第6章
roundupshe"smakin"，an"fora-whileitlookslikehe"sgoin"tosplitthingswideopen。He"sthatcontraryabouthislearnin"，hewontusenothin"butwordsoffoursyllables-wordsthatrunsabouteighttothepound。HecomesintotheNewYorkStorewhereBoggsan"
Tuttan"meisassembled，an"，youhearme，son!thatsavanthasuswalkin"inacirkleinaminute。"It"sPeetswhorelievesus。Peetsstrollsupan"engagesthispersoninadebatetouchin"mule-hoofhawgs；thegov"mentsportmaintainin"tharain"tnosuchswinewithhoofslikeamule，becausehe"sneverheardabout"em；an"Peetstakin"theopp"siteviewbecausehe"sdonemetan"eat"etnawholelot。""Themerefact，"saysPeetstothisscientist，"thatyoumavericksneverknowsofthismule-hoofhawg，cannotbetakenasproofhedoesnotstillrootan"roamtheland。Thar"smorethanoneofyouWashin"tonshorthornswho"schieflyfamedforwhathe"sfailedtoknow。Themule-hoofhawgisafact；an"theignoranceofclosetnaturalistsshallnotprevailag"insthim。Hisbackisarchedlikeagreyhound"s，he"saboutthethicknessofabowie-knife，he"sgothoofslikeamule，an"seeshishighestdeevelopmentinthewildsofArkansaw。""Butspeakin"oflocoweed，it"sonlyo"casionalthatcattleormulesorbroncospartakestharof。WhichImightrepeatforthethirdtimethat，genial，theyeschewsit。Butyou——
allneverwillknowhowwiseaanamileistillhetakestomunchin"
loco。Oncehe"splumblocoed，hejestdon"tknownothin"；thenitdawnsonyou，bycompar"sonlike，howmuchhesaveysprior。Thechangeshowsplainestinmules；theybein"——thatis，themulenormalan"beforehe"slocoed——thewisestofbeasts。Wise，didIsay？A
muleismorethanvalise，he"ssagacious。An"thar"samightysightofdifference。Tobesimplywise，allonehastodoisset"roundan"thinkwisethings，an"mebbysay"em。It"sonlywhenagentgoestrackin""roundan"doeswisethings，youcallshimsagacious。An"
mulesdoeswisdom。
"Shore!Iadmitsit；I"mfriendlytomules。IftheSouthwesteveronbendsinaintellectualcompetition——whitesbarred——muleswillstandatthehead。Thelistshouldcomeout，mules，coyotes，Injuns，Mexicans，ponies，jackrabbits，sheepherders，an"pra"rydogs，thelasttwobein"shorelyimbecile。
"Yes，son；youcanleanupag"insttheintelligenceofamulean"gotosleep。Notbutwhatmuleshasn"ttheirilloosions，sechaswhitemaresan"sim"larreedie"lousinflooences；butthem"sweaknessesofthesperitratherthanofmind。
"Whilemulesdon"tnacherallygoscoutin"forloco，an"commonlyavoidssaidweedwhenfound，iftheyeverdoestasteitonce，theyneverquitsitaslongastheylives。It"slikewhiskeytoHugginsan"OldMonte；theappetitesorto"goesintocampwith"eman"
takespossession。No；alocoedmuleain"tviciousnorvoylent；it"smorelikethetree-mors——heseesspectaclesthatain"ttharnone。
I"vebeheldalocoedmulethata-way，standin"aloneonthelevelplainsinthesun，kickin"an"pitchin"tobeatastraightflush。hethinkshe"ssurroundedbyInjunsorotherhostiles；he"sthatcrazyhedon"tknowgrassfromt"ran"lers。An"theirmem"ry"swipedout；
theyforgetstoeatan"starvestodeath。That"sthewaytheydies，onlesssomepartywhogetsworkedupseein""emabout，takesaWinchesteran"pumpsabulletinto"em。
"Yes，Peetssaysifagentwastotaketoloadin"uponloco，ordeecoctionstharof，he"dbecomeafflictedbybats，sameascattlean"mules。ButnooneIknowsof，sofarasanynewsofitevercomesgrazin"myway，isthatongyarded。Ineverhearstellindetailofsechacasebutonct，an"that"satalethatOldManEnrightsetsforthoneevenin"intheRedLight。
"We-allissettin""roundthefarolayoutatthetime。CherokeeHallisbackofthebox，withFaroNellonthelook-out"sstool，butnobody"sfeelin"playful，an"nomoney"sbein"changedin。It"sonlyaboutfirstdrinktimeintheevenin"，which，asaseason，isprematoorforfaro-bank。It"sDaveTuttwhobringsupthematterwithsomeremarkshemakestouchin"thecrazy-hossconductofapartywhoworksovertothestagecompany"scorral。Thishoss-
hustleristhateccentriche"sediotic，an"isknownas"LocoedCharlie。"It"shimwhofinalfallsapreytoantsthattime。
""An"it"smybelief，"assertsTutt，asheconcloodeshisrelationsoftheranikaboobreaksofthisparty，"thatifthisCharlie，speakin"minefashion，wastotakehisintellectsovertotheassayofficeinTucson，theywouldn"tshowhalfaounceofideetotheton；wouldn"tevenshowacolor。Whichhe"sshorelocoed。"
""Speakin"ofbeinglocoedthata-way，"saysEnright，"recallsanincidentthattakesplacebackwhenI"mayearlin"an"assoomesmyfeeblepartintheMexicanWar。That"syearsago，butIdon"tknowofnothln"sadderthanthatstory，nothin"morerepleteofsobs。NotthatIweepstharat，forI"mathoughtlessan"acallousyooth，but，allthesame，itgloomsmeupaheap。"
""Isitalovestory，DaddyEnright？"asksFaroNell，alleager，an"
bendin"towardsEnrightacrossthelayout。
""Itshowsbrandsan"y"earmarksassech，Nellie，"saysEnright；
"lovean"locomakesuptheheftofit。"
""Thentellit，"urgesFaroNell。"I"mactooallyhungerin"foralovestory，"an"shereachesdownan"squeezesCherokee"shandonderthetable。
"Cherokeesqueezeshers，an"turnshisdealboxonitssidetoshowthar"snogamegoin"，an"leansbackwiththerestofustolisten。
BlackJack，whoknowshismissiononthisearth，bringsoverabottlewithglassesall"round。
""Yere"stoyou，Nellie，"saysTexasThompson，asweshovesthenose-paintabout。"WhilethatdivorceedictmywifewinsbackinLaredomodifiesmyinterestinlovetales，an"whereasIdon"tfeelthemthrillsaswasthehabitofmeonct，still，inasubdooedwayI
candrinkhappinesstoyou。"
""Texas，"saysBoggs，settin"downhisglassan"bendin"aeyefullofindignantreproachonThompson；"Texas，beforeI"dgivewaytosechonmanlyweakness，jestbecausemywife"sdonestampeded，I"dj"inethechurch。Sechmushfromacow-manisdisgraceful。You"llcomedowntoherdin"sheepifyoukeepsonsurrenderin"yourse"ftosechsloppybluffs。"
""Seeyere，Dan，"retortsThompson，an"hiseyeturnsredonBogs；
"myfeelin"smaybebowedonderlosseswhichsechnachersasyoursistoocoarsetofeel，butyoucangambleyourbottomdollar，jestthesame，Iwillstillresentinsultin"criticisms。Iadvisesyoutobecarefulan"getyourchipsdownrightwhenyouaddressesme，oryoumayquitloseronthedeal。"
""Nowyou"reacoupleoffinethree-year-olds!breaksinJackMoore。
"Yerewebe，allonbuckledan"fraternal，an"EnrightonthebrinkofaloveromancebytheardentrequestsofNell，an"youtwolonghornshastocomeprancin"outan"gopawin"fortrouble。Youknowmightywell，Texas，thatBoggsisyourfriendan"thelastgenttogoharassin"youwithcontoomely。"
""Rightyoube，Jack，"saysBoggsplentyprompt；"ifmyremarkstoTexasisabrupt，orbetraysheat，it"sdootothefactthatitexasperatesmetoseethemostelevatedgentincamp——forsoIholdsTexasThompsontobe——madedesolatebythewildbreaksofaladywhodon"tknowherownmind，an"mightylikelyain"tgotnomindtoknow。"
""IreckonsI"mwrong，Dan，"saysThompson，turnin"apol"getic。"Letitallgotothediskyard。I"mthatpeevishIsimplyain"tfittostayyerenorgoanywhereelse。Iain"tbeenthesamepersonsincemywiferunscimmaronthattimean"demandssaidsep"ration。"
""Bein"I"mamarriedman，"remarksDaveTutt，sorto"gen"ral，butswellin"outhischestan"puttin"onalotofdogatthesametime，"an"weddedtoTucsonJennie，thesamebein"moreorlessknown，I
declinesallpartic"pationindiscussionstouchin"thesex。Icould，however，yoonitewithyou-allinanotherdrink，an"yerebysu"geststhesalve。Barkeep，it"syourplay。"""That"sallrightaboutanotherdrink，"saysFaroNell，"butIwantstostatethatI
sympathizeswithTexasinthemwrongs。Ihasmyviewsofafemalewhowouldupan"abandonagentlikeTexasThompson，an"Iexplainsitonlyonthetheerythatsheshorelymusthavebeencopperedinhercradle。"
""Nellieonderstandsmyfeelin"s，"saysTexas，an"he"splumbmournful，"an"Iowesherforthemutterances。However，onsecondthought，an"evenifitisalovetale，ifEnrightwillresoomehisrelationstouchin"thateepisodeoftheMexicanWar，IfiggersthatitmaydivertmefromthemdivorcegriefsIalloodesto。An"，atanyrate，winorlose，IassuresEnrighthiseffortswillberegyarded。"
"OldManEnrighttakeshisseegyaroutofhismouthan"rousesupabit。He"sbeenwroppedinthoughtdoorin"theargymentsofBoggsan"
Thompson，likehe"stryin"torememberafar-offpast。AsThompsonmakeshisappeal，hebracesup。
""NowthatDanan"Texashasceasedbuckin"，"saysEnright，"an"
eachhasallfourfeetontheground，I"lltryan"recallthemdetails。AsIremarks，itstowardsthecloseoftheMexicanWar。
WhateverI"mdoin"inthatcarnageisaconundrumthat"sneverbeensolved。Ihadhardlyshedmymilkteeth，an"wasonly"levenhandshighatthetime。An"Iain"tsostrongphysical，butIfeelstheweightofmyspurswhenIwalks。AsIlooksbacktoit，Imusthavebeenaboutasvalyooableanaidtothegov"ment，asthefifthkyardinapokerhandwhenfourofakindisheld。Themostpartialan"
besottedofcriticswouldhaveconcededthatifI"dbeenleftoutentire，thatwarcouldn"thavesufferedmaterialchargesinitsresults。However，togetfor"ard，forIseesthatNellie"spatiencebeginstomillan"showsymptomsofcomin"stampede。
""It"satthecloseofhostil"ties，"goesonEnright，"an"thecompanyI"mwithislayin"upinthehillsaboutfortymilesbackfromVeraCruz，dodgin"yellowfever。Wewascavalry，whatthefolksinTennesseecallsa"crittercompany，"an"，hailin"mostlyfromthatmeetropolisoritsvicinity，wewasknowntoourse"fsatleastasthe"PineKnotCavaliers。"Thar"salittleMexicanvillagewherewebethat"scalledthe"PlazaPerdita。"An"sowelaystharatthePlazaPerdita，waitin"forordersan"transportationtotakeusbacktotheStates。
""Whichmostlikelywe"replantedatthisvillageaboutamonth，an"
theMexicansisbeginnin"togetusedtous，an"weonourpartsisplayin"monte，an"eatin"frijoles，an"accommodatin"ourse"fstothesimplelifeoftheplace。Onctaweekthechaplainpreachestous。HeholdsthatMexicoisapaganland，an"，entertainin"thisidee，hecertainlydoesmakeonusualeffortstokeepourmoralsclose-herded，an"oursoulsbunchedan"bandedupintheChristianfaith，asexpressedbytheBaptis"church。Candor，however，compelsmetosaythatthisyerepulpitpersoncan"tbedeescribedasaheavywinnerontheplay。"""Wasyou-allsoawfulbad？"asksFaroNell。
""No，"repliesEnright，"weain"tsobadnone，butourconductisaheaponhampered，whichisthesamethingtothechaplain。Hegivesitoutemphatic，afterbein"withthePineKnotCavaliersoverayear，thatheplumbdespairsofusbecomin"christians。"
""Whateverdoeshelaydownonyou-alllikethatfor？"saysFaroNell。"Couldn"tasoldierbeachristian，DaddyEnright？"
""Why，Ireckonshemight，"saysEnright，he"pin"himse"ftoadrink；"asoldiercouldheachristian，Nellie，butafterallitain"tnecessary。
""Still，we-alllikesthechaplainbecausethemministrationsofhisisentertainin"，an"，forthatmatter，helikesusalot，an"inmorereelaxedmomentsallowsweain"tsoplumbcrim"nal——merelylooselikeonp"intsofdoctrine。"
""Baptis"folksisshorestrongondoctrines，"saysTutt，coincidin"
inwithEnright。"Iknowsthatmyse"f。Doctrineistheirlongsuit。
They"llgotoanylen"thsfordoctrines，youhearme!Iremembersonceridin"intoahamletbackintheKaintuckymountains。Tharain"tonehundredpeopleinthevillage，corralcount。An"yetI
notestwochurchedifices。
"You-allisplentyopulentonsanctooaries，"IsaystothebarkeepatthetavernwhereIcampsforthenight。"It"ssurprisin"，too，whenyouconsidersthesizeoftheherd。Whatbethetwodeenom"nationsthatworshipsatthemstructures？"
"""BothBaptis"，"saysthebarkeep。
"""Whyever，sincethey"reridin"thesamerangean"runnin"thesamebrand，"Isays，"don"ttheycombinelikecattlefolksan"worktheirround-upstogether？"
"""Theysplitsondoctrine，"saysthebarkeep；"youcouldn"tget"emtogetherwithagun。TheydisagreesonAdam。ThatoutfitinthevalleyholdsthatAdamwasallrightwhenhestarted，butlaterhestrucksomethingan"glancedoff；themuponthehillcontendsthatAdamwasahoss-thieffromthejump。An"tharyoube!Youcouldn"treeconcile"embetweennowan"thecrackofdoom。DoctrinestoaBaptis"thata-wayistheentirecheck-rack。"
""Toag"inpickupsaidnarratif，"saysEnright，whenTuttsubsides，"atthep"intwhereDavecomesspraddlin"inwiththemonaskedreminiscences，Imaysaythatafirstsourceofpleasuretous，ifnotofprofit，whilewestaysatthePlazaPerdita，isapasselofMexicanoswithaburrotrainthatbringsusourpulquefromsome"ersbackfurtherintothehills。""
"What"spulque？"Iinterjected。
ItwasplainthatmyoldgentlemanofcowsaslittlelikedmyinterruptionasEnrightlikedthatofthevolatileTutt。Hehidhisirritation，however，underanironpolitenessandexplained。
"Pulqueisadisapp"intin"formofbeverage，wharofittakesabar"ltogetagentdrunk，"heobserved。Andthen，withsomeseverity:"Itain"tformetopullnogunofcriticism，butI"mamazedthatapartyofyourattainments，son，isignorantofpulque。It"s，asI
says，adrink，an"ittasteslikeglucosean"lookslikeyeast。Itcomesfromaplant，whattheMexicanscalls"maguey，"an"Peetscallsa"aloe。"Thepulquegatherersscoopsouttheblossomofthemagueywhileit"sabud。Theyleavestheplacehollow；whatwood-
choppersbackinTennessee，whenI"macolt，deescribesas"bucketin"thestump。"Thisyerehollowfillsupwithoozin"sap，an"theMexicandipsouttwogallonsadayankeepsitupforamonth。That"sstraight，sixtygallonsfromonemagueybeforeeveritquitsan"refoosestofurtherturnthegame。That"spulque，an"whenthemGreasersgathersit，theyputsitintoapigskin-skinnedcomplete，thepigis；thempulducreceptaclesismadeoftheentirebarkoftheanamile。Whenthepulque"sinside，theypacksit，backdownan"hungbyallfourlaigstothesaddle，apigskinoneachsideoftheburro。It"sgatheredtheevenin"previous，an"broughtintocampinthenightsoastokeepitcool。
"WhenI"machild，an"beforeeverIconnectsmyse"fwiththecowtrade，ifthar"saweddin"，we-allhaswhatthefolkscallsa"infare，"an"IcanrememberaoldladyfromtheNo"thwhocontreebutestotheseyerefestivalsadrinkshecalls"sproocebeer。"An"pulque，beforeittakestofrettin"an"fermentin"
"round，inthempigskins，remindsmeamightysightofthatsproocebeer。Lateritmostlikelyremindsyouofthepigskin。
"Mexicanbarkeeps，whentheysellspulque，aimstodisposeofittwoglassesataclatter。Itgivestheirconceitachancetospreaditse"fan"show。Thepulqueisinatubdownbackofthebar。ThisyerevainMexicanseizestwoglassesbetweenhisfirstan"secondfingers，an"withafingerineachglass。Thenhedips"emfullback-handed；an"allerscomesupwiththebackofhishandan"thetwofingerscoveredwithpulque。Heclaps"emonthebar，eyesyouaheapsooperiorlikehe"saskin"youtonotewhataacc"rate，high-
gradebarkeepheis，an"thenraisin"hishand，heslatsthepulqueoffhisfingersintothetwoglasses。Ifhespattersadroponthebar，itshowshe"sabungler，onfitforhishighp"sition，an"
oughterbeoutonthehillstendin"goatsinsteadofdealin"pulque。
"Whatdotheydowiththesourpulque？Makemescalofit——asorto"
brandy，twohookersofwhichchangesyouintoarobber。No，thar"smightyfewstill-housesinMexico。Butthat"snoset-backtothemGreaserswhenthey"reouttoconstructmescal。AsarooleMexicansisslowanoninventive；butwhenthequestionbecomesthearrangementofsomethin"tobedrunkwith，they"replentyfertile。
Jestbythewayofrawmaterial，ifyou"llonlyconferonaMexicanakettle，ariflebar"l，asaddlecover，an"apigskinfullofsourpulque，he"llbeconductin"amescalstillinfullblastattheendofthefirsthour。ButtogobacktoEnright"syarn。
""Theseyerepulquepeople，"saysEnriglit，"doesafa"rlyrapidcommerce。Forwhile，asyou-allmayknow，pulqueistamean"lacksinreeboundascomparedwithnose-paint，stillwhenpulqueisthebesttharis，thePineKnotCavaliersofthePlazaPerditainvestsheavilytharin。Thatpulque"sjestaboutastand-offforthechaplain"ssermons。""It"sthefourthtripofthepulquesellers，whentheDonnaAnnashowsinthedoor。TheDonnaAnnaarriveswith"em；an"thewayshebosses"round，an"setsfiretothempulqueslaves，notifiesmethey"retheDonnaAnna"speonies。""I"msorto"
pervadin"abouttheplazawhentheDonnaAnnaridesup。Thar"sanoldshe-wolfwithherwhosenameisMagdalena。I"mnotmyse"fwhattheycallsinSt。Looeya"connoshur"offemaleloveliness，an"it"sapitynowthatsomegiftedgentlikeDocPeetsyeredon"tseethisDonnaAnnathattime，so"shecoulddrawyouherpicture，verbal。
AllI"mabletostateisthatshe"sasbeautifulasacactusflower，an"asvivid。She"stallan"strongforaMexican，withavoicelikevelvet，gracefulasamountainlion，an"witheyesthat"ssoftan"
deepan"black，likeadeer"s。She"sshorelyalovelymiracle，theDonnaAnnais，an"asdarkan"aswarman"asfulloflifeasanightinJoone。She"softhegrande，forthemuleshe"sridin"，gent-fashion，isworthfortyponies。Itscoatissoft，an"shinylikethisyerewateredsilk，whileitsmanean"tailisbraidedwithahundredlittlersilverbells。TheDonnaAnnaisdressedhalfMexicanan"halfInjun，an"thar"slikewisearowofbellsaboutthewidebrimofherChihuahuahat。
""Thar"smebbyahalf-dozenofusstandin""roundwhentheDonnaAnnacomesup。Nacherally，we-allisinterested。TheDonnaAnna，bein"onlyeighteenan"aMexican，isnotabashed。Shewavesherhandan"says，"How!how!"Injunfashion。an"givesusawhiteflashofteethbetweenherredlips。Thenabandofnunscomesoutofalittleconvent，whichisoneofthepublicimprovementsofthePlazaPerdita，an"theyroundsuptheDonnaAnnaan"thewrinkledMagdalena，an"takes"emintocamp。TheDonnaAnnaan"theotheriscampedintheconventdoorin"thevisit。No，they"renotlockedupnorgyarded，an"theDonnaAnnacomesan"goesinan"outofthatconventasfreeasbirds。Thenuns，too，bowbeforeherlikeherownpeonies。
""Thar"saLootenantJackSpencerwithus；hehailsfromfurtheruptheCumberlandthanme——some"ersnearNashville。He"slight-ha"redan"light-hearted，Spenceris；an"asstraightan"asstrongasapine-tree。S"cietyain"tthrowin"outnoskirmishlinesthemdays，an"ofcourseSpenceran"theDonnaAnnameetsupwitheachother；
an"fromtheonbrokenhourstheytharafterproceedstoinvestineachother"scompany，oneisjestifiedinassoomin"theyexperiencesatenderinterest。TheDonnaAnnacan"ttalkAmericano，butSpencerisasharponSpanish；an"youcanbetapony，ifhewasn"t，he"dsettostudyin"thelanguagerightthar。
""Nothin"muchisthoughtbythePineKnotCavaliersofan"
concernin"theattitoodesofSpenceran"theDonnaAnnatouchin"oneanother。
Loveitmightbe，an"lesswecaresforthat。Ourarmy，whenitain"tfightin"，ismakin"lovethroughouttheentireMexicanWar；
an"bythetimewe"reatthePlazaPerdita，love，mereeverydaylove，eitherasaemotionorexhibition，isplentycommonplace。An"
sonooneisinterested，an"noonekeepstabsonSpenceran"theDonnaAnna。
Which，ifanyonehad，he"dmostlikelygotag"instSpencer"sgun；
wharfore，it"saswellmebbythatthisyerelack-lusterfeelin"
prevails。
""It"saboutthetenthdaysicicetheDonnaAnnagladdensusfirst。
OrderscomesupfromVeraCruzforthePineKnotCavalierstocomedowntothecoastan"embarkforNewOrleans。Thewordispassed，an"ourlittlejimcrowcampbuzzeslikebees，withusgettin"readytohitthetrail。Spencerasks"leave；"an"thensaddlesupan"
startsatonce。Hesayshe"sgotatrickortwototurninVeraCruzbeforewesails。That"sthelastwe-alleverbeholdsofLootenantJackSpencer。""WhenSpencerdon"tshowupnoneinVeraCruz，an"
theshipthrowsloosewithouthim，he"smarked，"missin"，"onthecompany"sbooks。Ifhe"saprivate，now，itwouldhavebeen"deserted；"butbein"Spencer"sanofficer，theymakesit"missin"。"
An"theygetsitright，atthat；Spencerisshorelymissin"。Spencernotonlydon"tcomebacktoTennesseenone；hedon"tevensendnowordnormakesomuchasasignalsmoketoletonwharhe"sat。Thisyere，tosome，ismoreorlessdisapp"intin"。""Thar"saladybackinTennesseewhichSpencer"smadeoverturesto。beforehegoestowarthattime，towed。Youngsheis；beautiful，high-grade，corn-
fed，an"allthat；an"comesofoneofthemostclean-bredfam"liesofthewholeCumberlandcountry。Iwillinterjectrightyeretosaythatthar"sladiesoftwosorts。Ifalovedone，tenderan"troo，turnsupmissin"atroll-call，an"thephenomenonain"taccompaniedwithexplanations，onesortthinkshe"squit，an"theotherthinkshe"skilled。Spencer"sinamorataisoftheformer。She"sgotwhattheneighborscalls"hosssense。"ShelistenstowhatlittletharistotellofSpencerfadin"fromourmidstthatPlazaPerditaday，shrugshershoulders，an"turnsherbackonSpencer"smem"ry。An"
thenextnewsyougetsisofhow，insideofthreemonths，shejumpssomegent——who"soffhisgyardan"islulledintofeelin"soffalsesecoority——ropes，throws，tiesan"wedshimaheap，an"hewakesuptofindhe"sagonefawn-skin，an"torealizehisperilafterhe"sonderitshoofs。That"swhatthisCumberlandladydoes。Imakesnocomments；Isimplyrelatesitan"opensadooran"letsherout。
""I"mbackinTennesseemightynighayearbeforeeverIhearsag"inofLootenantJackSpencerofthePineKnotCavaliers。It"sthisa-
way:I"mstoppin"withmyoldgentnearWarwhoopCrossin"，thesamebein"asistervillagetoPineKnot，whenhe"srecalledtomyboyishmind。ItlookslikeSpencerain"tgotnokinnearerthanaaunt，an"
mebbyastragglin"herdofcousins。Heneverdoeshavenobrothersnorsisters；an"asforfathersan"mothersan"sech，theyallcashesinbeforeeverSpencerstampedesoffforskelpsinthatMexicanWaratall。""TheseyerekinofSpencer"sstandshisabsenceca"mly，an"noonehearsoftheirsettin"upnights，orlosin"
sleep，wonderin"wherehe"sat。WhichIdon"treckonnowthey"dfelttheleastcur"ousconcernin"him——forthey"reascold-bloodedaschannelcatfish——ifitain"tthatSpencer"sgotwhatthemlawcoyotescallsa"estate，"an"thispropertysorto"pressestheirhands。Soitfallsoutlike，thatalongatthelastoftheyear，ablack-coatparty-lawyerheis-comesbreezin"uptomeinWarwhoopan"sayshe"sgottotrackthisyereSpencertohislastcamp，deadoralive，an"allowsI"dbettersignfortheround-upan"accompanytheexpeditionasguide，feclos"pheran"friend——kindo"go"longan"scoutforthecampaign。""Twomonthslatermean"thatlawsharpisinthePlazaPerdita。Weheadsupforthepadre。It"smyviewfromthefirstdashoutentheboxthattheshortcuttofindSpenceristoacc"ratelydiscovertheDonnaAnna；sowemakesalineforthepadre。InMexico，thepriestsistheonlyfolkswhosaveysanythin"；
an"，asiftomakeupforthehoomiliatin"ignoranceofthebalanceoftheherd，an"promoteaaverage，theseyerepriestsjestaboutknowseverythin"。An"Ihashopesofthispartic"larpadrespeshul；
forInotesthat，doorin"themtimeswhenSpenceran"theDonnaAnnaisdazzlin"oneanotheratthePlazaPerdita，thepadreissorto"
keepin"casesonthedeal，an"tryin"aswellashecantoholdthebarsan"fencesupthroughsomecovertsteershevouchsafesfromtimetotimetotheoldMagdalena。""No；youbetthispadredon"tatthattimewaxvocif"rousorp"intednoneaboutSpenceran"theDonnaAnna。Whichhe"safraidifhegetsobnoxiousthata-way，thePineKnotCavalierswillropehimupalotan"tradehimforbeef。Shoredon"tyou-allknowthat？Whenwe"redowninMexicothattime，witholdZachTaylor，an"needsmeat，wedon"tgoridin"ourmountstodeathcombin"thehillsforsteers。Allwedoesisroundupabandofpadres，ormonks，an"thentrade"emtotheirpar"lyzedcongregationsforcattle。Weusedtogetabouttensteersforapadre；an"wedolesoutthemdivines，oneatatime，asweneedsthebeef。It"sshorelyaaffectin"sighttoseethemparish"ners，withtearsrunnin"downtheirfaces，drivin"upthecattlean"takin"
themreligiousdirectorsoftheirsouto"hock。
""Wefindsthepadreoutbackofhiswickeyup，trimmin"upagame-
cockthathe"smatchedtofightthenextday。Thepadreislittle，fat，round，an"amiableasowls。Nacherally，Ihastotranslateforhiman"thelawsport。
"""Youdowelltocometome，mychildren，"hesays。"TheSenorJuan"——that"swhatthepadrecallsSpencer——"theSenorJuanisdead。
Itistendayssincehepassed。TheDonnaAnna？Shealsoisdeadan"
withtheSenorJuan。WemustgototheHaciendaTulorosa，whichisthehouseoftheDonnaAnna。Thatwillbeto-morrow。Meanwhile，whoistoprotectJuarez，mybelovedchicken，inhisbattlewhenIwillbeaway？Ah!Iremember!TheDonJoseMiguelwilldo。Heisskilfulofcocksofthegame。AlsohehasbetmoneyonJuarez；sohewillbefaithful。Therefore，to-morrow，mychildren，wewillgototheDonnaAnna"shouse。ThereIwilltellyouthestoryoftheSenorJuan。"
""TheHaciendaTulorosaistwentymilesbackfurtherinthehills。
Thepadre，thelawsharpan"meisstartedbeforesun-up，an"agoodroad-gaitfetchesustotheHaciendaTulorosainacoupleofhours。
It"sthesortofaranchwhichahighgradeMexicanwithastrongbank-rollwouldthrowup。It"sbuiltall"roundacourt，withaflowergardenandafountaininthecentre。Aswecomesup，I
observestheoldMagdalenaprojectin"aboutthemaindoorofthecasa，stirrin"upsomelazypeoniestotheirdailytoil——which，tousetheword"toil，"however，inconnectionwithaGreaser，isplumbsarcastic。Thepadreleadsusintothecases，an"thebitter-lookin"
Magdalenahustlesussomegrub；afterwhichwe-allsmokesabit。
Thenthepadregetsupan"leadstheway。
"""Come，mychildren，"saysthepadre，"Iwillshowyouthegraves。
ThenyoushallhearwhatthereisoftheSenorJuanan"theDonnaAnna。"
""It"saset-back，"continyoosEnright，ashesignalsBlackJackthebarkeeptoshowushe"sawake；"it"sshorelyadisasterthatsomebook-instructedgentlikePeetsorColonelSterettdon"thearthispadrewhenhemakesthemrevelationsthatday。NotthatIoverlooksabet，ordon"trecall"emnone；butIain"tupholsteredwiththemeleganciesofdictionneededtodo"emjusticenow。Mylanguageisroodean"corruptedwithyearsofsechsurroundin"sascattlean"
kyards。It"stoodeeplyfreightedwiththeslangoftheplainsan"
thefaro-bankstolayforthataleoflovean"tenderness，astheo"casiondemands。Ofcourse，Icanreadan"writecommonweek-dayprint；butwhenthar"sacallformore，I"mmightynearasillit"ratethata-wayasBoggs。"
""Which，asyousu"gests，I"mplumbignorant，"admitsBoggs，"butitain"tthefaultnoneofmybringin"upneither。ItjestlookslikeI
nevercanlearnprintnohowwhenI"myoung。I"msimplybornbook-
shy，an"isterrifiedatschoolsfrommycradle。An"，say!I"myeretoexpressmyregretsatthemweaknesses。IfIwasaeddicatedgentlikeDocPeetsis，youcanputdownallyouhas，I"dbethecunnin"estwolfthateveryelpsinCochiseCounty。"
""An"tharain"tnodoubtofthat，Boggs，"observesEnright，ashereorganizestogoaheadwiththemDonnaAnnamem"riesofhis。"WhichifyouonlyhasahalfofPeets"gamenow，you"dbethehardestthing——mental——toridethateverinvadestheSouthwest。Nacherally，an"inawildan"ontrainedway，you"rewise。Buttorcsoome:AsmuchasIcan，I"llgivethepadreinhisownwords。Hetakesusoutonderahuddleofpinetrees，wherethar"stwogravessidebyside，an"withabigcrossofwoodstandin"gyardatthehead。Thar"squiteaheapo"rocks，aboutasbigasyourshethand，heapedupon"em。It"stheMexicansdoesthat。EveryGreaserwhogoesby，saysapray"r，an"tossesarockonthegrave。Whenwe-alliscampedcomfortable，thepadrebegins。
"""ThisisthatwhichwaswiththeSenorJuanandtheDonnaAnna，"
hesays。"Theyadoredeachotherwiththeirhearts。Itwasmanymonthsagowhen，fromthePlazaPerdita，theycametogetherheretotheDonnaAnna"shouse，theHaciendaTulorosa。WhowastheDonnaAnna？HermotherwasanIndian，aNavajo，andthechildofaheadman。HerfatherwastheSenorRavel，acaptainofwarhewas，andtheAmericanosslewhimatBuenaVista。No；theywerenotmarried，thefatherandthemotheroftheDonnaAnna。Butwhatthen？TherearemorechildrenthanweddingsinMexico。AlsothemotheroftheDonnaAnnawasaNavajo。TheCaptainRavellongagobroughthertotheHaciendaTulorosaforherhome——herandtheDonnaAnna。Butthemotherlivednotlong，fortheIndiandiesinahouse。Thisisyearsgoneby；andtheDonnaAnnaalwayslivedattheCasaTulorosa。""No；
theSenorJuanandtheDonnaAnnadonotmarry。Theymight；buttheSenorJuanbecamelikealittlechild-muchachito。Thiswaswithinafewdaysafterhecamehere。Thenheliveduntiltendaysago；butalwaysalittlechild。""WhentheSenorJuanisdead，theDonnaAnnasendsforme。TheSeuorJuanisreadyforthegravewhenIarrive。"
IsittoburyhimthatIcome？"Iask。"No；itistoburyme，"saystheDonnaAnna。Ah!shewasverybeautiful!theDonnaAnna。Youshouldhaveseenher，mychildren。""WhentheSenorJuanislaidaway，theDonnaAnnatellsmeall。"Hecame，theSenorJuan，"saystheDonnaAnna，"andIgavehimallmylove。ButinadayhewastohavegonetohishomefarawaywiththeAmericanos。ThenIwouldnevermoreseehimnorhearhim，andmysoulwouldstarveanddie。
There，too，wasaSenorita，anAmericana；shewouldhavemyplace。
Father，whatcouldIdo？Igavehimthelocotodrink；notmuch，butitwasenough。Thenhismemorysankandsank；andheforgottheSenoritaAmericana；andherememberednottogoawaytohishome；
andhebecamelikealittlechildwithme。Thegoodlocodroveeveryonefromhisheart；andallfromhismind-all，saveme，theDonnaAnna。Iwastheearthandthelifetohim。Andso，nightandday，sincehecameuntilnowhedies，myarmsandmyhearthavebeenabouttheSenorJuan。AndIhavebeenvery，veryhappywithmymuchachito，theSenorJuan。Yes，Iknewhewouldgo；becausenonemaylivewhodrinkstheloco。Butitwouldbemonths；andIdidnotcare。Hewouldbemine，evermyown，theSenorJuan；forwhenhedied，couldInotdieandfollowhim？Wewerehappythesemonthswiththeflowersandthefountainandeachother。Iwashappierthanhe；forIwaslikethemother，andhelikealittlechild。Butitwasmuchpeacewithlove!Andwewillbehappyagainto-morrowwhenIgowherehewaitstomeetme。Father，youaretoremainoneday，andseethatIamburiedwiththeSeniorJuan。""Then，"goesonthepadre，"IsaytotheDonnaAnna，"IfyouaretoseektheSenorJuan，youwillfirstkneelinprayerandinconfession，andhavethepartingritesofthechurch。"ButtheDonnaAnnawouldnot。"IwillgoaswenttheSenorJuan，"shesays；"elseImayfindanotherheavenandwemaynotmeet。"NorcouldImovetheDonnaAnnafromherresolution。"TheSenorJuanisahereticandmustnowbeinperdition，"Isay。"ThenwillI，too，gothere，"repliestheDonnaAnna，"forwemustbetogether；IandtheSenorJuan。HeismineandIwillnotgivehimuptobealonewiththefiendsorwiththeangels。"SoIsaynomoretotheDonnaAnnaofthechurch。
"""OnthedaytofollowtheburialoftheSenorJuan，itisintheafternoonwhentheDonnaAnnacomestome。Oh!shewastwicelovely!
"Father，"shesays，"Icometosaymyadios。WhenthehourisdoneyouwillseekmebythegraveofmySenorJuan。"Thensheturnstogo。"Andadiostoyou，mydaughter，"Isay，asshedepartsfrommyview。AndsoIsmokemycigars；andwhenthehourisdone，IgoalsotothegraveoftheSenorJuan——thenewgrave，justmade，withitslowhillofwarm，freshearth。
"""True!itwasasyouguess。There，withherfaceonthatlittleroundofheaped-upearth，laytheDonnaAnna。AndallthebloodofherhearthadmaderedthegraveofherSenorJuan。Thelittleknifeshediedbywasstillinherhand。No，Idonotfearforthem，mychildren。Theyarewiththegood；theDonnaAnnaandherSenorJuan。
Theywereguiltlessofallsavelove；andthegoodGoddoesnotpunishlove。"""
CHAPTERXIV。
HowJackRaineyQuit。
"Customary，wehasoursocialround-upsintheRedLight，"observedtheOldCattleman；"whichImentionsonceitdoesusforaclub。We"reallgarneredintosaidfoldthattimewhenDaveTutttellsushowthisyereJackRaineyquitsout。""Raineygetsdowned，"saysTutt，"mainlybecausehissystem"sobscoore，an"
itchancesthatastrangerwhofindshimse"funmeshedtharintakesitplumbombrageous；an"pendin"explanations，getstangledupwithapardofRainey"s，goestoagunplay，an"allaccidentalan"
casooalRaineywingshiswaytothemregionsoftheblest。""NowI
allersholds，"goesonTutt，"an"stillswingsan"rattleswiththatdecision，thatit"smannerstoaskstrangerstodrink；an"thatnogent，onlesshe"sasky-pilotorpossessesscrooplesotherwise，hasarighttorefoose。Muchlesshasagent，bein"thuss"licitedtolicker，anylicensetotakeithostilean"allowhe"sinsulted，an"
layforhisentertainerswithweepons。"""Well，Idon"tknow，neither，"saysTexasThompson，who"saheapdispootatiousan"allersspraddlin"inoneverychanceforanargyment。"Thar"saparty，nowdeceasedawholelot——theStranblersoverinSocorrosorto"
chaperonesthisyeregenttoacottonwoodan"excloodestheairfromhislungswithalariatformebbyit"sanhour-an"thispartyI"malloodin"at，whichhisnameisFowler，isplumbmurderous。Now，it"sfrequentwithhimwhenhe"sselectedavictimthata-way，an"
whilehe"sbickerin"withhimuptothekillin"p"int，toinvitesaidsacrificetotakeadrink。Whenthey"reag"instthebar，thisyereFowlerwe-allstrangleswouldpouroutaglassofwhiskeyan"
chuckitintheeyesofthatonfortunatehe"souttodown。Ofcourse，whilethisparty"sblindwiththenose-paint，he"seasy；an"
Fowlertharupone"llectshisskelpinmanner，forman"timetosuithistastes。NowItakesitthatmannersdon"tinsistnoneonnogentfrontin"uptoabarontheinviteofsechfelonsasFowler，whenadrinkthata-waymeansaspeshulshort-cuttothetomb。"""Allthisyeremaybetroo，"repliesTutt，"butit"saexception。WhatI
insistsis，Texas，thatspeakin"widean"freean"notallowin"noneforsportsoftheFowlerbrand，it"smannerstoaskstrangerstostandinonwhatbeveragesisgoin"；thatit"slikewisemannersforsaidstrangerstoaccept；an"itshowsthatbothsidesconcernedthariniswellbroughtupbytheirfolks。Sechp"litenessismanners，goin"an"comin"，whichbringsmewithgracefulswoopsbacktohowJackRaineygetsshotup。"""But，afterall，"breaksinTexasag"in，forhefeelswranglesome，"mannersisfrequentaquestionofwhereyoube。What"smannersinSt。LooeymaybebadjedgmentinTexas；sameassomecommoonitiesplaysstraightsinpoker，whilethar"sregionswherestraightsisbarred。"
""TexasisdeadrightabouthisStatethata-way，"saysJackMoore，who"sheedin"ofthetalk。"Mannersisaheapmoreinex"rableinTexasthanotherplaces。IrecallshowI"mgalivantin""roundinthePanhandlecountry——it"syearsagowhenI"myoungan"recent——an"asI"mridin"alongsouthoftheCanadianoneday，Idiscernsaponyan"agentan"afire"，an"whatlookslikeayearlin"calftieddown。IknowstheponyforLemWoodruff"scayouse，an"headsovertosay"Howdy"toLem。He"sabouthalfamileaway；whenofasuddenhestandsup——he"sbeenbendin"overtheyearlin"witharunnin"ironinhishand——an"givesawhoopan"makessomecopiousreferencestowardsmewithhishands。Iwonderswhatforagamehe"sputtin"
up，an"whateverisallthisyeresign-languagelikelytomean；butIkeepsridin"for"ard。It"sthenthisWoodruffstepsovertohispony，an"takin"hisWinchesteroffthesaddle，cutsdownwithitinmydirection，an"onhooksher——"Bang!"Thebulletraisesthedustoveraboutfiftyyardstotheright。NacherallyIpullsupmyponytoconsiderthisconduct。WhileI"msettin"thartryin"tofiggeroutWoodruff"ssystem，thargoesthatWinchesterag"in，an"astreakofdustliftsup，say，fiftyyardstotheleft。IthenseesLemobjectstome。Idon"tlikenogenttogocarpin"an"criticisin"atmewithagun；buthavin"aWinchesterthata-way，thisyereWoodruffcanoverplaymewithonlyasix-shooter，soIquitshiman"
ridescontemptuousaway。AsIwithdraws，hehangshisrifleonhissaddleag"in，picksuphisrunnin"ironall"goesbackcontentan"
allserenetohismaverick。"""Whatisamaverick？"Iasked，interruptingmyfriendintheflowofhisnarration。"Why，I
s"posed，"heremarked，abittestilyatbeinghalted，"ashowevenshorthornsan"tenderfeetknowswhatmavericksis。Mavericks，son，iscalveswhichgetssep"ratedfromtheoldcows，theirmothers，an"
ain"tbeenbrandednoneyet。They"rebetswhichtheround-upsoverlooks，an"don"tgetmarked。Ofcourse，whentheydriftsfromtheirmothers，eachcalfforhimse"f，an"nobrandsnory"earmarks，noonecantellwhosecalvestheybe。Theyain"tbranded，au"theoldcowsain"tthartoidentifyau"endorse"em，an"tharyoustandsinignorance。Them"smavericks。"Itallcomes，"hecontinuedinfurtherelucidationofmavericks，"whencattlebrandsisfirstinventedinTexas。Theowners，whosecattleisallmixedupontheranges，callsameetin"todecideonbrands，soeachgent"llknowhisownwhenhecrossesupwithit，an"won"tgettoburnin"powderwithhisneighborsoverasteerwhichbreedsan"fostersdoubts。
Aftereverypartyannounceswhathisbrandan"y"earmarkwillbe，all"thesameisputdowninthebook，aoldlonghornnamedMaverickaddressesthemeetin"，an"putsitupifsobethar"snoobjection，nowtheyallhasbrandsbuthim，he"lllethiscattlelopewithoutmarkin"，an"everygent"llsaveysaidMaverick"scattlebecausetheywon"thavenobrand。Cattlewithoutbrands，thata-way，istobelongtoMaverick，that"sthescheme，an"asnooneseesnoreasonwhynot，theyletsoldMaverick"sproposalgoasitlays。
"An"tocuthershort，forobv"ousreasons，itain"tnotimebeforeMaverick，claimin"alltheonbrandedcattle，hasherdsonherdsof"em；whereasthar"sgoodauthoritywhichstatesthatwhenhemakeshisbluffaboutnothavin"nobrandthattime，allthecattleoldMaverickhasisatriflin"bunchofMexicansteersan"nosemblancesofcowsinhisoutfit。Fromwhichonpromisin"，nottosaybarren，beginnin"，Maverickownsthousandsofcattleattheendoftenyears。Itallprovokesaheapofmerrimentan"scorn。An"eversincethatday，onmarkedan"onbrandedcattleiscalled"mavericks。"Buttogobackag"intowhatJackMooreisremarkin"aboutthisyereoutlaw，Woodruff，who"sbeenbustin"awaytowardsJackwithhisWinchester。
""It"saweeklater，"goesonJackMoore，"whenIencountersthissportWoodruffinHoward"sstoreoverinTascosa。Istandshimupan"askswhateverhe"sshootin"meupforthatdayneartheSerritalaCruz。
"""WhichIneverseesyounohow，"repliesthisyereWoodruff。
laughin"。"InevercutsdownonyouwithnoWinchester，forifI
did，I"dgotyouawholelot。Youbein"yereallpetulantan"
irritatedismightygoodproofIneverisshootin"noneatyou，Butbein"you"renewtotheCanadiancountryan"toTexas，letmegiveyouafewp"intersoncowettyquettean"rangemanners。Wheneveryounotesagentafaroffwithafiregoin"an"ayearlin"throwedan"
hawg-tiedreadytomarkupaheapwithhisownprivatehieroglyphics，don"tyou-allgopesterin""roundhim。Heain"tgoodcompany，sechagentain"t。Don"tgonearhim。It"sag"inthelawinTexastobrandcalveslonelyan"forlornthata-way，withoutstoppin"toherd"emovertosomewell-knowncorral，an"thepunishmentitthreatens，bein"severalyearsinHuntsville，makesagentwhenhe"sviolatin"itaheapmisanthropic，an"hedon"thungernoneforfolkstocomeridin"uptoseeaboutwhateverhereckonshe"sat。Mebbylaterthemvisitorsgetsropedupbeforeaco"t，orjury，totellwhatevertheymayknow。So，asIsays，an"merelystatin"agreattroothinTexasettyquette，yereafteronbeholdin"afellow-bein"withacalflaidouttomark，don"tgonearhimalittlebit。It"smannerstoturnyourbackontohiman"ignorehimplumbsevere。He"sacrim"nal，an"anyse"f-respectin"gentisjestifiedinrefoosin"toaffiliatewithhim。Wherefore，yourideawayfromeveryoutcastyoutracksupag"instwhoisengagedlikeyousaysthisonknownpartyisthedayhefetchesloosehisWinchesteratyouoverbytheSerritalaCruz。"
"That"swhatthisWoodruffsays，"concloodesJack，windin"uphisinterruption，"aboutwhat"smannersinTexas；an"whenit"smadeexplicitthataway，Iseestheforceofhisp"sition。Woodruffan"
mebuysnose-paintforeachother，shakeshearty，an"dropsthediscussion。Butitshorelycomestothis:manners，asTexasdeclar"s，issometimesbornofgeography，an"whatgoesforpolishan"thep"liteplayinSt。LooeymaynotdononeforTexas。"
""Mightylikely，"saysOldManEnright，"whatTexasThompsonan"
JackMooreinterjecksyereisdeadc"rrect；butafterallthisquestionaboutwhat"smannersis"waytoonesideofthemaintrail。
Itharforesu"gestsatthiscrisisthatBlackJackdohisbestwithabottle，an"wheneverygenthasgothisp"ison，DaveTuttproceedsfor"ardwiththekillin"ofthisJackRainey。"""Goin"onastosaidRainey，"observesTutt，followin"themremarksofEnright，"asI
explainswhenTexasan"Moorerunsmedownwiththeminterestin"
outbreaks，Raineygetsag"institoverinajimcrowcampcalledLido；an"thisyereisalongspellago。""Raineyturnsinan"
charterseverybarinLido，an"getshisbrandontoallthenose-
paint。He"souttogivethecampanorgy，an"notagentcanspendasplinterorloseachiptoanybarforaweek。Them"sJackRainey"scommands。Asportordershisfortydrops，an"thebarkeeppricksitontoatab；attheendofaweekJackRaineysettlesallalongtheline，an"the"saturnalia，"ashistorianscalls"em，isover。I
mightaddthatJackRaineygiveswaytotheseyerecharitiesonceayear，anthecampofLidoisplumbusedthartoan"approvestharof。
""Onthissado"casionwhenJackRaineygetskilled，thisyoreexcellentcustomheinventsisinfullswing。Thar"snoticesprintedplentybig，an"postedupineverydrink-shopfromthedancehalltotheSunflowersaloon；whichtheyreadsasfollowsRUIN!RUIN!RUIN!
CUTLOOSE!
JACKRAINEYMAKESGOOD
ALLDRINKS
FOR
ONEWEEK。NAMEYOURPOISON!
""Atthisyeretime，it"sabouthalfthroughJackRainey"sweek，an"thepop"laceofLido，inconsequence，isplumbhappyan"
content。They"reholdin"co"tatthetime；thesamebein"thefirstjestice，legal，whichisdealtoutinLido。"
""An"doyou——allknow，"putsinDanBoggs，who"slistenin"toTutt，"I"mmightydistrustfulofco"ts。Yougotoholdin"of"em，an"itlookslikeeverybodygetswroughtuptofrenzyontillifewherethemforumsisheldain"tsafeforasecond。Ishallshorelydeplorethedaywhenaco"tgoestoopenin"itsgameinWolfville。It"s"adios"
tolibertyan"peacean"safetyfromthattime。"
""Youcangoayellowstack，"remarksTexasThompson，whosetsthanplumbloquaciousan"locoedtogetinaspeech，"thatBoggssizesuprightaboutthemtriboonals。They"rcadisturbin"elementinanycommoonity。IknowedatowninTexaswhichisthatpeacefulit"spastoral——that"swhatitis，it"slikeasheep-fold，it"ssomcckan"easy——ontilonedaytheyupsan"playsaco"tan"jedgean"juryonthatcamp；ringsinaherdoflawsharps，an"apasselofrangerswithWinchesterstobackthedeal。Thetown"sthatfrettedtharatitgetsfullofnose-painttothebrim，an"thenhopsintothestreetforgen"ralpracticewithitsguns。Inthemornin"theround-upshowstwodeadan"fivewounded，an"allforopenin"co"tonanoutfitwhichistoofrailtostandthestrainofsomuchjusticetostandonexpected。"""AsI"mengagedinremarkin"，"saysTutt，afterBoggsan"Texasisredoocedtoquietag"in——Tuttbein"marriedmostlikelyisusedtointerruptions，an"isshorepatientthata-way——
"asIstates，they"reholdin"co"t，an"thisdaytheyemancipatesfromprisonapartynamedCaribouSam。TheytriestoprovethisCaribouSamisahoss-thief，butcouldn"tfillonthedraw，an"soCaribouworksfreeof"eman"iswhattheycalls""quitted。"
""AssoonaseverthemarshaltakesthehobblesoffthisCaribouSam——he"sbeenheldacaptifoffsome"ersan"ispackedintoLidoondergyardtobetriedalot——thisyoremalefactorcomesbulgin"
intotheSunfloweran"declar"sforfire-water。Thebarkeepdealstohim，an"CaribouSamisassuaged。