MUSIC

MUSIC

Butch Cassidy sat on the last step of the stairs that led up to the payroll office.

He stared down at his boots.

They were in desperate need of a good shine.

Across the street, a whistle blew as the train pulled into the station.

The paymaster in his clerk tromped down the stairs and squeezed past Butch.

They entered the station.

In a few minutes later, they walked back with two sacks and a large satchel.

As Butch sat on the bottom step, he looked like a miner who worked for the Pleasant Valley Coal Company.

His dingy overalls were the classic uniform.

But then Butch pulled his pistol and stuck it in the paymaster's face.

Butch said to drop the money.

The paymaster complied.

The clerk dropped the bag and ducked into the store on the first floor of the building.

Elzy Leigh was handling the horses when he saw a heavy-set man come out of the store to see what was happening.

Still holding the reins, Elzy stepped onto the porch and calmly put a gun against the man's ribs.

Without a peep, the man stepped back through the door.

Butch grabbed the sacks from the paymaster and the clerk and threw them to his partner.

Then he tried to get on his horse.

She took off in a fright down the street, leaving him cradling the satchel.

Elzy was somehow able to capture the terrified horse.

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