\"Thestagejoltsalongtwoorthreemiles，an\'nothin\'morebein\'
said。Theblack-coatgenthegroansoccasionally，whichworriesTexas；an\'thetwoinfants，gettin\'restless，comestumblin\'overontoCherokeean\'issearchin\'ofhispocketsformementoes。Whichthisisaboutasrefreshin\'toCherokeeasbein\'burnedatthestake。Butthemothersheleansbackan\'smiles，an\'ofcoursehe\'splumbhe\'pless。Finallytheblack。coatgentp\'intsinforanothertalk。
\"\'Whatisyourname，myporeworm？\'saystheblack-coatgent，addressin\'ofTexas；\'an\'whateveravocationhasyouan\'yourlostcompanion？\'
\"IWhy，\'saysTexas，\'thisyere\'sHall——CherokeeHall。HeturnsfarointheRedLight；an\'，\'continuesTexas，a-lowerin\'ofhisvoice，\'he\'sassquar\'agentasevercountedadeck。Actooally，pard，youmightnotthinkit，butallthatgentknowsaboutsettin\'upkyards，ordealin\'double，oranvsechsinfulscheme，ismeretradition。\'
\"\'Brother，\'saysthefemale，bristlin\'upan\'tacklin\'theblack-
coatgent，\'don\'ttalktothempersonsnomore。Them\'sgamblers，an\'
mightyawfulmen；\'an\'withthatshesnatchesawaytheyearlin\'slikethey\'scontam\'nated。
\'ThisisrelieftoCherokee，buttheyoung-oneshowlslikecoyotes，an\'wantstocomebackan\'finishpillagin\'him。Butthemothershespanks\'em，an\'whenTexasisgoin\'togive\'emsomecartridgesoutenhisbelttoamoose\'em，shesasseshimscand\'lous，an\'allowssheain\'tneedin\'noattentionsfromhim。ThenshesnortsatTexasan\'Cherokeecontemptuous。Theyoung-oneskeepsonyellin\'inamightyonmelodiousway，an\'whileCherokeeisca\'man\'don\'tseemlikehemindsitmuch，Texasgetssomenervous。AtlastTexaslugsoutabottle，aimin\'tocomposehisfeelins\'，whichthey\'ssomeharrowedbynow。
\"`Well，Inever!\'shoutsthewoman；\'Ishorelyseesinebriateserenow，butatleasttheyhasthedecencynottopullabottlethata-
waybeforealady。\'\"ThisstampedesTexascomplete，an\'hethrowsthewhiskeyoutenthestagean\'don\'tgetnodrink。\"It\'salonglateinthemornin\'whenthestagestrikestheupperendofApacheCanyon。Thisyerecanyonislatelyreckonedsomebad。Nothin\'everhappensontheline，butthemisthedayswhenCochiseiscavortin\'\'roundplentyloose，an\'
it\'smightypossibletostirupApachesanytimea-layin\'inthehillsalongthetrailtoTucson。Iftheyevergetsanotiontostandupthestage，they\'sshoreduetobeinthiscanyon；whereforeCherokeean\'Texasan\'OldMontewho\'sdrivin\'regardsits\'picious。\"\'Send\'emthroughonthejump，Monte，\'saysCherokee，stickin\'outhishead。\"Thesixhosseslinesoutataten-milegait，whichrattlesthings，an\'makestheblack-coatgentsigh，whiletheyoung-onespoursforthsomeappallin\'shrieks。Thefemalegetsspeshulmadatthis，allowin\'
they\'splayin\'itlowdownonherfam\'ly。Butshetakesitoutincuffin\'theyearlin\'snowan\'then，jesttokeep\'emyellin\'，an\'
don\'tsaynothin\'。\"Whichthestageisabouthalfthroughthecanyon，whenuponbothsidesaselectassortmentofWinchestersbeginstobangan\'jumppermiscus；thesamegoin\'hand-in-handwithwhoopsofonusualmerit。WiththefirstshotOldMontepourstheleatherintotheteam，an\'themhossessurgesintothecollarslikecyclones。\"It\'sluckyaboriginesain\'tnoshots。Theyneveryetgetsthephelosophyofahindsightnone，an\'generallyyoucan\'treachtheirbulletswithaten-footpole，they\'sthathighaboveyourhead。TheonlythingasgetshitthistimeisTexas。Aboutthebeginnin\'，alittlecloudofdustfliesoutentheshoulderofhiscoat，hisfaceturnspale，an\'
Cherokeeknowshe\'screased。\"\'Didtheygetyou，OldMan？\'saysCherokee，someanxious。\"\'No，\'saysTexas，tryin\'tobracehimse\'f。
\'I\'llbeonvelvetag\'ininasecond。Inowlongs，however，forthatwhiskeyIhurlsoverboardsograceful。\'\"TheApachescomestumblin\'downontothetrailan\'giveschase，a-shootin\'an\'a-yellin\'aheapzealous。Asthey\'sonfoot，an\'asOldMonteismakin\'fifteenmilesanhourbynow，theymerelymanagestoholdtheirownintherace，aboutfortyyardstother\'ar。
\"Thisdon\'tgoonlongwhenCherokee，afterthinkin\'，saystoTexas，\'ThisyereisthewayIfiggersit，Ifwe-allskeepson，themInjunsisthatferventtheyrunsinonusattheford。Withhalfluckthey\'sduetodowneitherahossorMonte——mebbyboth；inwhicheventthestageshorelystops，an\'it\'safight。Thisbein\'troo，an\'asI\'m\'lectedforwaranyhow，I\'mgoin\'tocaperoutrightyere，an\'pullonthebailemyse\'f。This\'llstopthechase，an\'
betweenus，pard，it\'saboutthelastchanceintheboxthisporefemalean\'heroffspringshas。An\'Iplaysitfor\'em，winorlose。\'
\"\'Them\'smymotives；saysTexas，tryin\'topullhimse\'ftogether。
\'Shallwetakethishe-shorthornalong？\'An\'hep\'intswherethemfourtenderfootsismixeduptogetherinthebackofthestage。
\"\'Hewouldn\'tbeworthawhitechip，\'saysCherokee，\'an\'you-allistoohardhittogo，Texas，yourse\'f。SotakemyregardstoEnrightan\'theboys，an\'smooththisallyouknowforFaroNell。Imakesthetripalone。\'
\"\'Notmuch，\'saysTexas。\'Mystackgoestothecenter，too。\'
\"Butitdon\'t，though，\'causeTexashasbledmore\'nhethinks。Thefirstmovehemakeshetipsoverinafaint。
\"CherokeepicksuphisWinchester，an\'，openin\'thedoorofthestage，jumpsplumbfree，an\'theyleaveshimtharonthetrail。
\"\'It\'smebbyanhourlaterwhenthestagecomesintoWolfvilleonthelope。Texasisstillinafog，speakin\'mental，an\'aboutbledtodeath；whilethemexhortin\'peopleisoutentheirmindsentire。
\"Innotimethar\'sadozenofuslinedoutforCherokee。Dowelocatehim？WhichIshouldsayweshorelydiscovershim。Thar\'sabulletthroughhislaig，an\'tharheiswithhisbackag\'inarockwall，hisWinchestertothefront，hiseyesglitterin\'，a-holdin\'
thecanyon。TharneverisnoInjungetsbyhim。Ofcoursetheystampedespromptwhentheyhearsusa-comin\'，sowedon\'tgetnofight。
\"\'Ihopesyounailsone，Cherokee，\'saysEnright；\'playin\'evenonthisyerelaigtheyshoots。\'
\"\'Iwinonce，Ireckons\'，saysCherokee，\'overbehindthatbigrocktotheleft。\'
\"\'Shoreenoughhe\'sgotoneInjunspreadout；an\'，comin\'alongalittle，JackMooreturnsupasecond。
\"\'Yere\'sanother，\'saysJack，\'whichbreaksevenonthebulletinTexas。\'
\"\'That\'sright，\'saysCherokee，\'Iremembersnowthanistwo。Thekyardsiscomin\'someTast，an\'Ioverlooksabet。\'
\"We-allsgetsCherokeeinallright，an\'nextday\'roundcomesthefemaletenderfoottoseehim。
\"\'Iwantstothankmydefender，\'shesays。
\"\'Youain\'tondernoobligations，whatever，ma\'am\'，saysCherokee，risin\'upalittle，whileFaroNellputsanothergoose-h\'arpilleronderhim。\'Isimplypreferstodomyfightin\'inthecanyontodoin\'itattheford；that\'sall。It\'sonlyamatterofstraightbusiness；nothin\'more\'napreferenceIhas。Anotherthing，ma\'am；
you-allforgivesit，seein\'I\'magentonusedtochildishways:butwhenImakestheplayyounames，Isimplyseizesonthemsavagesthata-wayasanexcusetogetloosefromthemblessedchildrenofyour\'nawholelot。\'\"
CHAPTERX。
TEXASTHOMPSON\'S\"ELECTION。\"
\"An\'betweenus，\"remarkedtheOldCattleman，theobservationbeingrelevanttothesubjectofourconversationontheoccasionofoneofourmanyconfabs，\"betweenyouan\'me，Iain\'tnoneshoreaboutthemeritsofwhatyou-allcallslawan\'order。Nowapains-takin\'
an\'discreetvig\'lancecommitteeismynotionofabulwark。Letanyoutfittakeabaleofropean\'aweekoff，an\'iftheircampain\'tweededdowntorightprinciplesan\'aquietlifeattheendtharof，thenI\'vepassedmydaysasvainasanycoyotewhicheveryelps。
\"OfcoursethardawnsatimewhenWolfvillehastocometoit，sameasothers。Theytakestodiggin\'forcopper；an\'theybuildstheBirdCageOp\'ryHouse，an\'putsinimprovementsgeneral。Weevenculminatesinapaper，whichDocPeetsassuresusistheflowerofourprogress。Nacherallyontheheelsofallthemoutburstswegivesupoursimpleschemes，organizes，an\'pullsoffan\'lection。ButasOldManEnrightismadealcaldetharby，withJackMooremarshal，thejoltisnotseverenorthechangesofullofnotice。
\"It\'snotlongpriortotheseyerestampedesintoahighermoonicipallife，however，whenquiteab\'ilin\'ofusisintheRedLightdiscussin\'somesechfuture。Ourrival，RedDog，isallowin\'
it\'sgoin\'tohaveamayororsomethin\'，an\'wesorterfeelslikeourhandsisforced。
\"\'Formyse\'f，\'saysOldManEnright，whenthetopiciscirc\'latin\'，withthewhiskeyfollowin\'suit，an\'eachgentisairin\'hisideesan\'paintin\'hisnoseaccordin\'tohistaste，\'formyse\'f，Icanseeitcomin\'。Thar\'stobelawyerean\'\'lections；an\'whileatfirstit\'smightylikelybothisgoin\'toturnoutdisturbin\'elements，stillIlooksontheirapproachwithoutfear。Wolfvilleistoostrong，an\'Wolfvilleintelligenceistoowellfounded，toletanylawlocoitorsetittomillin\'。\'
\"\'Still，\'saysDanBoggs，\'ImustremarkIprefersadoolyauthorizedbandofStranglers。Avig\'lancecommitteegetsmygamerightalong。They\'smorehonestthananyoftheseyerelawsharpswho\'s\'lectedtobeajedge；an\'they\'saheapmorezealous，whichlastisimportant。\'
\"\'Boggsisright，\'repliesEnright。\'Itmaynotbecomeme，whoisheadofthelocalbodyofthatsort，tomakeboastsoftheexcellenceofavig\'lancecommittee；butIain\'tbluffin\'onafour-
flushwhenIchallengesanygenttoputhistonguetoaneventwhereavig\'lancecommitteestretchesapartywhoain\'tinneedtharof；orwhichgoeswastin\'itslariatsonthedesertair。Iputsittoyou-
allswithoutheatorpride，gents；JedgeLynchisrighteverytime。\'
\"\'Putmedown，\'saysDocPeets，atthesametimemakin\'signsforthebarkeeptorememberhismissiononearth，\'putmedownascoincidin\'inthemsentiments。An\'Isaysfurther，thatanypartywho\'slookin\'fortheplacewherethebadmanisscarce，an\'alaw-
abidin\'genthasthefullestliberty，peggedouttotheshorestsafetytood，lethimlocatewherehefindsthemostlynchin\'s，an\'
whereavig\'lancecommitteeissteadilyengageddiscriminatin\'
\'roundthroughthecommunity。
Whichacampthusprovidedisamodelofheavenlypeace。\'
\"\'Youcangamble，ifanybody\'splumbawareoftheseyoretrooths，it\'sme，\'
saysTexasThompson。
\'WhenI\'mdownintheSouthPalodurocountry，workin\'apasselofBar-K-7cattle，Iaidsinaneffortto\'lectajedgean\'institootreg\'larshore-\'noughlaw；an\'thesamecomesmightynearleavin\'theentirehamletahowlin\'waste。Itdeciminatesaheapofourbestcitizens。
\"\'Thisyeremisguidedbluffcomestopasspeculiar；an\'Iallersallowsifitain\'tfortheonforeseenwaywhereinthingsstacksup，an\'themuddlewe-allsgetsintotryin\'tofindatrail，thePlazaPalodurowouldhavebeenasceneofbleatin\'peacethatday，insteadofastric\'lycorpse-an\'-cartridgeoccasion。Thedeathraterisestothatdegreeinfactthatthenextroundupisshyonmen；an\'tharain\'tenoughcartridgesincamp，whenthesmokeblowsaway，tobeseedforasecondcrop。Onthesquar\'，gents，that\'lectiondayontheSouthPalodurowaswhatyou-allsmighttermamassacre，an\'getitrighteverytime。\'
\"\'Well，whatofthisyeretoomultuous\'lection？\'demandsDaveTutt，whogetsimpatientwhileTexasrefresheshimse\'finhisglass。\'You-
allremindsmeamightysight，Texas，oftheTucsonpreacherwhopullshisfreighttheotherday。Theyputsittohim，theTucsonfolksdo，thathetalksan\'hetalks，buthedon\'tp\'intout；an\'heargufiesan\'heargufies，buthenevershowswherein。Apartywho\'sgoin\'tomakeapulpit-play，orshineinArizonaasaracontoor，hasdonegottocult\'vateadirect，incisivestyle。\'
\"\'That\'sallc\'rect，\'remarksTexas，somesavage，asherecovershisnoseoutenhisglass；\'neveryoufretmenoneaboutmystylenotbein\'incisive。Tharbeotherplayswhereanygentwhocomesputtin\'
itallovermewithroodean\'intemp\'rateremarkswillfindmeplentyincisive；nottosaysomesoon:
\"\'Yere!\'interruptsEnright，quickan\'sharp。\'Thisisplumboutsidetheline。Texasain\'tgotnocalltowakeupsomalignantoverwhat\'smostlikelynothin\'worsethanhumoronTutt\'spart；an\'，Tutt，itain\'tuptoyounoneneither，togospurrin\'TexasintheshoulderinthemidstofwhatI\'myeretomaintainisamightythrillin\'narration。\'
\"\'Texasisgoodpeople，\'saysDave，\'an\'thelastgentwithwhichI
thirststodigupthewar-axe。WhichI\'mproudtobehisfriend；an\'
ImeansnooffensewhenIsu\'geststhathewhirlasmallerloopwhenheonbosomshimse\'fofatale。IyeretendersTexasmyhand，assurin\'ofhimthatImeansmylanguagean\'ain\'tholdin\'outnothin\'。Shake!\'An\'atthisDavereacheshispistol-handtoTexasThompson，an\'thesameisseizedpromptan\'friendly。
\"`Thisyereismyfault，\'saysTexas。\'Ireckonsnowmywiferecoverin\'thatLaredodivorceI\'mmentionin\'toyou-alls，sorterleavesmeaheappetulant，thata-way。Buttogobacktothiswar-
jigIwasrelatin\'aboutdownatPlazaPaloduro。
\"\'It\'sthisa-way:No，Nellie；thar\'snofemaleinit。Thisyeregrowsfromabusinesstransaction；an\'theefforttharfromtoimproveonpresentconditions，institootareignoflaw，an\'lectajedge。
\"\'Whichthecomin\'ofamiscreantnamedCimmaronPete，fromsome\'ersovernearthe\'DobyWalls，isthebeginnin\'ofthedeal。ThisCimmaronPetecomestrailin\'inoneday；an\'ashorthorncalledGlidden，whorunsastoreattheford，comesropin\'atCimmaronPetetoraceponies。\"\'\"Whatforstakesdoyou-allaimtoracefor？\"
demandsthisCimmaronPete。
\"\'\"I\'llrunyouforhossan\'saddle，\"saysGlidden。
\"\'\"Sayhossag\'inhoss，\"saysCimmaronPete，\"an\'I\'mliabletogoyou。Saddlesishardtoget，an\'Iwon\'treskmine。Ponies，however，iseasy。Icanget\'emeverymoonlightnight。\"
\"\'Whenthemsportsisracin\'，——whichtherunistobeaquarterofamile，onlytheyneverfinishes，——jestasCimmaronbeginstopullahead，hisponybein\'ashadesuddenerthanGlidden\'s，whateverdoesthelatterdobutropethisCimmaronPete\'sponybythefeetan\'
downhim。
\"\'It\'sshorefineworkwithalariat，butitcomeshighforGlidden。
For，ashestampedesby，thisCimmaronturnsloosehissix-shooterfromwherehe\'stangledupwithhisbroncoontheground；an\'asthefirstbulletgetsGliddeninthebackofhishead，hislightgoesoutlikeacandle。
\"\'WhenthecommitteelooksintotheplaytheyjestifiesthisCimmaron。\"Whileonthesurface，\"theysays，\"thedealseemsalittleflorid；still，whenagentarmedwithnothin\'butacoldsenseofjesticecomestopirootin\'plumbthroughtheaffairwithalantern，he\'sduetoemergealotwiththeconvictionthatGlidden\'swrong。\"SoCimmaronisfreeinaminute。
\"\'Butthar\'sGlidden\'sstore!Thar\'snobodytoclaimit；tharbein\'
nofam\'lytoGliddennohow；notevenahiredman。
\"\'\"Which，asitseemstobeacaseopentodoubt，\"observesthisyereCimmaron，\"InacherallytakesthisGliddenparty\'sstorean\'
dealshisgamemyse\'f。\"
\"\'Itain\'tmuchofastore；an\'bein\'astherestofusishavin\'
allwe-allscanrideherdonforourse\'fs，nogentmakesobjections，an\'Cimmaronturnshimse\'flooseinGlidden\'sstore，an\'beginstosellthingsawholelot。He\'sshorelydoin\'well，Ireckons，whenmebbyit\'saweeklaterhecomeschargin\'overtoapasselofusan\'
allowshewantsthecommitteetosettlesometroublewhichhascuthistrail。
\"\'\"It\'saboutthedebtsofthisyereGlidden，deceased，\"saysCimmaron。\"Isucceedstothebusinessofcourse；whichit\'slittleenoughfordepartedropin\'myponythattime。Butyou-allscangambleIain\'tgoin\'\'waybackonthisyeredeadperson\'strail，an\'
settleallhisgrayan\'hoaryindebtnesses。Woulditberight，gents？Iputsittoyou-allsonthesquar\'；doIimmersemyse\'f，I\'dlikefortobetold，indeceased\'sliabilitiesmerelyforresentin\'
ofhiswrongsag\'inmewithmygun？Ifagentcangoblindlyshootin\'himse\'fintobankruptcythata-way，theAmericangov\'mentisarankloser，an\'theStateofTexasisplumbplayedout。\"
Whenwe-allsproceedstoferretintothisyeremyst\'ry，wefindsthar\'sasharpcomeupfromDallaswhoclaimsthatCimmaron\'sgottopayhimwhatGliddenowes。ThisyereDallaspartyputssaidindebtednessesatfivestacksofblues。
\"\'An\'thisyerelonghorn\'sgot\'emtomakegood，\"saystheDallassharp，p\'intin\'atCimmaron，\"\'causeheinheritsthestore。\"
\"\'Now，whateverdoyou-allsthinkofthat？\"saysCimmaron，appealin\'
tous。\"YereI\'vetoldthisperversesportthatGlidden\'sdonecashedinan\'quit；an\'nowhelaysformewiththemindebtednesses。
Itshorelyweariesme。\"
\"\'Itdon\'ttakethevig\'lancecommitteenotimetoagreeitain\'tgotnothin\'tosayinthecase。
\"\'\"It\'sonlyonkillin\'s，an\'hoss-rustlin\'s，an\'sim\'larbreaks。\"
explainsOldMonroe，who\'schiefofthePaloduroStranglers，\"wherewe-allsgetskyards。Weain\'tinonwhat\'samereopen-an\'-shetcaseofdebt。\"
\"\'ButthisDallassharpstaysrightwithCimmaron。Hegivesitoutcoldhe\'sgoin\'toc\'lect。Heputsituphe\'llshoresueCimmaronalot。
\"\'You-allsdon\'tmeantosaytharain\'tnojedgeyere？\"remarkstheDallassharp，whenOldMonroeexplainsweain\'torganizednoneforsechgamesaslawcases。\"Well，thisyerePlazaPaloduroisforcertainthelocodestcampofwhichIevercutsthetrail!You-allsbettergetahustleonrightnowan\'\'lectajedge。IfIgoesbacktoDallasan\'tellsthisstoryofhowyou-allsain\'tgotnojedgenornolawyere，theywon\'tletthisPlazaPalodurogetcloseenoughto\'eminbusinesstohand\'emaripepeach。Ifthar\'senoughsenseinthiscamptomakebakin\'-powderbiscuit，you-allswillhaveajedge\'lectedreadyformetohavelawcaseswithbysecond-drinktimeto-morrowmornin\'。\"
\"\'Afterhangin\'upthisblufftheDallassharp，puttin\'onaheapofhawtooran\'dog，walksovertothetavernag\'in，an\'leavesustosizeuptheplayatourlcesure。
\"\'WhatthisobduratepartyfromDallassays，\"finallyremarksOldMonroe，\"isnotwith。outwhattheComanchescallstum-tum。Thar\'ssaveyan\'jesticeinthemobservations。It\'smyidee，thattharbein\'nojedgeyere，thata-way，tomakeamoneyround-upforagentwhenhisdebtordon\'tmakegood，ismightylikelyapalin\'offenourfence。Ishorelythinkswebetterrectifythemomissionsan\'\'lectajedgeatonce。\"
\"\'WhichI\'mopposedtotheseproceedin\'s，\"interruptsCimmaron。\"I\'mplumbadversetoco\'ts。Themlaw-wolvesgetsinto\'em，an\'whentheycan\'tfindnogatetocomeatyou，theyupsan\'pushesdownapaneloffence，an\'laysforyou，cross-lots。I\'mdeadag\'intheseproceedin\'s。\"
\"\'Seeyere，\"saysOldMonroe，turnin\'onthisCimmaron，\"you-allisbecomin\'tooapparentinthiscamp；whatImightdescribeasaheaptooobvious。Nowifyougetsyourstackinag\'inwhenitain\'tyourturn；orpicksupanybody\'shandbutyourown，I\'llfindashortwayofknockin\'yourhornsoff。Youdon\'tseemgiftedenoughtorealizethatyou\'reluckytobealiverightnow。\"
\"\'BarCimmaron，wholapsesintosilenceafterOldMonroegiveshimnotice，theentirecamplinesupfav\'rableontheideeto\'lectajedge。Theysendsovertothecorralan\'getsanose-bagfortodepositthevotes；an\'it\'sdecidedthatOldMonroean\'aCross-Z
partynamedRandallhasgottodotherunnin\'。Randallisplentyp\'lite，an\'allowshedon\'twanttobejedgenonenohow，an\'says，giveittoOldMonroe；butthelattergent，whoisorganizin\'theplay，insiststhatitwouldn\'tbelegal。
\"\'\"Thar\'sgottobetwogentstodotherunnin\'，\"soOldMonroesays，\"oritdon\'tgo。The\'lectionain\'tlegalthata-wayonlessthar\'stwocandidates。\"
\"\'TheyputsBroncoCharliean\'asportnamedOrmsbyintobe\'lectionsupervisors。Theywastoholdthenose-bag；an\'asvotesisdroppedin，they\'stocount\'emoutaccordin\'toHoyle，sowe-allscantellwheretheplay\'sheadin\'。BroncoCharlieisjedgeforRandall，an\'Ormsbyfrontsupallsim\'larforOldMonroe。The\'lectionwe-allsdecidestoholdintheLoneStarSaloon，so\'stobeconductedwithcomfort。
\"\'\"Makeyourgame，now，gents，\"saysOldMonroe，wheneverythin\'isshorelyready。\"Getinyourvotes。Theseyerepollsisopenforonehour。\"
\"\'\"OneforRandall，\"saysBroncoCharlieasOldMonroevotes。
\"\'\"An\'oneforOldMonroe，\"remarksOrmsbywhenRandallvotesnext。
\"\'ThisgivesthedealtonetohaveRandallan\'OldMonroep\'intoutbyvotin\'foreachotherthata-way，andtharain\'toneofuswhodon\'tfeelmorerespectablebyit。
\"\'It\'stheopinionoflevel-headedgentsevenyet，thatthePlazaPalodurocouldhavepulledoffthis\'lectionan\'gotplumbaway，an\'
neverhadnofriction，ifitain\'tforaGreaserfromSanAntoniowhotriestoringinonus。Thar\'stwenty-oneofushasvoted，an\'
itstandsnineforRandallan\'twelveforOldMonroe；whenuplopesthisyereMexicanan\'allowshe\'slocoedtovote。\"\'Whodoyou-allthinkyou\'regoin\'tovotefor？\"asksOrmsby。
\"\'\"SeniorMonroe，\"saystheMexican，p\'intin\'atOldMonroe。
\"\'Stopthisdeal，\"yellsBroncoCharlie，\"\'Ichallengesthatvote。
Mexicansisbarred。\"
\"\'WhichMexicansisnotbarred，\"repliesOrmsby。\"An\'thevoteofthisyereenlightenedmaverickfromsouthoftheRioGrandegoes。
ThirteenforOldMonroe。\"
\"\'TwelveforOldMonroe，\"remonstratesBroncoCharlie，feelin\'forhisgun。
\"\'ThirteenforOldMonroe，\"retortsOrmsby，ashisColt\'scomesintoactionan\'hebustsBronco\'sarmattheelbow。
\"\'Ashisobstinacyhasdestroyedthefurtherefficiencyofmycolleague，\"goesonOrmsby，asheshakesdowntheballotsinthenose-bag，\"I\'llnowconducttheseyerepollsalone。Gentswhohaven\'tvotedwillpleasecomea-runnin\'。AsIstatesamomentago，shestandsthirteenforOldMonroe。\"
\"\'An\'Isaysshe\'stwelveforOldMonroe，\"shoutsRedRiverTom，crowdin\'for\'ard。\"\'You-allcan\'tringinMexicansan\'snakenoplayonus。Thisyere\'lection\'sgoin\'tobeonthesquar\'，orit\'sgoin\'
tocomeoffinthesmoke。\"
\"\'Withthis，RedRiver，who\'sbeensorterdomineerin\'atOrmsbywithhissix-shooterwhilehe\'sfreein\'hismind，slamsherloose。RedRiverover-shoots，an\'Ormsbydownshimwithabulletinhislaig。
\"\'ThirteenforOldMonroe，\"saysOrmsby。
\"\'Butthat\'swherethe\'lectionends。Followin\'thesubsidenceofRedRiverTom，theairisasfullofleadasabagofbullets。
Throughthesmoke，an\'theflashes，an\'thenoise，youcanhearOrmsbywhoopin\'
\"\'ThirteenforOldMonroe。\"
\"\'YoucangambleOrmsby\'sassquar\'a\'lectionjedgeasanygentcouldask。YougetsaplayforyourmoneywithOrmsby；buthediesthenextday，soheneveris\'lectionjedgenomore。Fivegentsgetsdowned，an\'awholecorralfullishurt。I，myse\'f，reapssomeleadintheshoulder；an\'evenatthatInevergoesnearerthanthesuburbsofthefight。
\"\'No；CimmaronPeteclawsoffallsound，an\'nonewholesinhim。
ButastheDallasparty，whocomescaperin\'overwiththefirstshot，islayin\'atthewindupoutsidetheLoneStardoor，plumbdefunct，thar\'sanendtotherootofthedisorder。
\"\'The\'lectionitse\'fislookedonasadraw。OldMonroeallowsthat，allthingsconsidered，hedon\'tregardhimse\'fas\'lectednone；andRandall，whoadoctorisfeelin\'\'roundinforabulletatthetime，sendsoverwordthatheindorsesOldMonroe\'sp\'sition；
an\'thataslongastheDallassharphitsthetrailafterGlidden，an\'istharbyabletolookafterhisdebtshimse\'f，he，Randall，holdsit\'snousedisturbin\'ofareturnedsereenity，an\'toleteverythin\'goasitlays。
\"\'An\'that，\'concloodsTexasThompson，ashereachesforhislicker，\'iswhatcomesofaneffortatlawan\'orderinPlazaPaloduro。I
ain\'tover-statin\'it，gents，whenIsays，thatthat\'lectionleavesmeplumbgun-shyforoverayear。\'\"
CHAPTERXL。
AWOLFVILLEFOUNDLING。
\"DoesJackMoorehavesand？Son，isthisyerequerymeantforhumorbyyou？WhichformeresandtheMohavedesertisafooltoJack。\"
TheOldCattleman\'sfacewasfullofanearnest，finesincerity。Itwasplain，too，thatmyquestionnettledtheoldfellowabit；asmightadoubtcastatanidol。Butthesharpnesshadpassedfromhistonewhenheresumed\"NotonlyisJacklongonsandthata-way，buthe\'splumbloadedwithwhatyou-allscalls\'nitiative。Leastwisethat\'swhatoneoftheseyerefernologistsallows，whostragglesintocampan\'goestothumbin\'ourbumpsoneday。
\"\'Whichthisyoungperson，\'saysthebumpsharp，whilehisfingersiscaperin\'aboutonJack\'shead，Iisremarkableforhis\'nitiative。
He\'sthesortofgentwhobuildshisfirebeforehegetshiswood；
an\'issuesmoreinvitestodrinkthanhereceives。Whichhisweakness，speakin\'general，isheoverplays。\'
\"Whichthisyerebumppartymighthavegonewronginhiswagersaheapoftimes；butheshorelycallstheturnonJackwhenhesayshe\'ssomestrongon\'nitiative。
\"An\'it\'sthisyerepronenessfortheprematoor，an\'nacheralwillin\'nesstoopenanypotthata-way，thatmakesJacksechaslam-
upoffishul。Bein\'fullof\'nitiative，likethisfernologiststates，Jackdon\'tidlealongontilsomethin\'shappened。Notmuch；heabatesitinthebud。
\"Oncewhenmostoftheoutfit\'soverinTucson，an\'Jackissorterholdin\'downthecampalone，abandofrustlerscomestrackin\'in，allowin\'they\'llrunWolfvillesome。Which，that\'swhereJack\'s\'nitiativeshowsupbig。Hegoesafter\'emreadily，likethey\'santelope。Themhold-upsisalongmajorityoverJack，an\'heeled；
butthatJackstandsthar——rightupag\'intheiron——an\'hetells\'emwhathethinksan\'whyhethinksitfor；makeshisminorityreportonto\'emallfree，likeheoutnumbers\'emtwotoone；an\'windsupbybackin\'thegamewithhisguninawaythatcommandsconfidence。
\"\'You-allshearsmyremarks，\'hesaysattheclose，brieflyflashin\'
hissix-shootersontheoutfit；\'tharain\'tnobandofbadmeninArizonacantreethistownan\'meinformed。Nowgoslow，orI\'lljeststretchafewofyouforluck。It\'ssechconsoomin\'toil，a-
diggin\'ofsepulchersinthisyererock-ribbedlandscape，orI\'ddoitanyhow。\'
\"An\'tharuponthemrustlers，notin\'Jack\'sgotthedropon\'em，kicksupadensecloudofdustanisseennomore。
\"Butbein\'repletewithsandan\'\'nitiative，thata-way，don\'tstatealltharisgoodofJack。Letanypore，he\'plesspartycutJack\'strail，an\'he\'splumbtender。OnsechtimesJack\'sadove；leastwisehe\'sadoveawholelot。
\"Onehotafternoon，Enrightan\'DocPeetsisawayaboutsomecattleIreckons。Whichtherestofusisnoomerousenough；an\'we\'resorterrevolvin\'\'roundthepost-office，a-waitin\'forOldMontean\'
thestage。Yereshecomes，final，a-rattlin\'an\'a-creakin\'；thatolddrunkardMontea-poppin\'ofhiswhip，thesixhossesonthecanter，an\'thewholesheebangputtin\'onmoredogthanaMexicanofficerofrevenoo。Whenthestagedrawsup，OldMontethrowsoffthemailbagsan\'theWells-Fargobox，an\'getsdownan\'opensthedoor。Butnobodyemergesout。
\"\'Well，I\'macoyote!\'saysMonte，aheapdisgusted，`whereveristhefemale？\'
\"Thenwe-allspeersintothestagean\'thar\'sonlyababy，withmebbyaten-months\'startdownthisvaleoftears，inside；an\'nomothernornothin\'along。JackMoore，jestasIsayswhenIbegins，reachesinan\'getshim。Thebabyain\'tsayin\'nothin\'，an\'sortertakesitoutinsmilin\'onJack；whichlastpleaseshimexcessive。
\"\'Heknowsmeforahundreddollars!\'saysJack。\'I\'manApacheifheain\'tallowin\'heknowsme!Whereverdidyougethim，Monte？\'
\"\'Givemeadrink，\'saysMonte，p\'intin\'alongintotheRedLight。
\'Thisyeremakesmesick。\'
\"AfterOldMontegetsaboutfourfingersofcarnationonderhisbelt，heturnsinan\'explainsashowthemotherstartsalonginthestageallrightenoughfromTucson。Thelasttimeheseesher，soheputsitup，isatthelaststationbacksometwentymilesinthehills；an\'hes\'posesallthetimelater，she\'sinsideridin\'herdonherprogeny，ontilnow。
\"\'Idon\'treckon，\'saysOldMonte，lookin\'gloomy-likeattheinfant，\'thatladyisaimin\'tosawthisyoreyoung-oneontothestagecompanynone？\'
\"\'Don\'tupsetyourwhiskeyfrettin\'aboutthecompany，\'saysJack，a-plantin\'oftheinfantonthebar，whilewe-allscrowdsinforalookathim。`Thecamp\'llplaythishand；an\'thecompanyain\'tgoin\'tobeinitalittlebit。\'
\"\'IwishEnrightan\'Peetswasyere，\'saysCherokeeHall，\'tobeheardhereon；whichIshoredeemsthisagraveoccasion。Yerewe-
allsfindsourse\'fspossessedofanonexpectedchildoftenderyears；an\'thequestionnacheralenoughis，whatever\'llwedowithit？\'
\"\'Let\'smaverickit，\'saysDanBoggs，who\'samightygoodman，butonthinkfulthata-way。
\"\'No，\'saysCherokee；\'itsmother\'llcomehoppin\'alongto-morrow，a-yellin\'。ThisyeresotMontehasjestdonedroveoffan\'lefthersome\'ersupthetrail；she\'llcomeromancin\'alongintime。\'
\"\'Meanwhile，\'saysJack，\'theinfant\'sgottobetookcareof，towhichdootyIvolunteers。Thar\'satenderfoota-sleepin\'intheroombackofthedance-hall，an\'he\'sthat\'feminatean\'effeet，he\'sgotashore-\'noughbedan\'somegoose-ha\'rpillers；whichthesameIdoyerebyconfiscatetopublicusetotakecareofthisyearlin\'。Isthesentimentpleasin\'？\'
\"\'Jack\'sschemeisright，\'saysBoggs；\'an\'I\'mpresenttoannouncehe\'sallersright。Lettheshorthorngosleeponderamesquite-bush；
it\'lldohimgoodawholelot。\'
\"\'I\'msomedoobersomeofthisplay，\'saysCherokee。\'Smallinfantsismightymyster\'ouspeople，an\'nolivin\'gentiseverontotheirgamean\'abletoforeseetheirneeds。Doyou-allreckonnowyoucantakecareofthisyereyoung-one，Jack？Beyouequaltoit？\'
\"\'Takecareofasmallbabylikethis\'saysJack，plentyscornful；
\'whichthesameain\'tweighin\'twentypounds？Well，it\'llbesomefunnyifIcan\'t。Icouldbreakevenwithhimifhe\'sfourtimesasbig。AllIasksisforyou-allstostandbyincrisisesan\'backtheplay；an\'，thatsettled，youcangomakesidebetswe-allscomesoutwinnersonthedeal。\'
\'Iain\'tabsolootlyshore，\'saysDaveTutt，\'bein\'someshyofpracticewithinfantsmyse\'f，butjedgin\'byhislookin\'smoothan\'
silky，Ioffersfiftydollarsevenheain\'tweanednoneyet。\'
\"\'Iwon\'tbetnoneonhisbein\'weanedcomplete；saysJack，\'butI\'llhangupfiftyhedrinksoutenabottleaseasyasOldMonte!
\"\'I\'llgoyouonce，\'saysTutt；\'it\'sfiftydollarsevenhegrowscontemptuousatabottle，an\'disdainsit。\'
\"Whichwe-allstalksitoveran\'decidesthatJack\'stonursesaidinfant；afterwhichapasselofusproceed\'stomakeaprocessionforthetenderfoot\'sbed，whichheshorelyresignswithoutastruggle。WepacksitbacktoJack；an\'CherokeeHallan\'Boggsthengoesovertothecorralan\'laysforagoattomilkher。Thisyeregoatismightyreluctant，an\'refusestoenterintothesperitofthething；buttheyswingsan\'rastleswithher，makestheirp\'intrightalong，an\'afterafrightfultimecomesbackwith\'mostadipper-full。
\"\'That\'sallright，\'saysJack，who\'sdonecampedinaroombackoftheRedLight，\'nowhopoutan\'tellthebarkeeptogiveyouapintbottle。We-allshasthisyeregamepayin\'div\'dendsintwominutes。\'
\"Jackgetshisbottlean\'fillsherupwithgoat\'smilk；an\'makesastopperoutencottonclothan\'molassesfortheinfanttodrawitthrough。Whichit\'saboutthistimetheinfantputsupayell，an\'
refusespeaceag\'intillJackgiveshimhissix-shootertoplaywith。
\"\'Whichshowsmyconfidenceinhim，\'saysJack。\'Thar\'sonlyafewfolksleftI\'llpassmygunto。\'
\"Jackgetsalongwithhimfirst-rate，a-feedin\'ofhimthegoat\'smilk，whichhegoesforwithavidity；tharbynettin\'JackthatfiftyfromDaveTutt。BoggsbuildsafiresoJackkeepsthemilkwarm。
Jackturnsloosethatearnesthedon\'tevengofornogrub；jestnacherallyhas\'empackittohim。
\"\'We-alls\'llhavetostandnightgyardsonthisyerefoundlin\'to-
night，Ireckons？\"asksBoggsofJack，whenhe\'sbringin\'Jackthings。
\"\'Is\'posemostlikelywe\'llhavetomakeaplaythata-way，\'saysJack。
\"\'Allright，\'saysBoggs，tappin\'hisshirtwithhispistol-finger；
\'you-allknowsmean\'Cherokee。We\'reinonthisyereanytimeyousays。\'
\"SoabandofussortercampsalongwithJackan\'theinfantontilmebbyit\'ssecond-drinktimeatnight。Theinfantdon\'traisethewar-yellonce；jesttakesitoutingoat\'smilk；an\'inlaughin\'，an\'playin\'withJack\'sgun。
\"\'Excuseme，gents，\'finallysaysJack，mightydignified，\'butI\'vebeenfiggerin\'thisthing，an\'Iallowsit\'stimetobedthisyereyoung-onedownforthenight。Ifyou-allswillwithdrawsome，I\'llseehownearIcomestomakin\'runnin\'ofit。Staywithinwhoopin\'
distance，though；soifhetriestostampedeortakestomillin\'I
cangethe\'p。\'
\"We-allslinesoutan\'leavesJackan\'theinfant，an\'turnsinonfaroan\'pokeran\'sim\'lardeviceswhichisbein\'wagedintheRedLight。Mebbyit\'sanhourwhenJackcomesin。
\"\'Boggs，\'hesays；\'s\'poseyou-allsetsinan\'playsmyhandaminutewiththatinfantchild，whileIgoesoveran\'adjournsthemfrivolitiesinthedance-hall。Itlookslikethisyerecampisspeshultoomultuousto-night。\'
\"Boggsgoesinwiththeinfant，an\'Jackproceedstothebailehousean\'statesthecase。
\"\'Idon\'twanttoonsettlethereg\'larprogramme，\'saysJack，\'butthisyereyoung-oneI\'mresponsiblefor，getsthatengagedinthesoundsoftheseyererevels，itdon\'tlooklikehe\'sgoin\'tosleepnone。Soifyou-allswillcallthelastwaltz，an\'windherupforto-night，it\'llshorelybeahe\'p。Thekid\'smother\'llbeyerebysun-up；whichheradventthata-wayalterstheplayall\'round，an\'
mattersthengoesbacktooldlines。\'
\"\'Enoughsaid，\'saysJimHamilton，whorunsthedance-hall。\'Youcangamblethistempleofmirthain\'tlayin\'downonwhat\'sright，an\'
tonight\'sshindigclosesrightyere。Allpromenadetothebar。Wetakesadrinkonthehouse，quits，an\'callsitaday。\'
\"ThenJackcomesback，aheapgravewithhiscares，an\'relievesBoggs；who\'sonwatch，straddledofachair，a-eyein\'oftheinfant，who，a-settin\'upag\'inagoose-ha\'rpiller，islikewisea-eyein\'ofBoggs。
\"\'He\'sa\'wayupgoodinfant，Jack，\'saysBoggs，givin\'uphisseat。
\"\'Youcanbetyourlifehe\'sagoodinfant，\'saysJack；\'butitshorelookslikehedon\'taimtoturninan\'slumbernone。Mebbythegoat\'smilkistooinvigeratin\'for\'him，an\'keepshimawakethata-way。\'
\"Aboutanotherhourgoesby，an\'outcomesJackintotheRedLightag\'in。
\"\'Iain\'taimin\'todisturbyou-allsnone，\'hesays，\'but，gents，ifyou-allscouldclosethesegamesyere，an\'shetupthestore，I\'lltakeitasapersonalfavor。Hecanheartheclickofthechips，an\'
it\'stoomanyforhim。Don\'tgoaway；jestcloseupan\'sortercamp\'roundquiet。\'
\"Whichwe-allsdoesasJacksays；closesthegames，an\'thensets\'roundinourchairsan\'keepsquiet，a-waitin\'fortheinfanttoturnin。Ahalf-hourlaterJackappearsag\'in。
\"\'Itain\'tnouse，gents，\'hesays，goin\'backofthebaran\'
gettin\'abigdrink；\'thatchildisontous。Hewon\'thaveit。Youcangamble，he\'sfixeditupwithhimse\'fthatheain\'tgoin\'tosleepnoneto-night。Iallowsit\'s\'causehe\'samongrankstrangers，an\'hefiggersit\'sagoodsafeplaytolookouthisgameforhimse\'f。\'
\"\'Iwondercouldn\'twesinghimtosleep，\'saysCherokeeHall。
\"\'Nothin\'ag\'inatry，\'saysJack，somedesp\'rate，wipin\'hislipsafterthedrink。
\"\'S\'posewe-allsgiveshim\"TheDyin\'Ranger\"an\'\"SandyLand\"foranhourorso，an\'see，\'saysBoggs。
\"Inwetrails。Cherokeelinesupononesideoftheinfant，an\'Jackont\'other；an\'therestofustakeschairsan\'camps\'round，Westartsinan\'shoresingshimallweknows；an\'wekeepsitupforhours。Allthetime，thatchildisa-settin\'thar，a-battin\'hiseyesan\'a-starin\'，sleeplessasowls。ThelastIremembersisBoggs\'svoiceon\'SandyLand\'
\"\'Greatbigtatersonsandyland，Getthar，Eli，ifyoucan。\'
\"ThenextthingI\'mawareof，thar\'sawhoopan\'ayelloutside。We-
allswakesup——allexcepttheinfant，who\'swideawakeallalong——
an\'yereitis；fouro\'clockinthemornin\'，an\'themotherhascome。Comesoveronaspeshulbuckboardfromthestationwherethatoldinebriate，Monte，droveoffan\'lefther。Well，son，everybody\'splumbwillin\'an\'gladtoseeher。An\'forthatmatter，splittin\'
even，so\'stheinfant。\"
CHAPTERXII。
THEMANFROMYELLOWHOUSE。
\"That\'sstraight，son；youshorelyshouldhaveseenJackMoore，\"
continuedtheOldCattleman，afterabriefpause，ashehitchedhischairintoacomfortableposition；\"notseein\'Jackiswhatanygentmightcalldeeprivation。
\"Backintheolddays，\"hewenton，\"JackMoore，asIrelates，iskettle-tenderan\'doestheropeworkoftheStranglers。WhateveristheStranglers？WhichyouasksBornelate。Imentionsthisassemblyaheapfrequentyeretofore。Well，somefolkscalls\'ernthe\'vig\'lancecommittee\'；butthat\'slongforaname，soinWolfvilleweallersalloodedto\'emas`Stranglers。\'Thisyereisbrief，an\'
likewiseshedssomelight。
\"ThisJackMoore——whichI\'mproudtosayhe\'smyfriend——IreckonsisthemostprobonopublicogentintheSouthwest。He\'souttodoanythin\'fromfighttofiddleatadance，so\'sit\'sapublicplay。
\"An\'thenhisideesabouthisdootiesiswide。Hejestscoutsfaran\'near，an\'don\'tpaynomoreheedtodistancean\'fatiguethanasteerdoestocobwebs。
\"\'Aoffishul，\"saysJack，\'whodon\'tdiffusehimse\'f\'roundnone，an\'confineshisendeavorstohisownbailiwick，isreestrictedan\'
oneffectooal，an\'couldn\'tkeepdowncrimeinavillageofprairie-
dogs。\'An\'thenhe\'dcinchonhissaddle，an\'mebbygocurvin\'offasfarnorthastheFlintHills，oreasttotheTurkey-track。
\"That\'sright；whenitcomestobein\'active，Jackiswhatyoumightcallanall-roundseelection。An\'cleanstrain？Gameashornets。
Neverknowedhimtoquitanythin\'inhislife——notevenwhiskey。I
saystohimmyse\'fonetime:\'Jack；whyeverdon\'tyourenigonwhiskey？Lookslikeit\'ssortergettin\'behindyousome，ain\'tit？
Somedaymebbyitoutholdsyouwhenyoucan\'tstandtolose。\'
\"\'SometimesIthinksI\'llpassitup，myse\'f，\'saysJack，\'butdon\'tyouknow，Ican\'tdoit。I\'mtoosperited，thata-way，an\'
chivalrous。That\'swhatever!I\'mtoochivalrous。\'An\'Ishorereckonshewas。
\"Butasfordoin\'hisdooty!WhichthesameissimplyrelaxationtoJackMoore。Irecallsoneinstancespeshul。Onedaytharcomestrailin\'alongintoWolfvilleapartyfromdown\'roundYallerhousesome\'ers。ThisyereYallerhousegentlooksdisperitedan\'offcolorastohealth。Butofcoursewe-allsdon\'trefernonetoit；forwhetherthisstranger\'ssickorwellishisbusiness，notours；
leastwiseinitsfirststages。Thisyere\'sbeforeDocPeetsinhabitsWolfvilleorhe\'dinformedustouchin\'thisparty\'sthata-way。
\"WhichtheYallerhousegenttracksalongintotheRedLight，an\'
tellsthebarkeeptosetoutthenose-paint。Hedrinksalone，notinvitin\'ofthepop\'lace，wherebyweknowsforshorehe\'soffenhisfeed。
\"Well，afterhecorralshisfortydrops，thisinvalidcampsdowninonecornerofthestagestation，an\'nextmornin\'hewakesupoutenhisheadan\'plumblocoed。
\"\'ThisyereYallerhouseman，\'saysDanBoggs，comin\'alongintotheRedLightaboutfirst-drinktimethesamemornin\'，an\'speakin\'
general，\'iswhatconserv\'tiveopinionmightcall\"somesick。\"I
stopsaminuteagoan\'askshimhowhe\'sstackin\'uplike，butitain\'tnouse。He\'splumboffhismentalreservation，an\'crazyasawoman\'swatch。\'
\"\'Whateverdoyouallowisthematterofhim，Boggs？\'asksOldManEnright。
\"\'Smallpox，\'saysBoggs，mightyconfident。
\"\'Smallpox!\'repeatsEnright；\'beyoushore？\'
\"\'That\'swhatIsays，\'answersBoggs；\'an\'youcangamblemylongsuitispickin\'outsmallpoxeverytime。Iknowsthesignalsmokelikemyowncampfire。\'
\"\'Well，seeyere，\'saysDaveTutt，who\'scomein，\'IjestnowroundsupthemsymptomsofthisYallerhousegent；an\'talkin\'ofsmallpox，Ioffersahundreddollarsevenheain\'tgotnosmallpox。Bein\'outsolelyforlegit\'matesport，\'continuesTutt，\'an\'notaimin\'tooffendBoggsnone，Iwillin\'lycallsitfiftytoonehundredheain\'tgotnothin\'。\'
\"\'WhichItakesbothbets，\'saysBoggs，\'an\'deems\'emeasy。Whichbothislikerobbin\'abird\'s-nest。Yere\'sthecirc\'latin\'medium。
Thar；coveritan\'fileitawaywiththebarkeeptowaitresults。\'
SoTuttan\'Boggsmakestheirbetsmightyeager，an\'thebarkeepholdsthestakes。
\"AssoonasitgetsblownthroughWolfvillethisYallerhousepartyhassmallpox，everybodycomescanterin\'overtotheRedLight，getsadrink，an\'wantstoholdamassmeetin\'overit。Bypartic\'larrequestEnrighttakesthechairan\'calls\'emtoorder。