Con Man Soapy Smith is Shot Dead
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This chapter follows a young cowhand named Jeff at a San Antonio carnival in the late 1870s as he falls victim to a shell game con. Inspired by his experiences, Jeff abandons his cattleman lifestyle to embrace a life of deception in Denver, adopting the moniker 'Soapy' and developing his infamous soap con.
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