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RANGO \\ OӘͶAЯ - Another outlaw story
Chapter 25

Hello, so this chapter has nothing much action, maybe. But you can be sure, the situation will be more serious.

25. Behind the face

The storm was gone as if he never been here. Just a moderate breeze blew over the roofs of the town.
Bill, Kinski, Stump and Chorizo placed themselves next to the rattlesnake and watched how John brought the strange lizard to the hotel entrance.
Kinski narrowed his eyes and sighed. "What do you think?"
"Are you talking with me?" Stump asked.
"No, with him."
He tapped on the rattlesnake skin.
"I don't know."
The rabbit snorted. "Could you say something other than "don't know"?"
Chorizo smirked. "You are only angry that he emptied your glass."
"Whatever. But something doesn't fit."
"Indeed," Jake added deep in thoughts.
"What kind of animal is he?" Bill asked and rubbed his forehead. "I never seen such a lizard."
"Ehhhhh," Chorizo said and thought. "Gah, I think I know it, but I'm not sure… uh… it's on the tip of my tongue… something exotic."
"A kind of iguana?"
"No, something more different."
"Gecko?"
Chorizo shook his head. "No, no, very different."
"How more different?"
"It's very different… it's an… a…"
"Chameleon."
Chorizo snapped his fingers. "That's what I wanted to say."
He looked at the rattlesnake with surprise. "How did you know that?"
"I have seen such kind of lizard no long time ago," Jake muttered.
"Why this?"
"Uh… unimportant."
The rattlesnake shook his head and watched how Mayor John guided the chameleon in cowboy clothes to the hotel.
"Well Mister, here our harborage," they heard Mayor John speak.
The mayor rolled through the doors of the hotel. An old red carpet covered the foyer. Behind the reception stood an old strong cat in decent old suit.
"Mister Lois, we have a guest."
Mister Lois looked at them with tired eyes and with surprise.
"Serious?"
"Mister Lois is our hotelier. He will show you our best room."
The chameleon gave him a warm smile and nodded thankfully. "Thank you, Sir."
"Oh, no, thank to you. I'm glad about every visitor."
Mister Lois eyed the stranger searchingly. "Any baggage?"
The lizard shook his head. "I have all what I need."
"Well then Sir," Mayor John said and rolled backwards. "If you need something let me know."
With that the turtle turned around and left. "Feel at home."
The lizard narrowed his eyes with an amused smile. "I will do."

As shortly after John had left the hotel, he watched how a little group discussed on the street.
"What do you think is he going to do?" Stump asked.
"Hey, Gordy!" Kinski cried and snapped his fingers.
Gordy stopped in his movement. He was going to cross the street before Kinski's words let him froze. "What did you say about your calamity?"
Gordy looked around and pointed on himself. "Oh that, that was an… instinct. An instinct. Something around me called my tenth sense."
"Don't talk rubbish," Kinski muttered and tapped his forehead.
Gordy grimaced. "Perhaps after all."
He came closer and waved his hand in a mystical way. "I saw something devilish in his eyes."
He gave Jake an amusing look. "Mark my words. Keep your powder dry."
"Why so in discussion?" Mayor John asked.
Gordy waved his hand. "Goodspeed." And walked away.
„Uh, nothing," Bill said quickly, when he felt the eyes of the mayor glued especially at him.
"William, we should be glad about every visitor, do you remember?"
Bill sighed. "Yes, Margaret said so, I know."
"And we should never talk about a visitor in a bad way, shouldn't we?"
Bill rubbed his head nervously. "Yes, we shall do that."
"And I demand the same of you."
The others lowered their glances and nodded respectfully. "Yes, Sir."
Expect Jake.
"Mister Jake. I know you come from far away and I don't know what kind of experience you made with strange people, but do me the favor and don't suspect him for anything."
Jake narrowed his eyes, but he nodded finally.
"Well then." With these words the mayor turned around with his wheelchair. "And don't look that way. Maybe he has a strange behavior but I'm sure he is just an overconfident adventurer. What times they were when such kind of people crossed our town every day. I could tell you stories, so many stories. So many stories what I collected through my life."
He looked behind and faced skeptical eyes. "Oh, come on. You are looking as if he would plan to kill you."

Mister Lois had some troubles to open the hotel room door. But with some tries it worked.
"Sorry Sir. We have had less visitation in the last few years."
They entered a room with a big bed, a commode with a mirror and washbowl. Mister Lois walked in, took a white blanked which had covered over the bed and opened the window.
The stranger named "Nobody" walked in and looked around. "Oh, it doesn't matter. I'm used to take every place to take a nap."
"Well, if you need something let me know."
Nobody nodded. "Thanks."
Mister Lois nodded back and left the room.
Shortly after the hotelier had gone, the facial expression of the stranger changed from nice smile to scowling.
He walked to the mirror. He was satisfied about his theater play what he had made in the saloon. No one became suspicious.
"You naughty boy," he muttered.
He grinned at his mirror imagine and wiped with his finger over the mirror surface and drew a smile on the mirror face. "You are still a good actor."

"I think it's the best to take a look at Meggy," Stump said.
"Well do what you want," Kinski muttered. "I take a new drink."
"I come with you," Chorizo said.
"And what about you Bill?"
"I come later."
With that Stump went to Doc's house, while Kinski and Chorizo were walking to the saloon.
"What now?" Bill asked and looked at the rattlesnake.
"Now what?"
"You are looking so skeptically."
"You too."
"Me too?" Bill looked up with surprise.
The rattlesnake nodded. "Indeed."
"How can you say that?"
"I only have to see into your face. You reveal yourself."
Bill growled and crossed his arms. "Well, I don't know what I should tell about him. I never met someone like him, but why do you think he could have bad motives?"
"I never said something like that."
"But you implied."
"Why should I? He is not my problem."
"You are the sheriff. It's completely your problem. Maybe John is right and he is a fogey. But you don't believe it, do you?"
"Why do you ask me such stupid questions?"
"Why do you give me so stupid answers?"
Both sighed angrily.
"We are turning around in a circle." Bill rubbed his head. "If you are so unsure ask the public authorities."
The rattlesnake froze.
"Anything wrong?" Bill asked.
"No, maybe it's the best you make some enquiries."
"Why me?"
"You are deputy. I have to take care for the town and you make the spare-time works."
Bill narrowed his eyes.
"Has it something to do with your past?"
Jake gave him a warning look.
"You hearkened, didn't you?"
Bill crossed his hands on his back. "Alright. But only you are for me more sympatric than him. Alright. I will look what I could find out. I think I know how I could get some information."
He smiled at him.
Jake was relieved inside and nodded thankfully. Suddenly he felt something cold in his back.
He turned around. He thought someone would watch him.
Bill raised his eyebrows. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I think."
He looked around but there was no person.

Slowly the chameleon brushed aside the curtains again where he could see the rattlesnake and the Gila monster on the street.
The rattlesnake had looked at his direction and had hidden himself quickly.
Now the both reptiles went away. After a while the lizard disengaged from the window and walked to the mirror. Deep in thoughts he watched his reflection.
"No way back," he muttered. "But I have to do it."
He took his revolver and rolled the revolver cylinder.
"I have to do it."
He closed the magazine harshly.
I have to kill you.

:D (Big Grin) — Description
RANGO \\ OӘͶAЯ - Another outlaw story
Chapter 25

Hello, so this chapter has nothing much action, maybe. But you can be sure, the situation will be more serious.

25. Behind the face

The storm was gone as if he never been here. Just a moderate breeze blew over the roofs of the town.
Bill, Kinski, Stump and Chorizo placed themselves next to the rattlesnake and watched how John brought the strange lizard to the hotel entrance.
Kinski narrowed his eyes and sighed. "What do you think?"
"Are you talking with me?" Stump asked.
"No, with him."
He tapped on the rattlesnake skin.
"I don't know."
The rabbit snorted. "Could you say something other than "don't know"?"
Chorizo smirked. "You are only angry that he emptied your glass."
"Whatever. But something doesn't fit."
"Indeed," Jake added deep in thoughts.
"What kind of animal is he?" Bill asked and rubbed his forehead. "I never seen such a lizard."
"Ehhhhh," Chorizo said and thought. "Gah, I think I know it, but I'm not sure… uh… it's on the tip of my tongue… something exotic."
"A kind of iguana?"
"No, something more different."
"Gecko?"
Chorizo shook his head. "No, no, very different."
"How more different?"
"It's very different… it's an… a…"
"Chameleon."
Chorizo snapped his fingers. "That's what I wanted to say."
He looked at the rattlesnake with surprise. "How did you know that?"
"I have seen such kind of lizard no long time ago," Jake muttered.
"Why this?"
"Uh… unimportant."
The rattlesnake shook his head and watched how Mayor John guided the chameleon in cowboy clothes to the hotel.
"Well Mister, here our harborage," they heard Mayor John speak.
The mayor rolled through the doors of the hotel. An old red carpet covered the foyer. Behind the reception stood an old strong cat in decent old suit.
"Mister Lois, we have a guest."
Mister Lois looked at them with tired eyes and with surprise.
"Serious?"
"Mister Lois is our hotelier. He will show you our best room."
The chameleon gave him a warm smile and nodded thankfully. "Thank you, Sir."
"Oh, no, thank to you. I'm glad about every visitor."
Mister Lois eyed the stranger searchingly. "Any baggage?"
The lizard shook his head. "I have all what I need."
"Well then Sir," Mayor John said and rolled backwards. "If you need something let me know."
With that the turtle turned around and left. "Feel at home."
The lizard narrowed his eyes with an amused smile. "I will do."

As shortly after John had left the hotel, he watched how a little group discussed on the street.
"What do you think is he going to do?" Stump asked.
"Hey, Gordy!" Kinski cried and snapped his fingers.
Gordy stopped in his movement. He was going to cross the street before Kinski's words let him froze. "What did you say about your calamity?"
Gordy looked around and pointed on himself. "Oh that, that was an… instinct. An instinct. Something around me called my tenth sense."
"Don't talk rubbish," Kinski muttered and tapped his forehead.
Gordy grimaced. "Perhaps after all."
He came closer and waved his hand in a mystical way. "I saw something devilish in his eyes."
He gave Jake an amusing look. "Mark my words. Keep your powder dry."
"Why so in discussion?" Mayor John asked.
Gordy waved his hand. "Goodspeed." And walked away.
„Uh, nothing," Bill said quickly, when he felt the eyes of the mayor glued especially at him.
"William, we should be glad about every visitor, do you remember?"
Bill sighed. "Yes, Margaret said so, I know."
"And we should never talk about a visitor in a bad way, shouldn't we?"
Bill rubbed his head nervously. "Yes, we shall do that."
"And I demand the same of you."
The others lowered their glances and nodded respectfully. "Yes, Sir."
Expect Jake.
"Mister Jake. I know you come from far away and I don't know what kind of experience you made with strange people, but do me the favor and don't suspect him for anything."
Jake narrowed his eyes, but he nodded finally.
"Well then." With these words the mayor turned around with his wheelchair. "And don't look that way. Maybe he has a strange behavior but I'm sure he is just an overconfident adventurer. What times they were when such kind of people crossed our town every day. I could tell you stories, so many stories. So many stories what I collected through my life."
He looked behind and faced skeptical eyes. "Oh, come on. You are looking as if he would plan to kill you."

Mister Lois had some troubles to open the hotel room door. But with some tries it worked.
"Sorry Sir. We have had less visitation in the last few years."
They entered a room with a big bed, a commode with a mirror and washbowl. Mister Lois walked in, took a white blanked which had covered over the bed and opened the window.
The stranger named "Nobody" walked in and looked around. "Oh, it doesn't matter. I'm used to take every place to take a nap."
"Well, if you need something let me know."
Nobody nodded. "Thanks."
Mister Lois nodded back and left the room.
Shortly after the hotelier had gone, the facial expression of the stranger changed from nice smile to scowling.
He walked to the mirror. He was satisfied about his theater play what he had made in the saloon. No one became suspicious.
"You naughty boy," he muttered.
He grinned at his mirror imagine and wiped with his finger over the mirror surface and drew a smile on the mirror face. "You are still a good actor."

"I think it's the best to take a look at Meggy," Stump said.
"Well do what you want," Kinski muttered. "I take a new drink."
"I come with you," Chorizo said.
"And what about you Bill?"
"I come later."
With that Stump went to Doc's house, while Kinski and Chorizo were walking to the saloon.
"What now?" Bill asked and looked at the rattlesnake.
"Now what?"
"You are looking so skeptically."
"You too."
"Me too?" Bill looked up with surprise.
The rattlesnake nodded. "Indeed."
"How can you say that?"
"I only have to see into your face. You reveal yourself."
Bill growled and crossed his arms. "Well, I don't know what I should tell about him. I never met someone like him, but why do you think he could have bad motives?"
"I never said something like that."
"But you implied."
"Why should I? He is not my problem."
"You are the sheriff. It's completely your problem. Maybe John is right and he is a fogey. But you don't believe it, do you?"
"Why do you ask me such stupid questions?"
"Why do you give me so stupid answers?"
Both sighed angrily.
"We are turning around in a circle." Bill rubbed his head. "If you are so unsure ask the public authorities."
The rattlesnake froze.
"Anything wrong?" Bill asked.
"No, maybe it's the best you make some enquiries."
"Why me?"
"You are deputy. I have to take care for the town and you make the spare-time works."
Bill narrowed his eyes.
"Has it something to do with your past?"
Jake gave him a warning look.
"You hearkened, didn't you?"
Bill crossed his hands on his back. "Alright. But only you are for me more sympatric than him. Alright. I will look what I could find out. I think I know how I could get some information."
He smiled at him.
Jake was relieved inside and nodded thankfully. Suddenly he felt something cold in his back.
He turned around. He thought someone would watch him.
Bill raised his eyebrows. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I think."
He looked around but there was no person.

Slowly the chameleon brushed aside the curtains again where he could see the rattlesnake and the Gila monster on the street.
The rattlesnake had looked at his direction and had hidden himself quickly.
Now the both reptiles went away. After a while the lizard disengaged from the window and walked to the mirror. Deep in thoughts he watched his reflection.
"No way back," he muttered. "But I have to do it."
He took his revolver and rolled the revolver cylinder.
"I have to do it."
He closed the magazine harshly.
I have to kill you.