Taylor's Woman

By Gadfly on Jul 9, 2017

At the Carlton, rancher Thaddeus Taylor approaches Paladin in the lobby as a woman lights his cigar. Thad then introduces himself to Paladin and explains that Lydia backed him up into a corner. The rancher convinced Lydia to go to San Francisco with him, and spins a story about how they'll say Paladin is a land buyer. Paladin has no idea what Thad is talking about, and Thad explains that Lydia is his housekeeper and he's going to marry her... and he'll pay Paladin a thousand dollars to get him o…