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Conversation is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Davis, J. Frank (James Francis) (1870–1942).
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Conversation by J. Frank Davis is a Western short story written in the early 20th century. Set in a small Texas town, it follows a brewing gunfight to show how reputation, courage, and sharp words can be as decisive as bullets. After killing Newt Shaw while wearing a hidden breastplate, gunman Jim Begley is cleared as acting in self-defense but earns quiet scorn. Curly Stewart, a local young man in love with Mamie Goodale, resents Begley’s swagger and speaks against him, prompting a deadly challenge. Encouraged by the sheriff—and by hints that Begley’s nerve is shaky—Curly meets him unarmed hands-high in front of the post office and uses steady, taunting talk to unbalance him, promising to outdraw him the instant he moves. Faced with Curly’s composure and the town watching, Begley’s nerve breaks; he lets Curly take his pistol and agrees to leave on the next train, proving that conversation wins the day.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Conversation
- Author credits: Davis, J. Frank (James Francis) (1870–1942)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Gunfighters -- Fiction
- Short stories
- Texas -- Fiction
- Western stories
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