOS.'I UNOeR5TANO'1'OtJ'RE FRO.....HAYS CITY.'

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THIS T OWN eM ONLY HA'ie O NE LAWOIil(i.ANIZATlON . KIT TY, ANO I WAS NAMfOTO UPHOt,.O IT.' COr/IfIE ON.'

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DID HE HAVETRO UBLE WITH

ANYONEI-IERe?

D ID CARt.. J EFFER.S KILL,ANYONE ' ARE YO U

KIDDING,D l:U.;O~N;"~~~f;~;::HE WAS A FINECITIZEN ! .

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L AT ER IN HAYS CITY•• ,

Q UICKLY MAT T RIDES SACK TO DODGE . ,.

HAVE YOU sees THOSE TWO HAYS OTYMEN, CHESTER?-/:u::l! I

HEARD THEY I I'WENT UP 10 J(JNDER'S ICABIN WITH SEVERAl.OTHERS/ AU. WEREweu, AA.MEO, A S IF THEYFIGURED YOO MI6HT BECOM ING FOR. T HEM!

I HOPE THEY LeFT SOMETllING ON HIMTO TELL ME WHO HE WAS ! THEN .I'MR IDING TO HAYS CI TY A ND SEE JUSTWHO HE SUPPOSEP1Y KILLII!D TO De­

--;=::-:...SERVE THIS>- HANGING/

YES, HE o lDl HE WAS IN A LEGAL HASSLE'OVf R WATER RIGHTS! DEPFORD ANDWALDEN WERE TRYING TO ROB HIM OF ALAKE O N HIS RANCH, BUT THE COURT WASABOUT to THROWO UT THEIR ~ANI<S/ .I 'VEPHONY HtN'! lEARNED A LL .r NEEO

TO KNOWf

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WE'RE NOT GOINGTO BE RAILROADED ON ANYPHONY CHARGes/ THEREAR e EIGHT DODGE Ylerl ­lANTES 8ACt</,l(G US uP IN

Mit DILLON,W KAT' ARE-- -

nils WON'T POYOUR. CAS E ./ "'~"'N'ANYOOOD/

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OEPFORD AND WA LDEN ARE" UNDER AR ­!tEST FOR THE M uRoeR O F CARL lEFFfRSJr WENT TO HAYS CITY AND LEARNED THEYWERE HAVING A L£GAL ee-n e OVeRWATeR RIGHTS! THEY TRUMPeD UP THECHAIlGE OF A KILLER A GAINST HIM TO

GET IlID OF HIM !

'YES"CHEsrER· · -BUT LOOKWHAT HAD TO HAPPEN TOBRI NG THEM 10 THEIR SENses!

DILLON'S RIGHT! THEY MADE US HELPTHEM COMM IT' MURDER! IT DOESN'TM ATTER THAT WE THOUGHT WE WEREDOING THE RIGHT THING! IF WE'D TURNED.:rEFFERS OVER TO THE LAW, IT WOULDN'THAVE HAPPENED.' I'M NOT WEARING THISMASK AN Y LONGER!

I'LL S AVE YO U TWO - · -SAVEYOU FOR A FAIR TRIAL!!;",;;~~~THAT'S M ORE THAN "3EFFERS GOT WHENYOU ACCUSED HIM OFA CRIME HE NEVERCOM M IT TED.'

LOOKS LIKE DODGE CITY WONITBE TRO UBLED BY VIG ILANTES

AGAIN, MR~, ~D~"~L:O:N~!:-.r_-::;;

ONE BY ONE, THEIR HANDS /l IP OFF THEIR MASKS...

M AYBe NOW YOU REA LIZ E WHY THELAW HAS TO OPERAT E AS IT DO ES· ·-WHYDUE PROCESS OF THE ~AW THAT OCCA ­SIONALLY MAY FREE THE GUilTY CAN''-"'Ie '':=-' " ALSO SAVE THE INNO­

CENT.! A ND NOW,n>~~ ," HERE ARE TWO OF

__ "¥f YOUR MEN BEGGINGv-...~~ HELP FROM THE

~, ,LI LAW TjojEY THOUGHT" ~ THEY COULD

REPLACE!