| 单词 | six-shooter |
| 例句 | His signature was not the smoking six-shooter; instead, like Sherlock Holmes, he relied upon the startling powers of reason and deduction, the ability to observe what the Watsons of the world merely saw. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z When it come out, it was gripped ’round his six-shooter. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z With one quick move a six-shooter was in his hand. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z She blazed away like a six-shooter, hitting him with words. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Still, he showed remarkable consideration toward the people in his custody and insisted on making arrests without brandishing his six-shooter. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Perhaps he preferred a stylish single-shot to blazing away with a six-shooter. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She had two six-shooter pistols in her hands and the way her face looked you could tell she wished she could’ve emptied them on somebody. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z One slaver in particular, a young man with sideburns in a dark suit and a bowler hat, seemed to be staring directly at Magdalys as he charged, six-shooter raised. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Petey reached in his coat pocket and pulls out this old six-shooter. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z A gruff, hard-drinking man who often carried a bone-handled six-shooter and, for good measure, a knife slipped into his leather boot, he was brasher than Tom—“rough and ready,” as a relative described him. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Ernie has to shoot my gun. He’s my oldest grandson, and I think it’s only right that he use the family six-shooter.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z And so when he was on a dangerous bureau assignment, he sometimes tucked a six-shooter in his belt. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z "I would climb this sort of half blown-over tree in my backyard, and I had a cowboy hat and a sheriff's badge and a little plastic six-shooter around my hip," Mount recalled. Westerns saddle up for TV comeback 2011-11-03T12:33:02Z We also know that, like the cowboy’s six-shooter and horse, Bond’s gun and sports car are genre givens, as is a sizable body count. Movie Review: ‘Skyfall,’ With Daniel Craig as James Bond 2012-11-07T19:59:51Z That’s like sticking up a multinational banking corporation with a six-shooter.” We?re Holding Your Plot Device. If You Want It Back, Send Us ... 2011-07-02T01:33:02Z He gave it to his uncle in about 1967 along with a toy six-shooter gun because his uncle loved western films. John Lennon's hat and shades go up for auction 2011-08-01T11:31:52Z As the title character, an overgrown juvenile delinquent with a six-shooter, Paul Newman was heavily under the yoke of the Method. Film: Arthur Penn, a Director Attuned to His Country 2010-10-09T08:13:00Z “I’ve learned how to spin a six-shooter onstage, but I wouldn’t spin a real gun offstage,” Mr. Tanner said over a recent breakfast at an Upper West Side diner. Bounty Hunter Takes His Skills to the Met Stage 2010-12-26T22:36:09Z A Colt Frontier six-shooter revolver and grizzly bear claw necklace that once belonged to legendary Wild West figure Buffalo Bill Cody sold at auction in Dallas for $40,625 each, Heritage Auctions said on Monday. Buffalo Bill's six-shooter and bear claw necklace sell for $81,000 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Her John Wayne gallops stiff-backed on an elongated red carousel pony, a silver six-shooter held high. A Forgotten Star of the Pop Era, Back in the Spotlight 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Teddy does his hero bit and takes them down with a trusty six-shooter. Westworld recap: episode one – a rootin' tootin' welcome to a sordid sci-fi fantasy 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Smith & Wesson made its name with handguns, such as Dirty Harry’s “Feeling Lucky?” six-shooter. How the AR-15 became a powerful political, cultural symbol in America Fortunately, the heroes’ weapons — like a flamethrower and an electrified gauntlet — are more powerful than your standard six-shooter. New this week: Lizzo, ‘Criminal Minds’ and ‘The Woman King’ 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Legends of pistol-packing preachers who trekked through the West with, as one of them said, “Bible in pocket, gun in hand” permanently joined evangelism to the six-shooter in some corners of the American imagination. Perspective | Why so many guns on Christmas cards? Because Jesus was ‘manly and virile.’ 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Tom Hanks rides a horse and blasts a six-shooter in his new film, “News of the World.” Review: Tom Hanks is doggedly heroic in ‘News of the World’ 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z A retired gunfighter’s younger brother brings home a saloon singer and a six-shooter. Movies on TV this week: 'The Godfather' and 'GoodFellas' 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Writing credits aside, this is a trademark Clash smash, full of outlaw rebel posturing and laden with Headon’s six-shooter drum cracks. The Clash's 40 greatest songs – ranked! 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z It was from here that Arnold departed each evening, armed with a six-shooter revolver, six to 12 spare bullets, handcuffs and a radio. In a lifetime on the border, Agent Chancy Arnold has seen it transform 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z He swiped to a photo of himself, at age seven or eight, wearing a homemade Superman cape, with a plastic six-shooter slung low around his waist. Beck Is Home 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Arresting a man for selling loose and untaxed cigarettes, as Mr. Garner was suspected of doing that day in 2014, seems to many younger officers a concept as dated as a six-shooter and a nightstick. After Pantaleo, Wary N.Y.P.D. Officers Say No One Has Their Backs 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Investigators say Dorsey and Bailey wielded a long-barrel Colt six-shooter while holding up gas stations and a bank across greater Los Angeles. ‘Cowboy Gun Bandits’ sentenced for California robberies 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z It's not as bad as that, in the end – she's still packing a six-shooter beneath her wedding dress. Doris Day, a life in 10 songs 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z There’s the memorable scene where Eastwood takes off his preacher’s collar and picks up his six-shooter, and slays every evil he encounters. With tears like tinsel, we're reminded: Without grief, there can be no joy 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z “I can do nothing for you, son,” says Cogburn, who raises his six-shooter and finishes him off. Is it curtains for Hollywood's bail bondsmen and bounty hunters? 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z A crack shot with a six-shooter, he breaks the fourth wall by jocularly talking to the audience and praising his own pistolero skills. ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’: Coen brothers’ Western hits the right notes 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Strasburg’s next act, we assume, takes place in a saloon, with a six-shooter, a mirror and a frying pan. On the plus side, she was All-ACC at inside linebacker 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Early one summer morning some years ago, Nathaniel Hannan was confronted by one of his students brandishing an antique Colt six-shooter. 'Some families are too shady to work with': meet the tutors of the ultra-rich 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Just as not everyone in the US walks around clinking their boot spurs while twirling their six-shooter, it’s also not true that American stadiums don’t have their share of hooligans. Unfriendly confines: the unsung history of America's low-key hooliganism 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z The Marine gripped his six-shooter, pointed it at the horizon and took a deep breath. Attention, video-game loving millennials: Theme parks are making these rides just for you 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Levi's jeans might remind you of cowboys — that is, after all, one of the company's signature cuts of denim — but you won't likely find anyone with a six-shooter in one of the company's stores. 'You don't need a gun' to try on jeans: Levi's CEO asks customers not to carry firearms in stores 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Apple’s new suite of operating systems appears to replace its pistol emoji, which was an image of a six-shooter, with a squirt gun. Get Out of Gun Control, Apple 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Perry, who everyone calls “The Judge,” sports a mustache, beret and six-shooter holstered on the belt of his blue jeans. Scenic mountain is centerpiece of wilderness proposal 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z The first gun I ever fired was a six-shooter, and I had to stop every few seconds to load more bullets into it one at a time. Meet the Second Amendment dead-enders: The gun fetishists whose zombie arguments kill reform 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Her only companions will be a rifle and a six-shooter.” Great-great-nieces repeat woman’s historic road trip 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z “She thought it looked awesome and famously bought a horse and a six-shooter and took off from Seattle on her own.” Return of rocks honors Bend’s beloved Klondike Kate 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Not with a tin star and a six-shooter, but with a name badge, meal ticket and maybe a couple of big yellow paddles. More than 5,000 volunteers needed for US Open 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z The emir of Qatar is portrayed as a booze-swilling American cowboy wearing a huge cowboy hat and brandishing a six-shooter. Iraqi TV comedy throws a cream pie at Islamic State 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z He can draw and fire his six-shooter in half a second. Guide dogs and guns 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z I'm giving everything I can possibly give, but it feels like going to battle with a three-shooter instead of a six-shooter. Dickey, Blue Jays lose to Orioles 4-3 2013-04-24T03:30:12Z "Judge," said Mr Waldron, "it looks as if I may have a use for my six-shooter after all." Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z Gladly," I said, drawing out the small silver-mounted six-shooter; "it is loaded, every barrel. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z They picked up a number of prisoners, and Colonel Terry cut the lanyards of the Federal flag over the court-house at Fairfax by a shot from his six-shooter, and sent the bunting to head-quarters. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z Jerking his horse to its haunches he leaped off it just as Antonio wiped the blood from his eyes and jerked loose his Remington six-shooter. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Your presence of mind saved you from accidental contact with the waters, but nothing could have saved you from my six-shooter. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z They were armed with an old army rifle and a six-shooter, which they had borrowed from soldiers. History of 'Billy the Kid' 2011-11-19T03:00:22.640Z The second held the clerical black suit worn by Dimber on the evening of his arrival in Trafton; a brace of linen dusters, a few articles of the toilet, and a small six-shooter. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z I grabbed my six-shooter and went on a tour of investigation. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z It justified the shotgun and six-shooter in politics just as legitimate war justifies the musket in the hands of the soldier. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z “I have the six-shooter on me that I had that night, and I mean going about with it and the diamond until I can sell.” Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z Garrett told him to throw up his hands, but he grabbed at his six-shooter. History of 'Billy the Kid' 2011-11-19T03:00:22.640Z A lean and lanky, but beardless, Uncle Sam tilts lazily back in his rocking-chair, a six-shooter in his hand, a huge cigar between his teeth. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z He saw the fleeing figure bounding over the prairie and let fly at him with the six-shooter. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z Then down the stairs she hurried to her children, just as Malloy, with his carbine, and Bridget, with a six-shooter, swept gallantly into action. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z Again Collins drew himself up and looked about him, with his right hand gripping the stock of his six-shooter. Lost in the Ca?on 2011-09-19T02:00:14.387Z And didn't you ride with your reins in your teeth, the Major under your left arm and your six-shooter in your right hand? Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z In the other hand she gripped a six-shooter of practical size and weight. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z However, they were not long left in their uncertainty for they discovered La Force’s six-shooter. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z Having completed my explorations I disrobed, double-locked the door, and went to bed, first placing the six-shooter handily under my pillow. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z His loins were girt about with a well-filled cartridge-belt, from which hung the six-shooter, which may almost be termed a badge of the order. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z A quick movement and she placed before their faces a reliable looking six-shooter. Hope Hathaway A Story of Western Ranch Life 2011-07-07T02:00:27.303Z Too fine a name for a fellow with a bowie knife up his sleeve, and a six-shooter in his pocket; if he cries 'hands up,' old man, where are you? The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z At times he succeeded in trading a couple of ponies for an old, rusty, six-shooter, but in the general run he was not very successful. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z I have borrowed a six-shooter from our host," I announced, "and if I see anything to shoot at to-night I shall shoot without challenging. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z In his hand he carried a Winchester rifle, and the inevitable six-shooter peeped forth from his hip-pocket. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z An infuriated drunkard brandishing a loaded six-shooter, is not an attractive person to interfere with. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Beside, this six-shooter of Jib’s would be a poor weapon with which to attack a full-grown bear. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z Before doing so, however, I put on a heavy ulster, in each side-pocket of which I placed a loaded six-shooter. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z I ain't got no six-shooter, and he don't run it over me, does he? Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z It contained a bank, whose manager reckoned handiness at drawing, and, if necessary, using, the six-shooter at least as essential a qualification for his clerks as the footing up of figures. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z He came with a six-shooter in his hand, and the gun covered Reivers, huddled up on the sand, as steadily as if held in a vise. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z Jonathan is to sympathise with the distressed Cretans: he is to come into the war as a philanthropist, but it is a philanthropist with a six-shooter! Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Instantly the instinct to grip his six-shooter in his hand rose in David. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z The next instant Gid Fletcher recoiled suddenly; there was a significant gesture, a steely glimmer, and the blacksmith was gazing with petrified reluctance down the muzzle of a six-shooter. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z “Leggo the darn door, then—F-fixed t-tight,” gasped the pinned one, who, with the muzzle of the scout’s six-shooter within an inch of his nose, would willingly have obeyed, but could not. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z Ten feet away stood Shanty Moir, his six-shooter covering the two men as they emerged. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z We half expected to see him pull the cloth up over his face and pull a six-shooter out of his holster. PGA Tour: Fantasy Fix: Honda Classic 2011-03-01T16:30:00Z He expressed a desire for a shooting match, to which end he borrowed Billy's six-shooter, and handled it so recklessly that everybody wanted to duck. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z I held in my hand a Colt’s six-shooter, Number 2; another in my belt; twelve shots in all—sure as the best percussion caps and careful loading could make them. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z A billiard ball sure beats a six-shooter for quick action. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z Would a bad man like Moir be so simple as to leave his rifle where any one might lay hands on it, and carry a six-shooter in a manner to provoke a gun-fight? The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z Conrad’s six-shooter pointed straight between them as he walked slowly toward the bush. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z He raised the long six-shooter with an easy gesture. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z I could see that the six-shooter would not much longer keep my assailants at a distance. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z As quickly as he had drawn it he thrust the six-shooter back out of sight. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z Like a wild man he came, six-shooter in hand, tearing the front of the dugout away in his rush, and Reivers dropped and struck him neatly the instant he appeared. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z He took a six-shooter from his pocket, made sure of its cartridges, and replaced it. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z The sprightly six-shooter is in others the quickest road to the longest journey. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Tom Brady simulated firing a six-shooter after the rout was complete, according to Jets offensive lineman Brandon Moore. Sports of The Times: Jets? Win at New England Makes Next One Imperative 2011-01-18T02:02:02Z Bret Harte’s characters are amenable to no laws except the improvised laws of the camp, and the final arbiter is either the six-shooter or the rope of Judge Lynch. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z He landed on Moir’s shoulders and the six-shooter went flying away as the two bodies crashed together and dropped on the sand with a thud. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z Lariats were at their saddle horns, and Curtis carried a six-shooter in his belt, but Gonzalez had only his knife, thrust into his boot leg. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z In the West no man has a past, unless that past is personified and carries a rebuking six-shooter. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z If she could win into the next room where the six-shooter was hanging on the wall, it might be possible to—but he did not release her wrist. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Strange that the mother had thought to hide the six-shooter.... She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z Again Moir stood a distance away, the big six-shooter balanced easily in his hand. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z It was a small pearl-handled six-shooter, which the ladies admired, and the men jibed at for its daintiness. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z Alfred was at that time the best shot with a six-shooter in the middle West. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Rafe sprang back a yard, shaking a bleeding thumb and swearing, and as he sprang she dragged the six-shooter from his holster. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Charter, unable to find his six-shooter, had overturned the house and talked of conspiracy and robbery. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z The only effective shooting-iron in camp was his six-shooter and, with this he was thoroughly master of the situation. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z “Look out for yourselves and your baggage, gents,” cried the Yankee skipper, producing a six-shooter. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z Toward the end of that month, he packed a strange old valise with clothes for the journey, strapped on his best six-shooter, put his cabin in order, and rode his horse down to Crooked Horn. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Her six-shooter was in the next room, hanging in a holster on the wall. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z His idea was the same which had made him hunt for his six-shooter the morning before. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z But a six-shooter in the hands of a man who could use one as Shanty Moir could was a shade too much even for him to venture against. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z But he relies on six-shooter legs, not six-pack abs. Rooney, England?s Raging Bull, Is All Grown Up 2010-06-03T04:20:00Z Her sleeves were rolled to the elbows, at her hip swung a six-shooter of sinister portent. The Trail of Conflict "I pass," surrendered Tommy, removing his hand from the butt of his six-shooter. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z The van, which has been specially constructed for the service, was well-filled with parcels, and a guard in uniform, an old soldier, took his seat inside it, armed with a six-shooter and a side-sword. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, April 26 1890 Moir was boss here, boss of himself and others, and he always had his six-shooter handy to prove it. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z Then Blake took the gun away from him and went for his six-shooter and the old man went for his knife. The Land of Strong Men Setting the door wide she drew the six-shooter from its holster; unloaded even, it gave her a feeling of strategic advantage, and with the gun gripped tight in her hand tiptoed across the room. The Trail of Conflict Billy, arriving in Sam's immediate neighborhood a split second after Sam struck the floor, scooped up the fallen six-shooter and wheeled back to face his other two enemies. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z She saw stones that rolled with them or bounded after; a sombrero whirled above the dust and tumult like a dilatory parachute; a six-shooter jolted up into the air. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus He of the hairy face caught the direction of her look and sprang up and whirled around, the glove flying from his right hand, and a six-shooter leaping into it apparently from nowhere. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z With a screaming oath Blake shoved the muzzle of the six-shooter against him and pulled the trigger. The Land of Strong Men I'm used to this old-time six-shooter; I've been using a Colt 45. The Trail of Conflict The hand that held the six-shooter began to have a fellow feeling, or lack of it rather, with the feet. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Perhaps I am too positive, but my experience as an officer in the army has given me a contempt for these six-shooter heroes. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop But one thing instantly threw him into a state of stupefaction, and that was to see beside his uncle's plate, on the cloth, a large and magnificent six-shooter. Maximina Though he had neither food nor outfit he had his six-shooter and presumably ammunition and matches. The Land of Strong Men The dangling six-shooter at her side gave her courage. The Trail of Conflict "You come back and sit on the bed again," directed Tip, the six-shooter trained unwaveringly on the captive's abdomen. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z The cinnamon-headed man behind the bar dodged down behind his barricade of sand-bags till only his bristling red hair and a six-shooter were visible. First Fam'lies of the Sierras I said to myself, and I jerked loose my six-shooter, shooting offhand and some hasty. The Orphan His six-shooter was in his belt, but he knew better than to try for it. The Land of Strong Men Jack involuntarily stepped back a pace, halfway starting his hand as if to grasp his six-shooter. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter "Sit down, Judge," Billy Wingo murmured softly, his hand resting as if by chance on the butt of the six-shooter lying on the table. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z But of what use is a six-shooter against an enemy many hundred yards distant, and armed with a rifle? Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt He says that no man ever lived who could hope to beat you with either rifle or revolver, six-shooter, as he calls it. The Orphan Bustede, his right arm hanging, had dropped his rifle and was struggling to draw his six-shooter with his left hand. The Land of Strong Men Colorow saw the action from his hiding place, but well knew that a hunting knife was of little avail against a fearless man protected by a rifle, six-shooter and belt full of ammunition. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter The judge's six-shooter was wrenched from his fingers and sent spinning across the room. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Instead of seeking safety in headlong flight, as the defenders had reckoned, the surviving three rushed madly round to the other side of the house, a bullet from Renshaw’s six-shooter failing to stop them. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt “And I thought I was some beans with a six-shooter!” The Orphan A six-shooter in his hand advertised his purpose. The Land of Strong Men He had on a pair of blue overalls, and the hammer of that six-shooter got caught in the corner of his pocket. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter "I thought I had it hidden behind the table," replied Craft, shamefacedly depositing a six-shooter on the table in front of him. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Now she stood there holding a revolver—no toy, mind, but a real effective and business-like six-shooter. A Veldt Vendetta I showed him a six-shooter—I had one in each pocket—and promised to blow his head off if he didn’t give me that red cap right there. In the Whirl of the Rising Instantly, Gerald jerked a six-shooter from its holster and fired and fired twice. The Land of Strong Men The six-shooter was found first, then Jack used a little reason. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter "First time I ever saw a feller shoot by ear," observed Billy, calmly divesting Craft of his gun belt and exchanging Sam's six-shooter for his own gun with the brass-trigger guard. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Johnny came clear of the tangle with Jody’s six-shooter in his hand. Stepsons of Light There wasn’t a man Jack on that race ground yesterday with so much as a six-shooter in his hip pocket. In the Whirl of the Rising He was armed this time, for he carried a rifle and I could see a business-like six-shooter peeping out of a side pocket. A Frontier Mystery Following the sheep he carries a heavy six-shooter swung from his belt on one side and his luncheon on the other. My First Summer in the Sierra Billy slipped around him, laid his six-shooter on a chair seat and drew the handkerchief beneath Tip's crossed wrists. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Mr. Smith, like the others, wore belt and six-shooter; also, a rifle was strapped under his knee. Stepsons of Light Every man had a rifle, a six-shooter, an' plenty o' ammunition. The Boy With the U.S. Miners I half arose and felt for a trusty six-shooter. Eleven Possible Cases Many of these latter are the men who, on the way up, have fiercely declaimed to admiring audiences: "By God, sir, if I find any jumper on my claim, I've a six-shooter," etc. The Land of Nome A narrative sketch of the rush to our Bering Sea gold-fields, the country, its mines and its people, and the history of a great conspiracy (1900-1901) He was carrying a box of cartridges and an extra six-shooter. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Whether they fall by a shot from some hostile savage lurking in a ravine near by, or are dropped by a six-shooter in the hands of a fellow-herder, they are hastily buried and soon forgotten. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 He found that the newly marketed Colt six-shooter was accurate and powerful at all reasonable ranges, beautifully balanced and well behaving. Bring Me His Ears Hollis pounded heavily on the door and presently the agent opened it, appearing in his night shirt, a heavy six-shooter in hand, his eyes blinking. The Coming of the Law And Hemlock pulled out his trusty six-shooter and covered the valet. The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons Being one of the exciting episodes in the career of the famous detective Hemlock Holmes, as recorded by his friend Dr. Watson His regular six-shooter, with its holster and belt, hung on the wall behind the table. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z They were armed with the stubby Springfield carbines, caliber forty-five, and Colt's six-shooter revolvers taking the same cartridge. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters "It is a rather nice weapon—six-shooter—Colt's." The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 Dry Bottom had had a law, to be sure–the law of the six-shooter, with the cleverest man “on the trigger” as its chief advocate. The Coming of the Law Watson, you take this revolver here,"—fishing a six-shooter out of his pocket and handing it to me,—"go to the rear entrance of the castle, and stand guard there till those tortoise-like constables arrive. The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons Being one of the exciting episodes in the career of the famous detective Hemlock Holmes, as recorded by his friend Dr. Watson The platter struck him edgewise over the eye when his six-shooter had barely cleared the holster. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Down sank the Indian—up he rose and "Bang!!" spoke the captain's navy six-shooter. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters Then the Grays pounded among them, in each hand of each man a six-shooter. The Missourian The would-be killer did not have even time enough to pull the trigger of his six-shooter. The Coming of the Law He tapped his six-shooter and even Lynch blenched, for the fighting light had come into his eyes. Wunpost Billy scrambled to his feet and without the slightest hesitation clipped Tip over the head with the barrel of his six-shooter. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z “Didn’t I tell you!” he crowed and, scuttling back to get his six-shooter, he went out and began re-locating claims. Shadow Mountain “Here’s a gun, pardner,” volunteered a long-bearded prospector handing up a six-shooter with tremulous eagerness; but Bunker Hill struck the long pistol away and took Denver’s horse by the bit. Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp In the next instant Norton was inside, confronting Ten Spot, his big six-shooter out and shoved viciously against Ten Spot’s stomach. The Coming of the Law He had, in fact, acted extremely unreasonable, considering all that had been done for him; and Wunpost had been obliged to throw down on him with his six-shooter and order him off up the canyon. Wunpost He perceived without difficulty the gray splotch on the frame of the six-shooter that marked the spot where Billy Wingo's lead had struck, and he felt absolutely no inclination to gamble further with fate. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Or rather, he would have to fight him, for George was a gunman with notches on the butt of his six-shooter. Shadow Mountain It was an old-fashioned six-shooter of the Indian-tamer type–a single action, wooden-handled forty-five–and Bunker fingered it lovingly as he handed it over to Denver. Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Determined not to be taken by surprise again he drew his own six-shooter and peered cautiously around the edge of the boulder. The Coming of the Law I’m going to sit on the edge of that little old bunk all night with my six-shooter in one hand and that money in the other! Claim Number One Billy tucked the judge's six-shooter into his waistband and ran a hand over and under the jurist's outer clothing. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z She halted before his desk, one hand on her hip the other on the butt of a six-shooter, and glanced insolently from one to the other. Shadow Mountain They had come before the magistrate all agreeing 232to the same story–that Denver had picked a fight with his old enemy, Meacham, and struck him over the head with his six-shooter. Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp His right hand 21 was hooked in his cartridge belt, near the butt of his six-shooter. The Coming of the Law Still I was young and strong, and well armed, for I never left home in those days without a six-shooter. Byways of Ghost-Land Then she pulled herself up into a chair at the table, and leaning across the cloth, trained the six-shooter on Rafe's stomach. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z He remembered the six-shooter, and the deputy and Blount, and the Widow’s rage and tears; and Virginia’s return and all she had said to him–but what was it her mother had demanded? Shadow Mountain He always had a six-shooter in his belt, same as other folks; but he said he kept it mainly for show. Santa Fé's Partner Being Some Memorials of Events in a New-Mexican Track-end Town He commented briefly upon the new owner’s ability with the six-shooter. The Coming of the Law In his hand, as if to emphasize his command, a six-shooter swung into view, sweeping to and fro and menacing the press of people. In the Shadow of the Hills The other man slid round the corner in his wake and ran plump into the muzzle of the Wingo six-shooter. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Further on in the darkness he saw the roof of the mill and the broken hummocks of the dump; beyond lay the other trail and the open country and his car–and the six-shooter–beyond! Shadow Mountain The Earth man fired a few shots with his six-shooter, and they scattered, dragging the bodies of their fallen companions to a safe distance to be eaten. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 “Why, hell―” He crouched and deftly swung the six-shooter around, the butt in his hand, his finger resting on the trigger. The Coming of the Law She stretched out her left hand to him, her right 98 still clasping Seth’s six-shooter. The Heart of Thunder Mountain As he pulled his six-shooter, there was another shot from the bedroom, a shot that wrung an apprehensive yelp from the district attorney. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z And if George had driven them out, then where was he now with his ancient, filed-down six-shooter? Shadow Mountain None of the contents seemed of any value, and he was about to pass when he dragged out a long, heavy, .45 caliber six-shooter in a holster, and a cartridge belt filled with shells. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 I’m going home after my six-shooter and I’m coming back to fight it out with you. When the West Was Young There was an angry glitter in the man’s dark eyes, his face was black with passion, and the bright object she had seen flashing in his hand was the twin brother of Huntington’s six-shooter. The Heart of Thunder Mountain She had seen the six-shooter flash out at his last words. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z It was not a shadow but the passing of a shadow that caught his roving eye and as he stripped off his wind-goggles and looked again he felt by instinct for his six-shooter. Shadow Mountain I reloaded my six-shooter and fired on the run, shouting excitedly. A Mountain Boyhood Moreover he had earned his reputation with a six-shooter. When the West Was Young The time may come when guns is necessary, but I move that every man leave his six-shooter in his bed and we’ll go after ’em with our bare hands. Hidden Water "You won't need that," he remarked in a hoarse whisper, tucking the six-shooter into his waistband. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Then he advanced and took the prisoner’s six-shooter from him. The Coyote A Western Story I continued to exercise my six-shooter, though repeated failures to find my mark made it easy for me to depend more and more on my camera for "shots." A Mountain Boyhood Once she whipped her six-shooter out of its holster and shot a hole through the crown of Al’s hat, as a tactful reminder that gentlemen always remove their hats when they come into a house. Rim o' the World Grabbing up his six-shooter he stood like a prophet of destruction calling down the wrath of God Himself, if there was a God, upon the head of every sheepman. Hidden Water The district attorney, jumping at a conclusion, immediately reached for his six-shooter. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z His six-shooter fell to the ground and he clutched his side. Whispering Smith By the uncertain light of a match I took aim with the faithless six-shooter and fired. A Mountain Boyhood Her last glance backward showed her Belle Lorrigan taking her six-shooter belt off the buckboard seat and buckling it around her waist so that the gun hung well forward. Rim o' the World For a minute he stood there, thinking ponderously; then very deliberately he 480 pulled his six-shooter out of his shaps and handed it over to her. Hidden Water "Daley got one before he went," said Billy, returning his six-shooter whence it came. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Here he rallied his men, laid snares for his enemies, dispensed a reckless hospitality, ruled his men with an oath and a blow, and carried a six-shooter to explain orders and answer questions with. Whispering Smith Besides I carried my six-shooter, with belt and cartridges, buckled around my waist. A Mountain Boyhood He glanced at Belle and saw that she had a six-shooter in her hand and a glitter in her eyes. Rim o' the World He lay sprawling, his legs turned under him, and the hand that grasped the six-shooter relaxed slowly and tumbled it into the dust. Hidden Water She dragged herself on hands and knees to where he had thrown his six-shooter. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z The huge silver watch, the low-voiced man, and the formidable six-shooter had disappeared. Whispering Smith Ten feet from him I knelt upon the velvet needles of the forest, and with torch held aloft, steadied the six-shooter, aimed carefully, and fired. A Mountain Boyhood As the ponies flash by, Moore's six-shooter barks three times. Faro Nell and Her Friends Wolfville Stories I’m that wore out I can’t talk to ’em except over the top of a six-shooter.” Hidden Water With the six-shooter pointing at the small of his back, her finger on the trigger, step by step she drove him out of the house to where he had left his horse. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Stormy Gorman jumped forward with his hand covering the grip of his six-shooter. Whispering Smith A six-shooter, David, my boy, is a very convenient thing to carry about one in this country, and it is surprising how the native mind respects it. Among the Brigands In one of these paroxysms his coat tail flapped to one side and hung pendant on the handle of a six-shooter protruding from his hip pocket. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight Now he strode his acres unafraid and unthreatened, and his employees carried rifle or six-shooter only for protection against prowling coyotes or “loafer” wolves. Louisiana Lou A Western Story On the table between the extra six-shooter that Billy had finished loading and the box of cartridges was a small leather-bound book. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z It was the smooth, chilly muzzle of Specimen Jones’s six-shooter. Red Men and White As I did so I drew my six-shooter and whirled around, aiming the weapon at him point blank. Arizona's Yesterday Being the Narrative of John H. Cady, Pioneer And yesterday morning he planted himself against the door and held his six-shooter on me till I promised I wouldn’t drink all day. With Hoops of Steel He was belted with heavy cartridges, and a holster strapped 15 down to his leg showed the butt of a six-shooter polished by constant handling. Louisiana Lou A Western Story His coat was buttoned, and his six-shooter was under his coat. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z His hands rested on his hips, his thumbs hooked inside his overalls; a gawky pose that fitted well his colourless personality,—and left his right hand close to his six-shooter. Sawtooth Ranch Ward reached out a cautious hand and pulled the six-shooter from its scabbard at Buck's right hip. The Ranch at the Wolverine I hear he’s going to be measured for a brand-new, tailor-made cartridge belt and six-shooter as a memento of the occasion.” With Hoops of Steel The six-shooter with which he had often performed his feats would have been as readily recognized as he, himself. Louisiana Lou A Western Story With his left hand, despite the struggles and protesting roars of the captive, he removed a six-shooter from a shoulder holster and a derringer from a vest pocket. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z The Slabberts felt it tremble, and thought about taking his hands down and reaching for that Colts six-shooter he kept in his hip-pocket. The Dop Doctor And because certain of the possibilities would call for quick action if any of them became a certainty, Billy Louise twisted her gun-belt around so that her six-shooter swung within easy reach of her hand. The Ranch at the Wolverine Daniels shook his fist at them in rage, and Halliday emptied the chambers of his six-shooter, but the bullets did no more damage than to cut some hairs from the tail of Mead’s horse. With Hoops of Steel He was a rattlesnake with a six-shooter, but, takin’ it altogether, he never run wild with it. Louisiana Lou A Western Story "You must be scared of some one," observed Billy Wingo, as the derringer followed the six-shooter to a place on the table. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z He returned into the room, and unlocking his portmanteau, took out a six-shooter. The Sign of the Spider A bull’s-eye at three hundred feet, and with a six-shooter. Colorado Jim He thrust the empty rifle into its scabbard, and shot at Smith’s horse with his six-shooter. 'Me--Smith' Then he drew his six-shooter and shot the animal. Louisiana Lou A Western Story He crossed the room to where the judge's six-shooter lay, picked it up and brought it to the judge for his inspection. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z The pearl butt of a six-shooter jutted from his belt holster. Desert Dust The others turned and saw the enraged face of Colorado Jim behind a big six-shooter. Colorado Jim Smith reached inside his coat and pulled out the carved, ivory-handled six-shooter which he wore in a holster under his arm. 'Me--Smith' Her own eyes had caught only a momentary glimpse of a head above the edge of the rock and the black muzzle of a six-shooter creeping into line with them. Louisiana Lou A Western Story "See how I trust you," said Billy sardonically, holding up the judge's six-shooter within ten inches of the judge's eyes. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z I tucked home the loads; the six-shooter was ready. Desert Dust In one hand was a six-shooter; the other hung straight at his side, the fingers tightly clenched. Shoe-Bar Stratton He felt secure, yet from force of habit his hand frequently sought his cartridge-belt, his rifle in its scabbard, his six-shooter in the holster under his arm. 'Me--Smith' Solange turned pale as he half rose, leaning on the table with one hand while the other rested on the butt of his six-shooter. Louisiana Lou A Western Story Billy went to him, rammed the six-shooter muzzle against his spine and patted him from top to toe in search of possible hide-outs. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z His clothes, of flannel shirt, belted trousers and six-shooter and dusty boots, so indicated. Desert Dust He drew out his six-shooter and stuck it behind his slicker, dismounted, and threw the reins over the pony’s head. The Trail to Yesterday With the lightning-like gesture which had made his name a byword where Babe himself was unknown, he pulled his six-shooter from its holster and shot Tubbs through the head. 'Me--Smith' What would he say and do when the stage was stopped, and he received his cue to spring out and fire off his six-shooter, especially as he had only fifteen dollars left in his pocket. Montezuma's Castle and Other Weird Tales Which command was backed by a six-shooter trained on the center of Rafe's abdomen. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z He dug the spurs into his horse, drawing his six-shooter as the animal leaped. 'Firebrand' Trevison Duncan had heard him coming, and had concealed himself behind 337 the door, and when Allen had entered Duncan had struck him on the head with the butt of his six-shooter, knocking him down. The Trail to Yesterday In kind, these varied well through the entire range of infantry, from a four-inch six-shooter to a four-foot muzzle-loader, and from a single-barreled shotgun on up to a Sharp's repeating rifle. Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 A Narrative of Early Emigrant Travel to California by the Ox-team Method Some money, sir—not much, and a six-shooter. The Picture of Dorian Gray But then, you see, the conductor in the railway-car in which I happened to be seated had a six-shooter. The Motor Pirate His six-shooter stabbed the darkness at the last word. 'Firebrand' Trevison He drew out his six-shooter, stuck it into its holster, and placed one foot in a stirrup, preparatory to mounting. The Trail to Yesterday It requires something more than a six-shooter, and a good deal more than was put into you, my son! Stingaree She dragged out the six-shooter from its holster. The Fighting Edge Yet Latimer would not have been able to reach that frenzy had he not been convinced that he was Harlan’s master with the six-shooter. 'Drag' Harlan “I’m the construction boss av this section, an’ I’m the mon that had the unhappy experience 56 av lookin’ into the business end av ‘Firebrand’s’ six-shooter yisterday.” 'Firebrand' Trevison The dog had seen him, twice during the last half hour, draw out his heavy six-shooter and examine it, and each time the dog had growled his disapproval of the action. The Range Boss His right hand held a six-shooter, with which he covered Wade. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters She pushed the six-shooter back into its holster and 39 cried out at him bitterly. The Fighting Edge He opened it so quietly that it did not excite my apprehensions in the least, although I had my right hand on my six-shooter, intending to draw and cover him the moment the stage stopped. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier As if it was likely that poor old Mal would try to make his quietus with a bare bodkin—modernised into a six-shooter—because old Brettison was huffed at his borrowing money. Witness to the Deed Before her trip around the interior of the cabin was completed, she came upon a six-shooter—heavy, cumbersome, like the weapon she had used the day Randerson had taught her to shoot. The Range Boss To Clyde's amazement the action revealed a worn leather holster strapped to the inner side of the garment, and from it protruded the ivory butt of a six-shooter. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters “It wouldn’t be safe for me to leave you with this desperate character who goes around with a six-shooter not lookin’ for trouble. The Fighting Edge “It’s all right,” said the detective who had been behind the door, “we have got him and his six-shooter too.” The Idler Magazine, Volume III, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Anything but pleasant medicine would be a pill from that six-shooter. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea He sat erect, his six-shooter disappearing magically, and the smile on his face when he looked at the girl, had genuine mirth in it. The Range Boss And apparently in instant fulfilment of the prophecy came the short, decisive bark of a six-shooter. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters Right here I rise to remark that never no more will I separate myself from my six-shooter. Hidden Gold With these words, finding the officer did not move, the stranger held his six-shooter a little nearer to him, and gave the Spaniard a threatening look. Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds The pirate captain, himself, was at the lanyard; and I perceived that he now rested an extraordinarily large six-shooter in the fork of a short staff, which was fixed in the bow. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive He wore a heavy six-shooter at his waist, but he knew better than to try to place any dependence upon his ability as a marksman. The Range Boss In his left hand was a gunny sack, in his right a formidable six-shooter. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters Ribald songs and oaths from the players, drinkers, and hangers-on floated into the street, with now and then the bark of a six-shooter telling of drunken sport or bravado. Hidden Gold Quick as a flash, just as the words came from his lips, Young Glory drew his six-shooter from his belt, and held it at the man's head. Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds This also from the blue-eyed boy; who, now, with some difficulty, managed to let down the hammer of his six-shooter without damage to himself or others. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive It afforded perhaps the only known instance of a man being buried with a six-shooter in one hand and a hand of cards in the other. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado There was no libel law; no law of any kind except six-shooter rights. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands He swung around, crimson with fury, and raised the heavy six-shooter. Lorraine A romance The latter stepped back quickly, raising his six-shooter as he did so, and pointing it at his captive. Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds Then there was a deputy sheriff from Arizony, with woolly pants on, and he made a holler about them locking up his six-shooter. Maw's Vacation The Story of a Human Being in the Yellowstone Plummer went on practising with the six-shooter with his left hand, and became a very good left-hand shot. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado A lantern was flashed in his face, and, as he came to full consciousness, he found himself, in the light of a dingy lantern, staring into the mouth of a "six-shooter." Roosevelt in the Bad Lands While the captain was struggling with the motor wizard, Katz ran forward and wrenched away the six-shooter. Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California Not the fact that he was threatened by Young Glory's six-shooter. Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds “What regiment did you say, suh?” repeated Deal, showing his teeth in a friendly grin; and suddenly froze rigid as he found himself inspecting the round, smoky muzzle of a six-shooter. Special Messenger One of the most singular phenomena of these executions was that of Bill Hunter, who, while hanging by the neck, went through all the motions of drawing and firing his six-shooter six times. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado There was no law in the Bad Lands but "six-shooter law." Roosevelt in the Bad Lands With a six-shooter we could have drawn a bead on Mister Man in the boat and fetched him ashore. Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California But as he was only possessed of a six-shooter and the distance was great, Young Glory did not stand in fear of any of the bullets the spy might send. Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds The waiter had friends and fellow-conspirators, the boy had none, and when a grab was made for his portemonnaie he backed against the stone wall and whipped out his pygmy six-shooter. A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike This he did by reason of his superior quickness with the six-shooter, for Strawhan was drawing first. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado In disputes, instead of clutching at the six-shooter, men began to turn to Joe as an arbitrator, knowing that he was honest and fair and had a sense of humor. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands Don't neglect to take cartridges for your six-shooter. Kiddie the Scout Before the officer could raise a hand to defend himself, the stranger was within a yard of him, holding a six-shooter at his head. Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds As Marley drew nearer, the miners noted with satisfaction his enormous six-shooter swinging in his belt; the sunlight caught the steel at every other step forward he made. A Girl of the Klondike Its population asked no protection save that afforded under the stern suzerainty of the six-shooter. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado He was not the bravest man in the world, but he was not afraid of snakes, and could make some good big bluffs with his long six-shooter. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi May as well plant your six-shooter under your knees, too. Kiddie the Scout As he did so Young Glory drew up close to him, still keeping him covered with his six-shooter. Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds At first he had been rather a favorite with Talbot, and there hung now in his cabin a first-class six-shooter, the gift of his master when he first came up to the gulch. A Girl of the Klondike When within a few yards, Tom Hill said to him, "Why, hello, Tunstall, is that you?" and almost with the words fired upon him with his six-shooter and shot him down. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado "I guess you carry a six-shooter, don't you?" he asked. Adventures in Many Lands "Steady, there, steady!" he cried, quickly withdrawing his hand and levelling his fully-loaded six-shooter at a point between Broken Feather's eyes. Kiddie the Scout You'll make him hand over his arms, sword and gun, mind, and six-shooter. Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds Whereupon "Baby" Briggs, six foot two in his cowboy boots, produced a six-shooter and humorously pretended to be about to take her at her word. The Lady Doc It was a long way to Washington, and a short way to a six-shooter. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado He went to her swiftly, and taking the six-shooter gently from her hand laid it upon the ground. The Fighting Shepherdess Pinkey threw the shells from Boise Bill's rifle and removed the cartridges from his six-shooter. The Dude Wrangler What, between Young Glory's torch and Dan's six-shooter the men were fairly cowed, and one after another they handed over their weapons. Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds "Finger your six-shooter as much as you like." Laramie Holds the Range Ben Thompson, of Austin, killer of more than twenty men, and a very perfect exemplar of the creed of the six-shooter, will serve as instance good enough for a generic application. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado He wore a well-filled cartridge belt and six-shooter, while a horse hair watch chain draped across a buckskin waistcoat, ornate with dyed porcupine quills, gave an additional Western flavor to his costume. The Fighting Shepherdess Boise Bill had drawn his six-shooter and Wallie was looking into the barrel of it. The Dude Wrangler "Quiet! quiet," said Young Glory, calmly, pointing very significantly to his six-shooter, "you seem to forget that you are in great danger." Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds Give me the rifle," he thundered, "or I'll go into the timber with this six-shooter. Laramie Holds the Range The use of rifle and revolver was born in him, and perhaps no man of the frontier ever surpassed him in quick and accurate use of the heavy six-shooter. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado As he reached the corner, and was about to make the turn toward the back, he drew his six-shooter and laid his carbine down in the grass. Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day Knocking the six-shooter from Boise Bill's hand he jumped across the fire at him. The Dude Wrangler He saw the Spaniard in the act of stabbing the brave young sailor, and instantly he raised his six-shooter and fired. Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds Bethinking himself, however, of his rifle, he picked up the six-shooter again, stepped outside the entrance, brought in his rifle, wiped it, stood it in a convenient corner and turned toward Hawk. Laramie Holds the Range Bill got his hand on a six-shooter and killed him just as he would have struck. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado "Nevertheless, I'll take a chance," he said to himself, returning his six-shooter to its holster. Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day There was a rifle slung under his stirrup-leather, and a six-shooter in its holster on his hip was a conspicuous feature of his costume. The Dude Wrangler However, a slight narrowing of the cold black eyes and a significant sweep of the six-shooter brought every man of them to his knees, with heads bowed over faro lay-outs and on monte tables. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier "A syllogism is a word meanin' the same as another word, like as if I was to say caballo for horse or six-shooter for revolver." Oh, You Tex! He had a little brush with a band of Indians, and killed four of them with four shots from his six-shooter, bringing his list in red and white to eighty-five men. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado "I got another, so you just subside a lot," commanded Alfred, recocking his six-shooter. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life I killed a deer with my six-shooter an' laid around three days eatin' on it. Prairie Flowers In Texas after the war, when Shang was young, a pony, a lariat, a six-shooter, and a branding iron were sufficient instruments for the acquisition of wealth. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier Nothing would have pleased him more than to settle his feud with the Ranger on the spot with a six-shooter. Oh, You Tex! An instant later, shot through the heart by Campbell's six-shooter, as is alleged, he lay dead in the roadway. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado As though at the signal the night split with the roar of buckshot, and splintered with the answering crackle of a six-shooter three times repeated. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life A six-shooter lay beside him on the sill, cleaned and oiled and loaded. Prairie Flowers His monthly pay of thirty-five dollars enabled him to sport a pearl-handled six-shooter and silver-mounted bridle bit and spurs, kept him well clothed, and gave him an occasional spree in town. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier A second time his six-shooter leaped from its scabbard. Oh, You Tex! He always said that the Kid might beat him with the Winchester, but that he feared no man living with the six-shooter. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado And yet he had been good with a six-shooter. The Wrong Woman Big Pete’s absence was explained; he had secured a lantern and holding it aloft with his left hand, with a six-shooter in his right, he paused a moment over the struggling figures. The Black Wolf Pack One or two significant passes with a six-shooter hypnotized the station agent into a docile tool. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier This was talk that might have to be backed by a six-shooter. Oh, You Tex! It was a situation not uncommon in that wilderness where "the law isn't, and the six-shooter is." Kid Wolf of Texas "I am better prepared now," he said, "than when you had your six-shooter under your pillow at Leavenworth." Dr. Wortle's School Bang went a six-shooter, an’ the ball just combed my back hair. Charlie to the Rescue Paul picked up again the six-shooter which he had laid carelessly at his side. High Noon A New Sequel to 'Three Weeks' by Elinor Glyn A third was just removing noiselessly his rifle and six-shooter from reach of his hand. Oh, You Tex! His six-shooter flashed like lightning, the report rang loud and clear; As the cattle rushed in and killed him he dropped the leading steer. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads “He thinks if we waits for pork till I brings down a pig with a six-shooter the crackling won’t burn and the stuffing spoil.” Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle I want a six-shooter, the best you can find, the kind they use out on the plains, and a belt and ammunition. The Eagle's Heart Perhaps a heavy six-shooter might some time be a valuable reserve, but our experience leads me to think that it would generally repose quietly in camp at all times. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country He was armed with a six-shooter, but a revolver was of no use at this distance. Oh, You Tex! His six-shooter from his pocket, from the scabbard he quickly drew,— He was bound to die defended as all young cowboys do. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads Then he placed his rifle against a tree near by, took the old cartridges out of a six-shooter and put in fresh ones. Wild Bill's Last Trail Every person we met carried a six-shooter, although it is very seldom necessary to use them. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 His six-shooter was level with Tom's breast, and his hand on the trigger, when, just as he seemed ready to fire, the negro trader coolly stepped before him, and twisted the weapon from his hand. The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy His six-shooter was in his hand, close to his side. Oh, You Tex! And at each halt the six-shooter Colts' loading was checked. Rebel Spurs As to harm–he's too ready with his six-shooter, old Truth-Teller, he calls it, to stand in much danger. Wild Bill's Last Trail General Bee's orderly was assaulted in Matamoros yesterday by a renegado with a six-shooter. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 He wore a big Colt's six-shooter on a cartridge belt about his waist. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies As pioneers the Mormons were superior to any class I have ever come in contact with, their idea being home-making and not skimming the cream off the country with a six-shooter and a whiskey bottle. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 He did not know that she had a six-shooter in the bosom of her dress, which had been overlooked when she was disarmed. Young Wild West at "Forbidden Pass" and, How Arietta Paid the Toll The hang of the six-shooter required more particular consideration; when needed it would be needed badly, and therefore must be easily drawn, with no possible chance of a hitch. Ranching, Sport and Travel Off to the north of him he saw the flash of a six-shooter. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains Bat had belted on his big six-shooter, and Walt carried the shotgun. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies If he didn't come through—Rimrock shook up his six-shooter and stalked resolutely off up the street. Rimrock Jones The fact is, he hadn't even a six-shooter along. Son of Power The men had also somehow heard that I could hold a six-shooter pretty straight. Ranching, Sport and Travel Suddenly his hand came into contact with the handle of his six-shooter, and a thrill of daring ran through him. Ted Strong in Montana With Lariat and Spur But it takes more than such foolishness—wearing a big six-shooter when there is53 nothing to shoot, and sleeping out in the rain when cover is handy—to make a veteran. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies Then he strapped on his shabby old six-shooter, stepped quietly out and was gone. Rimrock Jones Skag took merely a haversack, a canteen, light blanket and a hunting belt, carrying a knife and a six-shooter but no rifle. Son of Power Of course our usual weapon, the long Colt 45° six-shooter could not be so used, being too cumbrous. Ranching, Sport and Travel The six-shooter cracked, and as the smoke floated away Ted saw that his bullet had gone where he intended it to go. Ted Strong in Montana With Lariat and Spur The cattle gained on us, and, just as I felt For my old six-shooter behind in my belt, Down came the mustang, and down came we, Clinging together, and—what was the rest? Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform That hitch of the belt had brought his heavy six-shooter well around on the side of his leg and as the gunmen watched him he looked them over, still struggling to get back his breath. Rimrock Jones But stopping a man's whistle was a small matter when it was done with a six-shooter by a good marksman, Bradley chuckled, and that wouldn't bother him many seconds. Dixie Hart His six-shooter had plates of silver on the handle, and his scabbard was covered with silver buttons. Ranching, Sport and Travel Then he said: "Oh yes; when I dine out I usually carry a six-shooter and a bowie-knife." The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II) For a moment Cummins looked grave, and he reached for his six-shooter. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California Twenty feet away his rifle leaned against a tree; his belt and six-shooter hung on a limb above it. North of Fifty-Three Why had I bought a six-shooter shortly after our marriage except to be equipped for just such an emergency? The Opinions of a Philosopher My visitors were amazed that a six-shooter had such power and could be used with such accuracy at that distance. Ranching, Sport and Travel She fancies you'll be wearing size 11 shoes and a 'six-shooter' at your belt—Yes, Mother! Murder at Bridge In sheer desperation he drew his six-shooter, examined it carefully, glanced at his fellow-passengers and sat silent, alert and grim. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California Bill took her hunting, initiated her into the mysteries of rifle shooting, and the manipulation of a six-shooter. North of Fifty-Three "He took my six-shooter," said Sim, who had hurriedly examined the interior of his home. The Sagebrusher A Story of the West As he had faced about, rage-flushed and impotent, he saw his gun swinging loosely in Webster's left hand, while in Webster's right hand another big six-shooter had reached a foreboding level. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers Another ranchman, Mr. Alfred Sensiba, heard of the find and knowing that it was valuable 'traded' Mr. Hunter a six-shooter for his interest in it. Dinosaurs With Special Reference to the American Museum Collections The outlines of a six-shooter were clearly discernible under his duster. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California They did our hunting for us, and as there was nobody but them around, and they were the peacefullest people in the world, we didn't feel the need of any gun except Ag's old six-shooter. Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters It would be impossible to think of a mister galloping about over the foothills, swinging his lariat, or smashing bottles with his six-shooter. The Cow Puncher His hands rested on his hips, his thumbs hooked inside his overalls; a gawky pose that fitted well his colorless personality,—and left his right hand close to his six-shooter. The Quirt She had not strapped on her cartridge belt and six-shooter when leaving camp. The She Boss A Western Story He moved a little toward Calumet and shoved his right hip forward, so that the butt of his six-shooter was invitingly near. The Boss of the Lazy Y Ferguson laughed, and his six-shooter disappeared as mysteriously as it had appeared. The Two-Gun Man "I could make him dance different to the tune of a six-shooter," Dave said to himself, and then flushed a little. The Cow Puncher If Quinnion still carried his old six-shooter he had but two shots at most left to him, for there had been no time which he would risk in reloading. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch Pulling my six-shooter, I told Jim to put an old sardine can, that was lying on the ground near by, on the stump of a tree about twenty-five or thirty yards distant. The Boy With the U. S. Foresters Around Durango, where he had ridden for the Bar S outfit, it was known that he possessed Satanic cleverness with a six-shooter. The Boss of the Lazy Y The crowd slowly dispersed, loudly proclaiming the stranger's ability with the six-shooter. The Two-Gun Man And now I think it's almost time for me to go and hunt up the material arguments for that rusty six-shooter. Post-Prandial Philosophy But the jar threw my six-shooter where I couldn't reach it, and the carbine was jammed in the stirrup-leather on the wrong side. Raw Gold A Novel He took the pot in his left hand, putting the long stick under his arm, and, drawing his six-shooter, advanced on the cat. The Boy With the U. S. Foresters If he felt the man's hand on the butt of the six-shooter at his hip, he gave no indication of it. The Boss of the Lazy Y While he had been talking he had contrived to throw the left side of his vest open, and his right hand was exposed in the dim light—a heavy six-shooter gleaming forebodingly in it. The Two-Gun Man When you need cavalry you need it "badly," as the cowboy said about his six-shooter. My Second Year of the War Last night," Hicks gasped, "when we pulled into the gorge to camp, she jerked the six-shooter out uh Lessard's belt and made a run for it. Raw Gold A Novel "Shoot, you dirty coward!" he yelled, as he swung his arm out toward the big six-shooter. Under Handicap A Novel His six-shooter roared at the exact second that the man buried his spurs in the flanks of his horse and threw himself forward upon its neck. The Boss of the Lazy Y Twice had he been given startling proof of the stray-man's quickness with the six-shooter, and each time his own slowness had been crushingly impressed on his mind. The Two-Gun Man "Well, we checked up on that cap-and-ball six-shooter you left with me," he said. Murder in the Gunroom MacRae leaned forward, his gray eyes twin coals, the thumb of his right hand hooked suggestively in the cartridge-belt, close by the protruding handle of his six-shooter. Raw Gold A Novel I'm sitting here on the safe with a Colt's six-shooter in each hand. Foes in Ambush He saw one of Taggart's feet projecting from behind the rock and he brought his six-shooter to a poise. The Boss of the Lazy Y Then the door slowly opened, and Hamlin appeared in it, a six-shooter in hand. The Trail Horde "Got a six-shooter—a fohty-five?" asked Clay of the owner of the gallery. The Big-Town Round-Up He lay beside the fallen tree, his eyes turned blankly to the darkening sky, the six-shooter in his hand as he had held it for the last time. Raw Gold A Novel "I am; know where I kin get a six-shooter." The Queen of the Pirate Isle Neal Taggart, sitting on a horse at the edge of the clearing, not over twenty feet from him, was looking at him from behind the muzzle of a six-shooter. The Boss of the Lazy Y He wore a black, felt hat; and out of consideration for the custom and laws of the capital, he had shoved his six-shooter around so that it was out of sight on his right hip. The Trail Horde He coolly placed the other revolver in his shirt, turned the gold-buyer's long six-shooter on its owner, and said: 'Come down off that horse, Richard, my boy!' In the Roaring Fifties Upon the antlers rested a rifle and from one of the tines depended a belt with a six-shooter in its holster. The Sheriff's Son The scratch of the match roused him and quick as a flash he reached beneath the bar and the next instant had Purdy covered with a six-shooter. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country With his six-shooter in hand, Calumet dismounted and walked to the man. The Boss of the Lazy Y I'm going to pack a rifle and a six-shooter, and I don't want my hands full of controls right at the critical minute. Skyrider His right hand was at his hip, resting lightly on the butt of the six-shooter that reposed in its holster. Square Deal Sanderson A yard is a corral, and a farm a ranch, and a revolver a six-shooter--and a lot more. The Voyage of the Rattletrap A six-shooter roared and a bullet crashed into the ceiling. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country There were others who saw Garvey raise the six-shooter which he had drawn from Calumet's holster. The Boss of the Lazy Y She carried her six-shooter in her hand, and she carried in her throat a nervous fluttering. Skyrider He tapped the butt of his six-shooter significantly. Square Deal Sanderson Bill slowly laid down his book, stepped to his bunk, and drew his six-shooter from its holster. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River The man forced his six-shooter into the half-breed's hand and, slipping limply from his saddle to the ground, wriggled swiftly into the shadow of a sage bush. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country When Calumet wheeled, his six-shooter was in his hand. The Boss of the Lazy Y Mary V braided her hair, put on a pair of beaded moccasins, buckled on her six-shooter and gathered together her other paraphernalia. Skyrider Owen unlocked the door, Sanderson slipped out, Owen passed him the six-shooter he had lost in the barroom of the Okar Hotel, and the two slipped noiselessly down the corridor. Square Deal Sanderson As Bailey approached, he heard the unmistakable bark of a six-shooter. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River There was a fixed look about him, and a deliberate coolness, sufficiently indicating a determined character; and a belt around his waist supported a six-shooter and revealed the glittering hilt of a bowie knife. Winter Evening Tales Then Calumet began to reload his six-shooter, ignoring Malcolm, who had come close to him and was standing beside the corral fence, breathing heavily and trembling from excitement. The Boss of the Lazy Y "You're not as bad-mannered as I am," I laughed as we mounted, but their allusion to hounds made me enjoy the burden of my six-shooter. The Flower of the Chapdelaines He knocked on the door, and a short, squat man appeared in the opening, holding a kerosene lamp in one hand and a six-shooter in the other. Square Deal Sanderson The sound of a six-shooter was music to him, and the potency contained in the polished cylinder filled with blunt-nosed slugs was something that he could appreciate. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River And as she advanced she smiled a little ostentatiously whimsical smile and touched the butt of her six-shooter. The Lookout Man As the beast leaped Calumet's hand moved at his hip, his heavy six-shooter crashed spitefully, its roar reverberating among the buildings and startling the two gaunt horses in the corral to movement. The Boss of the Lazy Y Sure he expected to look into a six-shooter. The Rustlers of Pecos County A big man, with a drawn six-shooter, stepped to Sanderson's side. Square Deal Sanderson He had wanted to speak about the six-shooter he had taken—but Andy was there, and, besides, it was a hard subject to approach gracefully even under the most favorable auspices. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River She took her six-shooter—she was still deadly afraid of Hank Brown—and she got her muff that matched the neck fur. The Lookout Man Again his right hand moved with the barely perceptible motion, and his six-shooter was covering Taggart. The Boss of the Lazy Y Beyond a marked disposition to herd by himself and to maintain the greatest possible distance between his own person and a six-shooter, he don't vary none from the bulk of tenderfeet. Judith of the Plains The heavy six-shooter in his hand was at his hip, the long barrel horizontal, the big muzzle gaping forebodingly into Maison's face. Square Deal Sanderson He had not even hinted about the six-shooter. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River The six-shooter wavered, looking bleakly at one and then another. The Lookout Man At the instant Betty reached him he was clawing at his six-shooter, trying to drag it from the holster. The Boss of the Lazy Y The man who had made the statement was the loose-lipped busybody who had suggested to his host that he give up his six-shooter since there were "ladies present." Judith of the Plains He would have said more, but he saw Sanderson's grin become bitter; saw the arm holding the six-shooter stiffen suggestively. Square Deal Sanderson The feel of a six-shooter in his hand gave him absolute pleasure. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River I've got a six-shooter ready for business up at the cottage. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative True, I carried a revolver, but that was force of habit mainly, and a six-shooter is company of a sort to a man in the wilderness even if he does not expect to need it. Bears I Have Met—and Others This performance with an empty six-shooter is but a pale and spiritless form of the sport of high altitudes. Heart's Desire The sheriff finished the cleaning of his six-shooter and tossed the oiled rag into the drawer of the table where he kept the warrants. The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains Pete immediately sat down, and rested the barrel of his six-shooter on his knee. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River "I tell you, I thought it was burglars at first, and I was going to the drawer in Penton's room and get out his six-shooter." Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative Bob, aware too late of the man's intention, reached for his six-shooter. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West There were some adherents to the traditions of the South in regard to firecrackers at Yuletide, albeit the six-shooter furnished the only firecracker obtainable. Heart's Desire A long-legged figure they knew well dashed down the street to them, a waving six-shooter in one hand, the reins held aloft in the other. The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories But suddenly he seemed to see himself surreptitiously taking the six-shooter from Roth's showcase—and he recalled vividly how he had felt at the time—"jest plumb mean," as he put it. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River For he was looking squarely into the rim of a six-shooter less than a foot from his forehead. Mavericks After he had relieved himself, he looked up wanly and recognized Hart, who was searching him for a hidden six-shooter. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West Now, out here, a six-shooter is part of a man's clothes. Heart's Desire Then he found himself looking up into the barrel of Johnny's six-shooter. The Thunder Bird He had stared into the muzzle of a heavy six-shooter. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest He laughed into the very muzzle of the six-shooter that covered him. Mavericks Soon as he showed up at the bank the sheriff asked to look at his six-shooter. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West At any rate, as he went out, he quietly hung up his six-shooter behind the door. Heart's Desire |
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