THE PINKERTON MAN IN: THE RIVER RATS.

 

The River Boat Paddle Wheeler: The Comfort.

A gang of river pirates operating up and down the Mississippi river and rivers leading into it, down to the gulf of Mexico been raiding river boats...

For whatever they can loot from them. Including people to sell them as slaves down in Mexico.

The Pinkerton agency was hired to find out who is leading them, and protect the river boats. Two Pinkerton agents visited one paddle wheeler to stake out who been leading the gang called the River Rats.

The two Pinkerton agents boarded the east bound train to St. Louis, Missouri. The train had two cars which had induvial bed rooms, usually. But this train which the Pinkerton agents was a special train just for them, usually Pentleton slept in the first car of the train sleeping on the sofa, while Emma Watson took the car with the bed.  Pentleton, Thinking because they share a romantic moment back in Santa Fe, that things as changed between them Pentleton flirting with Emma made a suggestion they share the bed chamber, Emma Watson came up to him and gave him a hug, and said, "That kiss was my way of thanking you for sitting at my side while I was recovering Pentleton, nothing more, don't get any fresh ideas, meet the sofa Pentleton." Then she waved her hips as she walked toward the sleeper car, giggling.

Pentleton answered, " Okay darling you don't know what you're missing." She responded, "I'm sure." Has she closed the bedroom chamber door.

  

Keith Farrell, a season river boat Capitan who sailed river boats up and down the Mississippi River to the Gulf hundreds of time with very little trouble even during the Civil War. Which he was on the side of the South, weren't to happy, at the prospect having two Pinkerton agents being on board his ship.

When they arrived in St. Louis, the Pinkerton agents board the paddle wheeler, Comfort, and laid out their plans to entrap the river rats. Ferrell said upon the Pinkerton agents boarding his paddle wheeler, " I don't like the idea of Pinkerton agents anywhere near me least of all on my ship. Your agency is noted for being ruthless, in your dealings. This is a pleasure craft, not a ship of war." 

Emma Watson chimed in and said, "Hardly a pleasure craft you are commanding sir, paddle wheelers like yours getting raided by these river pirates. Hardly an atmosphere for any kind of pleasure." The Capitan snapped back at her and said, "Listen young lady I'm the skipper of this boat, and I won't hear no lip from a woman! How is it a woman is working as a Pinkerton agent in the first place?" 

Grey Pentleton defended his partner saying, " Because our boss is opened minded enough to hire women agents operatives, Miss Watson is a full fledge agent, I trust her with my life. Besides Capitan I thought you would pleased with our presents on board your boat, your boss, hired the Pinkerton agency, along with the federal government who is concern over public safety, and continued commerce on the Mississippi river, and its connecting rivers across the country, it strike me over your attitude over our presence, it cast a bad light on you captain, and a cloud of suspicion you might be in on this somehow."   Ferrell sounding indignant snapped back and said, " How dare you, to even suggest such a thing I'm a twenty year veteran of sailing these vessels up and down these water ways, I don't need some young buck accusing me of colluding with thieves." 

Pentleton answered, " Neither does my partner needs to hear insults from a paddle wheeler captain that as issues with women working, besides staying home being a house keeper. You would rather have armed soldiers guarding the shipment of gold ore we brought with us?"

Ferrell said before the two agents left the wheel house of the ship, " Alright welcome aboard then, just remember, I'm the captain of this boat, and if any of the crew, or passengers complain about you two I'll sail this boat to any stop along the way of our journey and cast you two off this ship." 

Pentleton answered, " Thank you for your cooperation on this matter." Then left the wheel house.

Walking out the wheel house Emma Watson thank Grey Pentleton for standing up for her by saying, "Thank you Grey for saying those things to the captain about me, and my job, I'm thankful." Then she came up to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Then she said jokingly, " Now don't any ideas there Pentleton." Pentleton smiled and said, " Not to worry Emma I have my choice of women right here on this boat." Emma answered, " Oh yeah, we'll see about that!"

Pentleton then changed the subject and said, " We have our work cut out on who is the master mind behind these raids, I think we just met the prime suspect." Emma responded, " I would say so you could tell he was hiding something by his talking, and attitude about our presents." 

Pentleton answered, " He is worth keeping our eyes on, everything is set up in the on board saloon, you'll be tending the 21 card table, and I'll be playing poker. Lets see what happens during our journey."

   

That night in the on board casino Grey Pentleton was playing poker, while Emma Watson was in the back of the room at the 21 card table. She was keeping a eye on Pentleton while he was flirting with the saloon girls serving drinks from the bar. 

Though she wasn't going to admit it to herself yet, over the past few years she worked along side Grey Pentleton, she was starting to fall in love with him. Though being an agent for the Pinkerton agency wouldn't allow it, she long to hold Grey Pentleton in her arms at night, of course she wasn't about to let on seeing Pentleton flirting with the saloon girls. She first realized this back when Pentleton was severely injured by a shoot out with the comancheros lead by Hector Gomez. Pentleton was recovering from his gun shot wound surrounded by beautiful women nursing him back to health, seeing that Emma Watson chase the women away, and looked after her partner herself. That was the beginning when Emma Watson began to show her feelings for him.  She didn't realize it yet Pentleton had those same feelings for her.

 The next night the paddle boat was hosting a ball, in the on board ball room, and Emma Watson, and Grey Pentleton were dancing closely, while watching the goings on in the ball room. Emma Watson said," I saw you in the casino flirting with those saloon girls, shameful display I ever saw Pentleton." Pentleton drew her closer to him, and said. "Well Miss Watson if I didn't know any better I'd say you are jealous."  Emma Watson quickly answered, "In your dreams Pentleton."

Then when they were just about to kiss each other, the ballroom opened, and armed men came bursting in.

Capitan Ferrell came in the room with armed men and said, " No one move an inch, you all are our guess while I take this boat to Mexico, you'll make find slaves in Mexico, and good profit at the slave auction. Now, drop your guns, and give us your valuables." 

It was a tense moment then Pentleton gave the order, "Now!" Suddenly the crew heard gun fire outside the ball room, the Capitan commanded his gun men to open fire, then suddenly the band that was playing dropped their instruments, and fired their guns they were hiding, and shot down the capitan's men, and he turned around admit the panic, saw both Emma Watson, and Grey Pentleton holding their weapons on him.  Pentleton said," Looks like your pricy is at an end Ferrell, your boys were just taken out by other undercover Pinkerton agents. We suspect you are just a pod in a bigger origination, but in time they will all be exposed, in the meantime your under arrest."  Then Pentleton gave an order to lock up Ferrell down below until they reached New Orleans where Ferrell would face charges for piracy, murder, and being a slaver. 

On the train ride back to Santa Fe, New Mexico the subject of sleeping arrangements were brought up again, this time Emma Watson didn't object they share sleeping quarters, she melted in the arms of Grey Pentleton, let her long red hair down and told Grey Pentleton, "Oh Grey take me." The lights in the bed chamber turned out, and falling under his passion, she said, " Oh yes, Grey! You Animal!. . . THE END until next time.

The Night Owl Comics is a publication of the Port Angeles Globe. Written and produced by Peter Ripley (aka Peter Leo on IMVU)

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THE PINKERTON MAN IN: THE SANTA FE KID

 

Santa Fe Mexico 1874.

The base of operations of the Pinkerton Agents Grey Pentleman, and Emma Watson. Faced may outlaws, and killers ever since they started working with each other four years ago. Now they are about to meet up with a pass arch nemesis, out for revenge.

The outlaw gang the Comancheros, has a new leader. Calling himself the Santa Fe Kid. Who wasn't born anywhere near the Southwest, his goal is seek vengeance on the two Pinkerton Agents, Grey Pentleton, and Emma Watson. He wants them six feet under!

It was a day like any other day in Santa Fe. The two Pinkerton agents sharing some coffee and sweet rolls for breakfast. Heard the news that the last of the French Family they sent to prison two years earlier was released from prison early, Lisa French was recently released and moved back to Frenchville the telegraph said. Also they were looking over wanted posters for outlaws for high bounties, one that stuck out the most was one for the Santa Fe Kid, now the new leader of the Comancheros, apparently robbing trains, and banks all over New Mexico, a $4,000 award was issued.

Also they were asked to help the local sheriff office protect a gold shipment coming in by train on the 3:pm train. Santa Fe the state capital is a big target for outlaws..

The shoot out at the Santa Fe Rail road station.

As expected the train pulled up to the rail road station carrying the gold shipment along with some armed troops, and one passenger, a blonde haired woman who stepped out of the train. The soldiers weren't true troopers, the were disguised outlaws of the comancheros outlaw gang, which the woman arranged the outlaws to kill the true six man squad. Then once they stepped off the train, they opened fire on the waiting local law enforcement.  The blonde woman came up from behind Emma Watson fire a shot hitting her in the back, then thinking she killed Emma fled the scene while the gun fight continued. Which left the town sheriff dead, and the deputy wounded. The out laws made off with $10,000 in gold coins. Grey Pentleton wasted no time he quickly gathered twenty man posse and gave chase.

   

The posse caught up with the outlaws, hiding in an abandon gold mine, a shoot out against the outlaws. The gunfight lasted 12 minutes ending up with most of the outlaws either dead, or taken into custody, the Kid was wounded but was able to be interrogated, by Grey Pentleton while the rest of the outlaws being loaded in a prison wagon they brought along, and buried the outlaws killed. 

Pentleton drew is pistol and pointed at the Santa Fe kid, and said, " You have ten seconds kid, to tell me who shot my partner in the back."

The kid grinned tauntingly, and answered, " I have no idea what you talking about Pinkerton man!" Grey shot the kid in the foot, which made the kid fall to the ground, and said, " Listen punk I have no time for your mouth. Tell me what you know or I beat you to every inch of your miserable life!" 

The kid answered, " It was a old friend you, and your partner who hired me and, my gang to lure you and men out of town so she can take her revenge on you, and your partner."

Pentleton growing inpatient, and stepped in the kid's wounded foot, pointed his gun at the kid's head, and said, 'WHO!" The kid said, "Lisa French".

Grey Pentleton said to himself, " Fool woman she was just let of Prison!'

Letting the rest of the posse finishing loading the outlaws in the paddy wagon, and following behind, Grey Pentleton rode on ahead, back to town hoping to save is partner who was being treated of her wounds by the town doctor.

Just as Lisa French was to barge in the doctor's office to finish the job off killing Emma Watson, she heard to guns cocking in back of her, the US Marshall being stationed there in Santa Fe, by the governor, until a new sheriff can be appointed, along Grey Pentleton made it back in town, both were pointing their guns at her, Pentleton saying as he cocked his weapon said, "Not so fast missy!" He went on to say, " I believe Miss Watson is in no condition to see visitors,  your under arrest. Marshall, take her away." 

The Marshall step up on the porch of the doctor's office and disarmed Lisa French of her gun, and took here away to jail. Pentleton said as she was taken away, " You should have kept your parole and stayed in Nebraska. Now you'll probably stay in prison for a very long time, Lisa." She only looked back at Pentleton and said, "We'll see." Then she was lead to jail..

Days after Lisa French was sentence to 50 years without any chance of parole, as for the Santa Fe kid he was sentenced to hang for murdering a law man.

For two weeks Grey Pentleton, sat a Emma Watson's bedside while she was recovering

from surgery taking the bullet out of her back.

After fully recovered Emma Watson came up to Grey Pentleton wrapped him in her arms, and one leg around him and gave him a long passionate kiss, saying thank you for staying with me Grey, he answered, " Why Miss Watson welcome back to work, sure missed you." She answered, " Oh Grey, just kiss me." He returned the passionate kiss, and said, " Welcome Emma.''

Until next time on the Pinkerton Man.

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