I am no European. I am Irish. Europe is across the channel from my birth home."

"My mistake," Doc said. "I do hope you will forgive me for making such an egregious geographical error."

She gave Doc a look that could have stopped a clock. Then she returned her gaze to Signore Difranco.

"I am Antonio Difranco of Italy, and this is William Battles of Lawrence, Kansas," Signore Difranco said. "We—that is, Mr. Battles, is a newspaperman who has come to write about Tombstone."

"Has he now?" Nellie said, her dark brown eyes flashing. "Well, I wager these fine gentlemen here have a tale or two to tell ya—especially this overeducated oral scientist here." She nodded at Doc.

Bat Masterson laughed out loud, start...

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