Each ___?___ below represents the name of the gunfighter in question. Source for this post is The Shooters, by Leon Claire Metz.
Before long he came in contact with Chuck Colbert, a widely-known desperado with seven notches on his pistol. The nature of their disagreement is unknown. It is enough that both men enjoyed their reputations. Like little boys playing King-of-the Hill, they decided that only one would stand on top.
Colbert wanted ___?___ to be notch number eight. Maybe ___?___ wanted Colbert to be notch number one.
The two spent the day racing horses, and that evening went to a hotel for dinner before settling down to the more serious business. As they ate, Colbert became over-anxious and slowly eased his revolver out of his holster, nonchalantly raised it from under the wooden planks and with a big smile of victory, pulled the trigger. But he did not lift the gun up far enough. The bullet struck the table edge and ricocheted across the room instead of going straight.
___?___ being a little more calm and deliberate, shot Colbert squarely between the eyes. When asked why he didnt kill the man earlier, ___?___ replied that he did not wish to send Colbert to hell on an empty stomach.
