Greetings, Loyal Reader!
This has little to do with Jason Cosmo, except that it is something I stumbled across while searching my name on Amazon. My own books turned up, of course, but so did a title called Oklahoma Heroes: A Tribute to Fallen Law Enforcement Officers by Ron Owens. The book seems to be a compilation of the stories of Oklahoma law enforcement officers who fell in the line of duty.
One such story was this:
On February 5, 1906, Seminole Lighthorse Policeman Billy Cully was found dead in a shack near his home in Sasakwa. His skull had been crushed with a blunt instrument and he had been trying to serve an arrest warrant on Alex Harjo for a fight that had occurred just before the previous Christmas.
Harjo was arrested along with Barney Fixico, Dan McGirt and a man known only as Wildcat. After an investigation, Harjo and Fixico were charged with the murder on March 8 and the other two men were released.
This just cries out for more details, doesn’t it? I don’t really know what was going on here, or how my historic namesake got mixed up in the whole affair, but I think the most logical explanation is that at some point in my future, I will travel back in time to early 20th century Oklahoma. There, I will join up with “a man known only as Wildcat” and together we will ride the range, helping settlers in trouble and dispensing our own brand of frontier justice. Clearly, Wildcat and I were falsely accused of the heinous murder committed by Alex Harjo and Barney Fixico. In fact, I bet Harjo and Fixico tried to frame us! Unfortunately, for them, I’ve seen that movie many times and knew exactly what to do. (Or will know. You know what I mean.) Wildcat and I busted out of the local jail and — with the vengeful Seminole Lighthorse Police on our trail — managed to find the evidence to clear our names and send the real killers to the gallows. Then, before the grateful townspeople could thank us, we rode off into the sunset, looking for other wrongs to right.
Knowing this is in my future, I better practice my riding and six-gun shooting skills. The time displacement could occur without warning! If it does become necessary for me to complete the Jason Cosmo series in the past, I will leave the manuscripts in a strong box at the Wells Fargo bank. Just so you know.
Best regards,
Dan McGirt
