Baz Outlaw was the kind of guy you didn’t want be anywhere near when he was drinking. Baz came from a good family, was educated and had fine manners. When sober he was well-liked. His nemesis was booze. I reckon he never figured it out or if he did, wouldn’t or couldn’t do anything about it.
Captain Frank Jones kicked him out of the Texas Rangers for being drunk on duty in Alpine. Then on April

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