Sam Lambert and the New Way Store

Sam Lambert had the best clothing store in Medeena County—a corner store on the main street of Medeena opposite the Court House Square. Medeena had four clothing stores, not counting The Blue Front, down by the Depot, with its collection of cheap watches in the window, a yellow guitar, two large accordions and a fiddle with a broken E string. Everybody in the County knew Sam Lambert. As a merchant and a citizen he was a whole bunch of live wires. A big-boned, free-hearted fellow—lucky enough to just escape being run for sheriff, as some thought he was too good natured, the “gang” was afraid he was not pliant enough, and Sam didn’t want to be away from the store.