"Ahh, a fellow journalist. Excellent. I didn't think you were that New Mexico outlaw. Mind if I join you? I was on my way to Nellie's place too when I saw that crowd wander into the Grand. I followed them in. Never know what might happen when that mob congregates in town." I recalled seeing Clum standing at the end of the room, watching the conversation we had with the group at the bar.
"We don't mind if you don't mind having breakfast with Billy the Kid," Charley Higgins said, slapping me on the back with a loud guffaw that echoed down Allen Street.
Over breakfast, I learned that Mayor Clum was a good friend of the Earp brothers—especially Wyatt, whom he had great respect for. He also explained the political situation in Tombstone. The Democratic Party was strong in Cochise County, with
