The Sheriff of Black Rock - Part 5 by M.C. Tough western town tamed by tougher woman sheriff. A story inspired by the beautiful and powerful Sheila Burgess Sheila left her office and began walking towards the gambling casino. She had a smile on her pretty face. On the way, she passed the saloon and heard a loud argument going on inside. Sheila entered and saw two men, obviously drunk, about come to blows.Comely walking up to them she grabbed each one by the collar of his shirt and said," now boys, you know it 's not nice to fight ". Sheila banged their heads together. " You could get hurt fighting ". She banged their heads together again and then gently laid them down on the floor. " There now, you have yourselves a nice nap ", she said to the unconscious men. Sheila left the saloon and continued walking towards the gambling casino and her showdown with Mr. Stevens and his henchmen. Jeff Stevens angerly stormed around his second floor office, " damn, can 't anybody deal with this woman ". As he paced about the room his assistant came barging in, a look of panic on his face. " Sir, she's coming; Sheila's on her way here ! ". The ruthless man turned livid. " Get the men ready, we'll settle this thing once and for all. Ten tough men prepared to face the beautiful woman in a showdown for control of the town. Sheila paused at the entrance of the casino. She took out a headband and tied her long beautiful red hair into a ponytail; then she entered. A few moments later all the costumers bolted out; the gamblers,showgirls, prostitutes, etc. Almost the entire town stood outside the casino - nervously awaiting the clash that would determine the future of Black Rock. For a minute everything was deathly quiet..........and then they heard... "WHAM, POW, SMASH, SLAM ! " a large man came flying out of the casino, rolled over a few times before coming to rest in the middle of the street. " PUNCH, WHACK, CRUNCH!!!!! ", another man followed and landed near the first. " CRUNCH, WHAM, SOCK,....a third, fourth, fifth...On and on it went until the street was littered with the battered bodies of the men who had once terrorized the town of Black Rock. As each man flew out of the casino, the large crowd that had gathered outside cheered wildly. Never again would they have to live in fear as they walked the streets - thanks to the mighty Sheila. Ten men lay, battered and beaten, in the middle of the street. The sound of footsteps was heard going up the stairs. From the second story window, Jeff Stevens screamed out, " please, help me....she's going to kill me....somebody HELP !!!! " A hand was seen reaching out, grabbing Jeff by the shirt and yanked him back inside. " PUNCH, SLAM, WACK, POW "....... Jeff Stevens - once the most feared man in Black Rock -flew out of the window and landed next to his battered men. As the entire town cheered, Sheila stepped out. She didn't have a mark or scratch on her - she looked as beautiful as when she entered. " Well, that was a wonderful workout ", Sheila said, smiling to the good citizens of Black Rock. " Now, if you 'll be so kind as to help me take these sleeping beauties over to my office; I have some nice jail cells just waiting for them ". The whole town assisted Sheila in dragging them over to her office and locking them up. Margret Johnson was known as a tough, no nonsense judge. She traveled around the West, dispensing justice to the so called " lawless " frontier. " The only way to tame the west, is to enforce the rule of law ", she would say. Many hardened criminals had been broken down to tears after she would sentence them to long prison terms. When she arrived at Black Rock to judge Jeff Stevens and his gang, there was an air of excitement - would the town finally be getting rid of these bullies, once and for all ? Sheila led the battered and beaten men into the courtroom - all 25 of them. So broken was their spirit that not one of them put up any resistance.....Sheila seemed disappointed. As the beautiful sheriff lined them up, Judge Johnson read out her verdicts. For Jeff Stevens and the four members of the Russell gang - 20 years in prison at hard labor. The other members of Stevens' group recieved various sentences ranging from five to ten years. Judge Johnson smiled at Sheila and said," congratulations, it looks like you 've tamed yet another town ". Sheila smiled back, " yes, I had a few days to kill, and this seemed like such a lovely place to rest up ". The two women shared a laugh before Sheila led the broken men out of the courthouse and into the awaiting wagons that were to take them all to the State penitentiary. As the wagons pulled out of Black Rock all the citizens let out a loud cheer. Their days of bullying people were over, forever. The mighty Sheila returned to her office to pack up her things. She was met there by Mary and Jim. Mary and Sheila hugged each other. " It 's going to be awfully quiet around here after you leave ", Mary told her. " Whose going to be the new sheriff ? ", Sheila asked . Mary smiled and pointed to Jim. " Don 't worry, though, I'm going to keep him on a very short leash ". " Well then, I wish you all the best ", Sheila said. The two women hugged again before Sheila bid her fairwell. As Sheila reached the crest of the hill overlooking the town of Black Rock, she paused and looked back. " Yes ", she said to herself, " what a lovely place to rest and relax for a few days ". Thus concludes the saga of Sheila - the girl who tamed the West.