Once upon a time in a little saloon off Roebuck Street called Grantley Adams House, there was a Marshall by the name of Dale. He was liked by the then Mayor Mottley, who had faith in him. She trusted him and kept him close.
However, one day there was a shootout in the BLP (Barbados Labour Party) ranch house and when the dust had settled a number of people were severely wounded. At the top of the list was the mayor herself.
The problem was that the only doctor in the house was a dentist but he packed up and went North. The Marshall sent for a retired sheriff called Arthur to help settle down the town. This, however, was not to be an easy task as the BLP ranch hands suspected that their mayor was the victim of an ambush set up by the Marshall called Dale.
This news spread far and wide and got to another Marshall by the name of Rommell.
Now Rommell was not an easy character. He was the type that would act first and ask questions later. His loyalty to the mayor was unquestionable and his dislike of Sheriff Arthur was known throughout the town.
Marshall Rommell, upon receiving the news, set about to square things off with Marshall Dale and Sheriff Arthur in the most public way. It’s not very often we get two Marshalls in the same town.
The peace of a quiet town was threatened by the two lawmen, one of whom not so long ago was preaching law and order in the town council meeting after a supposed run-in with another council member. This was really a sight to behold!
The town folks, however, were aware that Marshall Dale never got his hands dirty, and therefore they didn’t think too much of him as an officer of the law.
The ranch hands of the BLP were confused about who to support to keep law and order in their town. On the one hand, there was the retired Sheriff Arthur, who had dusted off his badge but was unable to get it to shine. On the other hand, Mayor Mottley seemed down for the count.
The poor citizens are now in a quandary. This situation has not been made any better by Marshall Rommell, who rode into the town of St Andrew and called out to the sheriff to meet him in the square if he wanted to throw him out.
Marshall Rommell has vowed not to leave town until Marshall Dale is run out of office, so there is a cloud of uncertainty over the little saloon called Grantley Adams House.
We feel the tension of the two Marshalls beginning to mount. We have not heard from Marshall Dale.
We have heard from Marshall Rommell and he intends to get his man or men.
The women in the saloon do not wish to hear from Sheriff Arthur as his six-shooter was used by Marshall Dale in the ambushing and wounding of the mayor.
This tale of two Marshalls is far from over.
