第7章

"Thereisonlyonecaseofimportanceonhandjustnow。OldmanMcCarty，onehundredandfouryearsold，diedfromeatingtoomanybananas。TheevidencepointssostronglytotheMafiathatthepolicehavesurroundedtheSecondAvenueKatzenjammerGambrinusClubNo。2，andthecaptureoftheassassinisonlythematterofafewhours。Thedetectiveforcehasnotyetbeencalledonforassistance。"

JolnesandIwentoutandupthestreettowardthecorner，whereweweretocatchasurfacecar。

Half-wayuptheblockwemetRheingelder，anacquaintanceofours，whoheldaCityHallposition。

"Goodmorning，Rheingelder，"saidJolnes，halting。

"Nicebreakfastthatwasyouhadthismorning。"Alwaysonthelookoutforthedetective’sremarkablefeatsofdeduction，IsawJolnes’seyeflashforaninstantuponalongyellowsplashontheshirtbosomandasmalleroneuponthechinofRheingelder——bothundoubtedlymadebytheyolkofanegg。

"Oh，dotissomeofyourdetectiveness，"saidRheingelder，shakingalloverwithasmile。"Vell，IpetyoutrinksundcigarsallrounddotyoucannottellvotIhafeatenforbreakfast。"

"Done，"saidJolnes。"Sausage，pumpernickelandcoffee。"

Rheingelderadmittedthecorrectnessofthesurmiseandpaidthebet。

WhenwehadproceededonourwayIsaidtoJolnes：

"Ithoughtyoulookedattheeggspilledonhischinandshirtfront。"

"Idid，"saidJolnes。"ThatiswhereIbeganmydeduction。Rheingelderisaveryeconomical，savingman。Yesterdayeggsdroppedinthemarkettotwenty-eightcentsperdozen。To-daytheyarequotedatforty-two。

Rheingelderateeggsyesterday，andto-dayhewentbacktohisusualfare。Alittlethinglikethisisn’tanything，Whatsup；itbelongstotheprimaryarithmeticclass。"

Whenweboardedthestreetcarwefoundtheseatsalloccupied——

principallybyladies。JolnesandIstoodontherearplatform。

Aboutthemiddleofthecartheresatanelderlymanwithashort，graybeard，wholookedtobethetypical，well-dressedNewYorker。Atsuccessivecornersotherladiesclimbedaboard，andsoonthreeorfourofthemwerestandingovertheman，clingingtostrapsandglaringmeaninglyatthemanwhooccupiedthecovetedseat。Butheresolutelyretainedhisplace。

"WeNewYorkers，"IremarkedtoJolnes，"haveaboutlostourmanners，asfarastheexerciseoftheminpublicgoes。"

"Perhapsso，"saidJolnes，lightly；"butthemanyouevidentlyrefertohappenstobeaverychivalrousandcourteousgentlemanfromOldVirginia。HeisspendingafewdaysinNewYorkwithhiswifeandtwodaughters，andheleavesfortheSouthto-night。"

"Youknowhim，then？"Isaid，inamazement。

"Ineversawhimbeforewesteppedonthecar，"declaredthedetective，smilingly。

"BythegoldtoothoftheWitchofEndor！"Icried，"ifyoucanconstrueallthatfromhisappearanceyouaredealinginnothingelsethanblackart。"

"Thehabitofobservation——nothingmore，"saidJolnes。"Iftheoldgentlemangetsoffthecarbeforewedo，IthinkIcandemonstratetoyoutheaccuracyofmydeduction。"

Threeblocksfartheralongthegentlemanrosetoleavethecar。Jolnesaddressedhimatthedoor："Pardonme，sir，butareyounotColonelHunter，ofNorfolk，Virginia？"

"No，suh，"wastheextremelycourteousanswer。"Myname，suh，isEllison——MajorWinfieldR。Ellison，fromFairfaxCounty，inthesamestate。I

knowagoodmanypeople，suh，inNorfolk——theGoodriches，theTollivers，andtheCrabtrees，suh，butIneverhadthepleasureofmeetingyo’

friend，ColonelHunter。Iamhappytosay，suh，thatIamgoingbacktoVirginiato-night，afterhavingspentaweekinyo’citywithmywifeandthreedaughters。IshallbeinNorfolkinabouttendays，andifyouwillgivemeyo’name，suh，IwilltakepleasureinlookingupColonelHunterandtellinghimthatyouinquiredafterhim，suh。"

"Thankyou，"saidJolnes；"tellhimthatReynoldssenthisregards，ifyouwillbesokind。"

IglancedatthegreatNewYorkdetectiveandsawthatalookofintensechagrinhadcomeuponhisclear-cutfeatures。FailureintheslightestpointalwaysgalledShamrockJolnes。

"Didyousayyour_three_daughters？"heaskedoftheVirginiagentleman。

"Yes，suh，mythreedaughters，allasfinegirlsasthereareinFairfaxCounty，"wastheanswer。

WiththatMajorEllisonstoppedthecarandbegantodescendthestep。

ShamrockJolnesclutchedhisarm。

"Onemoment，sir，"hebegged，inanurbanevoiceinwhichIalonedetectedtheanxiety——"amInotrightinbelievingthatoneoftheyoungladiesisan_adopted_daughter？"

"Youare，suh，"admittedthemajor，fromtheground，"buthowthedevilyouknewit，suh，ismo’thanIcantell。"

"Andmo’thanIcantell，too，"Isaid，asthecarwenton。

Jolneswasrestoredtohiscalm，observantserenitybyhavingwrestedvictoryfromhisapparentfailure；soafterwegotoffthecarheinvitedmeintoacafe，promisingtorevealtheprocessofhislatestwonderfulfeat。

"Inthefirstplace，"hebeganafterwewerecomfortablyseated，"IknewthegentlemanwasnoNewYorkerbecausehewasflushedanduneasyandrestlessonaccountoftheladiesthatwerestanding，althoughhedidnotriseandgivethemhisseat。IdecidedfromhisappearancethathewasaSouthernerratherthanaWesterner。

"NextIbegantofigureouthisreasonfornotrelinquishinghisseattoaladywhenheevidentlyfeltstrongly，butnotoverpoweringly，impelledtodoso。Iveryquicklydecideduponthat。Inoticedthatoneofhiseyeshadreceivedaseverejabinonecorner，whichwasredandinflamed，andthatalloverhisfaceweretinyroundmarksaboutthesizeoftheendofanuncutleadpencil。Alsouponbothofhispatentleathershoeswereanumberofdeepimprintsshapedlikeovalscutoffsquareatoneend。

"Now，thereisonlyonedistrictinNewYorkCitywhereamanisboundtoreceivescarsandwoundsandindentationsofthatsort——andthatisalongthesidewalksofTwenty-thirdStreetandaportionofSixthAvenuesouthofthere。IknewfromtheimprintsoftramplingFrenchheelsonhisfeetandthemarksofcountlessjabsinthefacefromumbrellasandparasolscarriedbywomenintheshoppingdistrictthathehadbeeninconflictwiththeamazoniantroops。Andashewasamanofintelligentappearance，Iknewhewouldnothavebravedsuchdangersunlesshehadbeendraggedthitherbyhisownwomenfolk。Therefore，whenhegotonthecarhisangeratthetreatmenthehadreceivedwassufficienttomakehimkeephisseatinspiteofhistraditionsofSouthernchivalry。"

"Thatisallverywell，"Isaid，"butwhydidyouinsistupondaughters——

andespeciallytwodaughters？Whycouldn’tawifealonehavetakenhimshopping？"

"Therehadtobedaughters，"saidJolnes，calmly。"Ifhehadonlyawife，andshenearhisownage，hecouldhavebluffedherintogoingalone。Ifhehadayoungwifeshewouldprefertogoalone。Sothereyouare。"

"I’lladmitthat，"Isaid；"but，now，whytwodaughters？Andhow，inthenameofalltheprophets，didyouguessthatonewasadoptedwhenhetoldyouhehadthree？"

"Don’tsayguess，"saidJolnes，withatouchofprideinhisair；"thereisnosuchwordinthelexiconofratiocination。InMajorEllison’sbuttonholetherewasacarnationandarosebudbackedbyageraniumleaf。

Nowomanevercombinedacarnationandarosebudintoaboutonniere。

Closeyoureyes，Whatsup，andgivethelogicofyourimaginationachance。CannotyouseethelovelyAdelefasteningthecarnationtothelapelsothatpapamaybegayuponthestreet？AndthentherompingEdithMaydancingupwithsisterlyjealousytoaddherrosebudtotheadornment？"

"Andthen，"Icried，beginningtofeelenthusiasm，"whenhedeclaredthathehadthreedaughters"——

"Icouldsee，"saidJolnes，"oneinthebackgroundwhoaddednoflower；

andIknewthatshemustbe——"

"Adopted！"Ibrokein。"Igiveyoueverycredit；buthowdidyouknowhewasleavingfortheSouthto-night？"

"Inhisbreastpocket，"saidthegreatdetective，"somethinglargeandovalmadeaprotuberance。Goodliquorisscarceontrains，anditisalongjourneyfromNewYorktoFairfaxCounty。"

"Again，Imustbowtoyou，"Isaid。"Andtellmethis，sothatmylastshredofdoubtwillbeclearedaway；whydidyoudecidethathewasfromVirginia？"

"Itwasveryfaint，Iadmit，"answeredShamrockJolnes，"butnotrainedobservercouldhavefailedtodetecttheodourofmintinthecar。"

XIXTHELADYHIGHERUP

NewYorkCity，theysaid，wasdeserted；andthataccounted，doubtless，forthesoundscarryingsofarinthetranquilsummerair。Thebreezewassouth-by-southwest；thehourwasmidnight；thethemewasabitoffemininegossipbywirelessmythology。Threehundredandsixty-fivefeetabovetheheatedasphaltthetiptoeingsymbolicdeityonManhattanpointedhervacillatingarrowstraight，forthetime，inthedirectionofherexaltedsisteronLibertyIsland。ThelightsofthegreatGardenwereout；thebenchesintheSquarewerefilledwithsleepersinposturessostrangethatbesidethemthewrithingfiguresinDore’sillustrationsoftheInfernowouldhavestraightenedintotailor’sdummies。ThestatueofDianaonthetoweroftheGarden——itsconstancyshownbyitsweathercockways，itsinnocencebythecoatingofgoldthatithasacquired，itsdevotiontostylebyitssingle，gracefulflyingscarf，itscandourandartlessnessbyitshabitofeverdrawingthelongbow，itsmetropolitanismbyitspostureofswiftflighttocatchaHarlemtrain——remainedpoisedwithitsarrowpointedacrosstheupperbay。Hadthatarrowspedtrulyandhorizontallyitwouldhavepassedfiftyfeetabovetheheadoftheheroicmatronwhosedutyitistoofferacast-ironicalwelcometotheoppressedofotherlands。

Seawardthisladygazed，andthefurrowsbetweensteamshiplinesbegantocutsteeragerates。Thetranslators，too，haveputanextraburdenuponher。"LibertyLightingtheWorld"（ashercreatorchristenedher）wouldhavehadanomoreresponsibleduty，exceptforthesizeofit，thanthatofanelectricianoraStandardOilmagnate。Butto"enlighten"theworld（asourlearnedcivicguardians"Englished"it）requiresablerqualities。

AndsopoorLiberty，insteadofhavingasinecureasamereilluminator，mustbeconvertedintoaChautauquaschoolma’am，withtheoceansforherfieldinsteadoftheplacid，classiclake。WithafirelesstorchandanemptyheadmustshedispeltheshadowsoftheworldandteachititsA，B，C’s。

"Ah，there，Mrs。Liberty！"calledaclear，rollickingsopranovoicethroughthestill，midnightair。

"Isthatyou，MissDiana？Excusemynotturningmyhead。I’mnotasflightyandwhirly-whirlyassome。And’tissohoarseIamIcanhardlytalkonaccountofthepeanut-hullsleftonthestairsinmethroatbythatlastboatloadoftouristsfromMarietta，Ohio。’Tisafterbeingafineevening，miss。"

"Ifyoudon’tmindmyasking，"camethebell-liketonesofthegoldenstatue，"I’dliketoknowwhereyougotthatCityHallbrogue。Ididn’tknowthatLibertywasnecessarilyIrish。"

"Ifye’dstudiedthehistoryofartinitsforeigncomplicationsye’dnotneedtoask，"repliedtheoffshorestatue。"Ifyewasn’tsolight-headedandgiddyye’dknowthatIwasmadebyaDagoandpresentedtotheAmericanpeopleonbehalfoftheFrenchGovernmentforthepurposeofwelcomin’IrishimmigrantsintotheDutchcityofNewYork。’TisthatI’vebeendoingnightanddaysinceIwaserected。Yemustknow，MissDiana，that’tiswithstatuesthesameaswithpeople——’tisnottheirmakersnorthepurposesforwhichtheywerecreatedthatinfluencetheoperationsoftheirtonguesatall——it’stheassociationswithwhichtheybecomeassociated，I’mtellingye。"

"You’redeadright，"agreedDiana。"Inoticeitonmyself。IfanyoftheoldguysfromOlympusweretocomealongandhandmeanyhotairintheancientGreekIcouldn’ttellitfromaconversationbetweenaConeyIslandcarconductorandafive-centfare。"

"I’mrightgladye’vemadeupyourmindtobesociable，MissDiana，"saidMrs。Liberty。"’TisalonesomelifeIhavedownhere。Isthereanythingdoin’upinthecity，MissDiana，dear？"

"Oh，la，la，la！——no，"saidDiana。"Noticethat’la，la，la，’AuntLiberty？Gotthatfrom’ParisbyNight’ontheroofgardenunderme。

You’llhearthat’la，la，la’attheCafeMcCannnow，alongwith’garsong。’Thebohemiancrowdtherehavebecometiredof’garsong’sinceO’Rafferty，theheadwaiter，punchedthreeofthemforcallinghimit。

Oh，no；thetown’sstricklyonthebumthesenights。Everybody’saway。

Sawadowntownmerchantonaroofgardenthiseveningwithhisstenographer。Showwassodullhewenttosleep。Awaiterbitingonadimetiptoseeifitwasgoodhalfwokehimup。Helooksaroundandseeshislittlepothooksperpetrator。’H’m！’sayshe，’willyoutakealetter，MissDeSt。Montmorency？’’Sure，inaminute，’saysshe，’ifyou’llmakeitanX。’

"Thatwasthebestthinghappenedontheroof。Soyouseehowdullitis。La，la，la！"

"’Tisfineyehaveitupthereinsociety，MissDiana。Yehavethecatshowandthehorseshowandthemilitarytournamentswheretheprivateslookgrandasgeneralsandthegeneralstrytolookgrandasfloor-walkers。AndyehavetheSportsmen’sShow，wherethegirlthatmeasures3619，45cooksbreakfastfoodinabirch-barkwigwamonthebanksoftheGrandCanalofVeniceconductedbyoneoftheVanderbilts，BernardMcFadden，andtheReverendsDowieandDuss。AndyehavetheFrenchball，wheretheoriginalCohensandtheRobertEmmet-SangerbundSocietydancetheHighlandflingonewithanother。AndyehavethegrandO’Ryanball，whichisthemostbeautifulpageantintheworld，wheretheFrenchstudentsviewiththeTyroleanwarblersindoin’thecakewalk。Yehavethebestjobforastatueinthewholetown，MissDiana。"

"’Tiswearywork，"sighedtheislandstatue，"disseminatin’thescienceoflibertyinNewYorkBay。SometimeswhenItakeapeepdownatEllisIslandandseethegangofimmigrantsI’msupposedtolightup，’tistemptedIamtoblowoutthegasandletthecoronerwriteouttheirnaturalizationpapers。"

"Say，it’sashame，ain’tit，togiveyoutheworstendofit？"camethesympatheticantiphonyofthesteeplechasegoddess。"Itmustbeawfullylonesomedowntherewithsomuchwateraroundyou。Idon’tseehowyoueverkeepyourhairincurl。AndthatMotherHubbardyouarewearingwentouttenyearsago。Ithinkthosesculptorguysoughttobeheldfordamagesforputtingironormarbleclothesonalady。That’swhereMr。

St。Gaudenswaswise。I’malwayselittleaheadofthestyles；butthey’recomingmywayprettyfast。Excusemybackamoment——Icaughtapuffofwindfromthenorth——shouldn’twonderifthingshadloosenedupinEsopus。There，now！it’sintheWest——Ishouldthinkthatgoldplankwouldhavecalmedtheairoutinthatdirection。Whatwereyousaying，Mrs。Liberty？"

"AfinechatI’vehadwithye，MissDiana，ma’am，butIseeoneofthemEuropeansteamersa-sailin’uptheNarrows，andImustbeattendin’tomeduties。’TismejobtoextendaloftthetorchofLibertytowelcomeallthemthatsurvivethekicksthatthesteeragestewardsgive’emwhilelandin。’Sure’tisagreatcountryyecancometofor$8。50，andthedoctorwaitin’tosendyebackhomefreeifheseesyereyesredfromcryin’forit。"

Thegoldenstatueveeredinthechangingbreeze，menacingmanypointsonthehorizonwithitsaureatearrow。

"Solong，AuntLiberty，"sweetlycalledDianaoftheTower。"Somenight，whenthewind’sright。I’llcallyouupagain。But——say！youhaven’tgotsuchafiercekickcomingaboutyourjob。I’vekeptaprettygoodwatchontheislandofManhattansinceI’vebeenuphere。That’saprettysick-lookingbunchoflibertychaserstheydumpdownatyourendofit；

buttheydon’tallstaythatway。EverylittlewhileuphereIseeguyssigningchecksandvotingtherightticket，andencouragingtheartsandtakingabatheverymorning，thatwasshovedashorebyadocklabourerbornintheUnitedStateswhoneverearnedoverfortydollarsamonth。Don’trundownyourjob，AuntLiberty；you’reallright，allright。"

XXTHEGREATERCONEY

"NextSunday，"saidDennisCarnahan，"I’llbeaftergoingdowntoseethenewConeyIslandthat’srisenlikeaphoenixbirdfromtheashesoftheoldresort。I’mgoingwithNorahFlynn，andwe’llfallvictimstoallthedrygoodsdeceptions，fromthered-flanneleruptionofMountVesuviustothepinksilkribbonsontherace-suicideproblemsintheincubatorkiosk。

"WasItherebefore？Iwas。IwastherelastTuesday。DidIseethesights？Ididnot。

"LastMondayIamalgamatedmyselfwiththeBricklayers’Union，andinaccordancewiththerulesIwasorderedtoquitworkthesamedayonaccountofasympathystrikewiththeLadySalmonCanners’LodgeNo。2，ofTacoma，Washington。

"’TwasdisturbedIwasinmindandproclivitiesbylosingmejob，bein’

alreadyharassedinmesoulonaccountofhavin’quarrelledwithNorahFlynnaweekbeforebyreasonofhardwordsspokenattheDairymenandStreet-SprinklerDrivers’semi-annualball，causedbyjealousyandpricklyheatandthatdivil，AndyCoghlin。

"So，Isays，itwillbeConeyforTuesday；andifthechutesandtheshortchangeandthegreen-cornsilkbetweentheteethdon’tcreatediversionsandgetmefeelingbetter，thenIdon’tknowatall。

"YewillhaveheardthatConeyhasreceivedmoralreconstruction。TheoldBowery，wheretheyusedtotakeyourtintypebyforceandgiveyeknockoutdropsbeforehavingyourpalmread，isnowcalledtheWallStreetoftheisland。Thewienerwurststandsarerequiredbylawtokeepanewstickerin’em；andthedoughnutsareexaminedeveryfouryearsbyaretiredsteamboatinspector。Theniggerman’sheadthatwasusedbytheoldpatronstothrowbaseballsatisnowillegal；and，byorderofthePoliceCommissionertheimageofamandrivin’anautomobilehasbeensubstituted。Ihearthattheoldimmoralamusementshavebeensuppressed。PeoplewhousedtogodownfromNewYorktositinthesandanddabbleinthesurfnowgiveuptheirquarterstosqueezethroughturnstilesandseeimitationsofcityfiresandfloodspaintedoncanvas。

Thereprehensibleanddegradin’resortsthatdisgracedoldConeyaresaidtobewipedout。Thewipin’-outprocessconsistsofraisin’thepricefrom10centsto25cents，andhirin’ablondenamedMaudietosellticketsinsteadofMicky，theBoweryBite。That’swhattheysay——I

don’tknow。

"ButtoConeyIgoesa-Tuesday。Igetsoffthe’L’andstartsfortheglitterin’show。’Twasafinesight。TheBabyloniantowersandtheHindooroofgardenswasblazin’withthousandsofelectriclights，andthestreetswasthickwithpeople。’TisatruethingtheysaythatConeylevelsallrank。Iseemillionaireseatin’popcornandtrampin’alongwiththecrowd；andIseeeight-dollar-a-weekclothin’-storeclerksinredautomobilesfightin’oneanotherforwho’dsqueezethehornwhentheycometoacorner。

"’Imadeamistake，’Isaystomyself。’TwasnotConeyIneeded。Whenaman’ssad’tisnotscenesofhilarityhewants。’TwouldbefarbetterforhimtomeditateinagraveyardortoattendservicesattheParadiseRoofGardens。’Tisnoconsolationwhenaman’slosthissweethearttoorderhotcornandhavethewaiterbringhimthepowderedsugarcruetinsteadofsaltandthenconcealhimself，ortohaveZozookum，thegipsypalmist，tellhimthathehasthreechildrenandtolookoutforanotherseriouscalamity；pricetwenty-fivecents。

"Iwalkedfarawaydownonthebeach，totheruinsofanoldpavilionnearonecornerofthisnewprivatepark，Dreamland。Ayearagothatoldpavilionwasstandin’upstraightandtheold-stylewaiterswasslammin’aweek’ssupplyofclamchowderdowninfrontofyouforanickelandcallin’you’cully’friendly，andvicewasrampant，andyougotbacktoNewYorkwithenoughchangetotakeacaratthebridge。NowtheytellmethattheyserveWelshrabbitsonSurfAvenue，andyougettherightchangebackinthemovin’-picturejoints。

"Isatdownatonesideoftheoldpavilionandlookedatthesurfspreadin’itselfonthebeach，andthoughtaboutthetimemeandNorahFlynnsatonthatspotlastsummer。’Twasbeforereformstrucktheisland；andwewashappy。Wehadtintypesandchowderintheribalddives，andtheEgyptianSorceressoftheNiletoldNorahoutofherhand，whileIwaswaitin’inthedoor，that’twouldbetheluckofhertomarryared-headedgossoonwithtwocrookedlegs，andIwasoverrunnin’withjoyonaccountoftheallusion。And’twastherethatNorahFlynnputhertwohandsinmineayearbeforeandwetalkedofflatsandthethingsshecouldcookandthelovebusinessthatgoeswithsuchepisodes。AndthatwasConeyaswelovedit，andasthehandofSatanwasuponit，friendlyandnoisyandyourmoney’sworth，withnofencearoundtheoceanandnottoomanyelectriclightstoshowthesleeveofablacksergecoatagainstawhiteshirtwaist。

"Isatwithmybacktotheparkswheretheyhadthemoonandthedreamsandthesteeplescorralled，andlongedfortheoldConey。Therewasn’tmanypeopleonthebeach。Lotsofthemwasfeedin’penniesintotheslotmachinestoseethe’InterruptedCourtship’inthemovin’pictures；andagoodmanywastakin’theseaairintheCanalsofVeniceandsomewasbreathin’thesmokeoftheseabattlebyactualwarshipsinatankfilledwithrealwater。Afewwasdownonthesandsenjoyin’themoonlightandthewater。Andtheheartofmewasheavyforthenewmoralsoftheoldisland，whilethebandsbehindmeplayedandtheseapoundedonthebassdruminfront。

"AnddirectlyIgotupandwalkedalongtheoldpavilion，andthereontheothersideof，halfinthedark，wasaslipofagirlsittin’onthetumble-downtimbers，andunlessI’maliarshewascryin’byherselfthere，allalone。

"’Isittroubleyouarein，now，Miss，’saysI；’andwhat’stobedoneaboutit？’

"’’Tisnoneofyourbusinessatall，DennyCarnahan，’saysshe，sittin’

upstraight。AnditwasthevoiceofnootherthanNorahFlynn。

"’Thenit’snot，’saysI，’andwe’reafterhavingapleasantevening，MissFlynn。HaveyeseenthesightsofthisnewConeyIsland，then？Ipresumeyehavecomehereforthatpurpose，’saysI。

"’Ihave，’saysshe。’MemotherandUncleTimtheyarewaitingbeyond。

’TisaneleganteveningI’vehad。I’veseenalltheattractionsthatbe。’

"’Rightyeare，’saysItoNorah；andIdon’tknowwhenI’vebeenthatamused。Afterdisportin’me-selfamongthemostlaughablemoralimprovementsoftherevisedshellgamesItookmeselftotheshoreforthebenefitofthecoolair。’AnddidyeobservetheDurbar，MissFlynn？’

"’Idid，’saysshe，reflectin’；’but’tisnotsafe，I’mthinkin’，toridedownthemslantin’thingsintothewater。’

"’Howdidyefancytheshootthechutes？’Iasks。

"’True，then，I’mafraidofguns，’saysNorah。’Theymakesuchnoiseinmyears。ButUncleTim，heshotthem，hedid，andwoncigars。’Tisafinetimewehadthisday，Mr。Carnahan。’

"’I’mgladyou’veenjoyedyerself，’Isays。’Isupposeyou’vehadaroarin’finetimeseein’thesights。Andhowdidtheincubatorsandthehelter-skelterandthemidgetssuitthetasteofye？’

"’I——Iwasn’thungry，’saysNorah，faint。’Butmotherateaquantityofallof’em。I’mthatpleasedwiththefinethingsinthenewConeyIsland，’saysshe，’thatit’sthehappiestdayI’veseeninalongtime，atall。’

"’DidyouseeVenice？’saysI。

"’Wedid，’saysshe。’Shewasabeauty。Shewasalldressedinred，shewas，with——’

"IlistenednomoretoNorahFlynn。IsteppedupandIgatheredherinmyarms。

"’’Tisastory-telleryeare，NorahFlynn’，saysI。’Ye’veseennomoreofthegreaterConeyIslandthanIhavemeself。Come，now，tellthetruth——yecametositbytheoldpavilionbythewaveswhereyousatlastsummerandmadeDennisCarnahanahappyman。Speakup，andtellthetruth。’

"Norahstuckhernoseagainstmevest。

"’Idespiseit，Denny，’shesays，halfcryin’。’MotherandUncleTimwenttoseetheshows，butIcamedownheretothinkofyou。Icouldn’tbearthelightsandthecrowd。Areyouforgivin’me，Denny，forthewordswehad？’

"’’Twasmefault，’saysI。’Icamehereforthesamereasonmeself。

Lookatthelights，Norah，’Isays，turningmybacktothesea——’ain’ttheypretty？’

"’Theyare，’saysNorah，withhereyesshinin’；’anddoyehearthebandsplayin’？Oh，Denny，IthinkI’dliketoseeitall。’

"’TheoldConeyisgone，darlin’，’Isaystoher。’Everythingmoves。

Whenaman’sgladit’snotscenesofsadnesshewants。’TisagreaterConeywehavehere，butwecouldn’tseeittillwegotinthehumourforit。NextSunday，Norahdarlin’，we’llseethenewplacefromendtoend。"

XXILAWANDORDER

IfoundmyselfinTexasrecently，revisitingoldplacesandvistas。AtasheepranchwhereIhadsojournedmanyyearsago，Istoppedforaweek。

And，asallvisitorsdo，Iheartilyplungedintothebusinessathand，whichhappenedtobethatofdippingthesheep。

Now，thisprocessissodifferentfromordinaryhumanbaptismthatitdeservesawordofitself。AvastironcauldronwithhalfthefiresofAvernusbeneathitispartlyfilledwithwaterthatsoonboilsfuriously。

Intothatiscastconcentratedlye，lime，andsulphur，whichisallowedtostewandfumeuntilthewitches’brothisstrongenoughtoscorchthethirdarmofPalladinoherself。

Thenthisconcentratedbrewismixedinalong，deepvatwithcubicgallonsofhotwater，andthesheeparecaughtbytheirhindlegsandflungintothecompound。Afterbeingthoroughlyduckedbymeansofaforkedpoleinthehandsofagentlemandetailedforthatpurpose，theyareallowedtoclamberupaninclineintoacorralanddryordie，asthestateoftheirconstitutionsmaydecree。Ifyouevercaughtanable-bodied，two-year-oldmuttonbythehindlegsandfeltthe750voltsofkickingthathecansendthoughyourarmseventeentimesbeforeyoucanhurlhimintothevat，youwill，ofcourse，hopethathemaydieinsteadofdry。

ButthisismerelytoexplainwhyBudOakleyandIgladlystretchedourselvesonthebankofthenearby_charco_afterthedipping，gladforthewelcomeinanitionandpurecontactwiththeearthafterourmuscle-rackinglabours。Theflockwasasmallone，andwefinishedatthreeintheafternoon；soBudbroughtfromthe_morral_onhissaddlehorn，coffeeandacoffeepotandabighunkofbreadandsomesidebacon。

Mr。Mills，theranchownerandmyoldfriend，rodeawaytotheranchwithhisforceofMexican_trabajadores_。

Whilethebaconwasfrizzlingnicely，therewasthesoundofhorses’hoofsbehindus。Bud’ssix-shooterlayinitsscabbardtenfeetawayfromhishand。Hepaidnottheslightestheedtotheapproachinghorseman。ThisattitudeofaTexasranchmanwassodifferentfromtheold-timecustomthatImarvelled。InstinctivelyIturnedtoinspectthepossiblefoethatmenacedusintherear。Isawahorsemandressedinblack，whomighthavebeenalawyeroraparsonoranundertaker，trottingpeaceablyalongtheroadbythe_arroyo_。

Budnoticedmyprecautionarymovementandsmiledsarcasticallyandsorrowfully。

"You’vebeenawaytoolong，"saidhe。"Youdon’tneedtolookaroundanymorewhenanybodygallopsupbehindyouinthisstate，unlesssomethinghitsyouintheback；andeventhenit’sliabletobeonlyabunchoftractsorapetitiontosignagainstthetrusts。Ineverlookedatthat_hombre_thatrodeby；butI’llbetaquartofsheepdipthathe’ssomedouble-dyedsonofapopgunoutroundingupprohibitionvotes。"

"Timeshavechanged，Bud，"saidI，oracularly。"LawandorderistherulenowintheSouthandtheSouthwest。"

IcaughtacoldgleamfromBud’spaleblueeyes。

"NotthatI——"Ibegan，hastily。

"Ofcourseyoudon’t，"saidBudwarmly。"Youknowbetter。You’velivedherebefore。Lawandorder，yousay？Twentyyearsagowehad’emhere。

Weonlyhadtwoorthreelaws，suchasagainstmurderbeforewitnesses，andbeingcaughtstealinghorses，andvotingtheRepublicanticket。Buthowisitnow？Allwegetisorders；andthelawsgooutofthestate。

ThemlegislatorssetupthereatAustinanddon’tdonothingbutmakelawsagainstkeroseneoilandschoolbooksbeingbroughtintothestate。Ireckontheywasafraidsomemanwouldgohomesomeeveningafterworkandlightupandgetaneducationandgotoworkandmakelawstorepealaforesaidlaws。Me，I’mfortheolddayswhenlawandordermeantwhattheysaid。Alawwasalaw，andaorderwasaorder。"

"But——"Ibegan。

"Iwasgoingon，"continuedBud，"whilethiscoffeeisboiling，todescribetoyouacaseofgenuinelawandorderthatIknewofonceinthetimeswhencaseswasdecidedinthechambersofasix-shooterinsteadofasupremecourt。

"You’veheardofoldBenKirkman，thecattleking？HisranchrunfromtheNuecestotheRioGrande。Inthemdays，asyouknow，therewascattlebaronsandcattlekings。Thedifferencewasthis：whenacattlemanwenttoSanAntoneandboughtbeerforthenewspaperreportersandonlygivethemthenumberofcattleheactuallyowned，theywrotehimupforabaron。Whenhebought’emchampagnewineandaddedintheamountofcattlehehadstole，theycalledhimaking。

"LukeSummerswasoneofhisrangebosses。Anddowntotheking’sranchcomesonedayabunchoftheseOrientalpeoplefromNewYorkorKansasCityorthereabouts。Lukewasdetailedwithasquadtorideaboutwith’em，andseethattherattlesnakesgotfairwarningwhentheywascoming，anddrivethedeeroutoftheirway。Amongthebunchwasablack-eyedgirlthatworeanumbertwoshoe。That’sallInoticedabouther。ButLukemusthaveseenmore，forhemarriedheronedaybeforethe_caballard_startedback，andwentoveronCanadaVerdeandsetuparanchofhisown。I’mskippingoverthesentimentalstuffonpurpose，becauseI

neversaworwantedtoseeanyofit。AndLuketakesmealongwithhimbecausewewasoldfriendsandIhandledcattletosuithim。

"I’mskippingovermuchwhatfollowed，becauseIneversaworwantedtoseeanyofit——butthreeyearsafterwardtherewasaboykidstumblingandblubberingaroundthegalleriesandfloorsofLuke’sranch。Ineverhadnouseforkids；butitseemstheydid。AndI’mskippingovermuchwhatfolloweduntilonedayouttotheranchdrivesinhacksandbuckboardsalotofMrs。Summers’sfriendsfromtheEast——asisterorsoandtwoorthreemen。Onelookedlikeanuncletosomebody；andonelookedlikenothing；andtheotheronehadoncorkscrewpantsandspokeinatoneofvoice。Ineverlikedamanwhospokeinatoneofvoice。

"I’mskippingovermuchwhatfollowed；butoneafternoonwhenIridesuptotheranchhousetogetsomeordersaboutadroveofbeevesthatwastobeshipped，Ihearssomethinglikeapopgungooff。Iwaitsatthehitchingrack，notwishingtointrudeonprivateaffairs。InalittlewhileLukecomesoutandgivessomeorderstosomeofhisMexicanhands，andtheygoandhitchupsundryanddiversvehicles；andmightysoonoutcomesoneofthesistersorsoandsomeofthetwoorthreemen。Buttwoofthetwoortheemencarriesbetween’emthecorkscrewmanwhospokeinatoneofvoice，andlayshimflatdowninoneofthewagons。Andtheyallmighthavebeenseenwendingtheirwayaway。

"’Bud，’saysLuketome，’IwantyoutofixupalittleandgouptoSanAntonewithme。’

"’LetmegetonmyMexicanspurs，’saysI，’andI’myourcompany。’

"OneofthesistersorsoseemstohavestayedattheranchwithMrs。

Summersandthekid。WeridestoEncinalandcatchestheInternational，andhitsSanAntoneinthemorning。AfterbreakfastLukesteersmestraighttotheofficeofalawyer。Theygoinaroomandtalkandthencomeout。

"’Oh，therewon’tbeanytrouble，Mr。Summers，’saysthelawyer。’I’llacquaintJudgeSimmonswiththefactsto-day；andthematterwillbeputthroughaspromptlyaspossible。Lawandorderreignsinthisstateasswiftandsureasanyinthecountry。’

"’I’llwaitforthedecreeifitwon’ttakeoverhalfanhour，’saysLuke。

"’Tut，tut，’saysthelawyerman。’Lawmusttakeitscourse。Comebackdayafterto-morrowathalf-pastnine。’

"AtthattimemeandLukeshowsup，andthelawyerhandshimafoldeddocument。AndLukewriteshimoutacheck。

"OnthesidewalkLukeholdsupthepapertomeandputsafingerthesizeofakitchendoorlatchonitandsays：

"’Decreeofab-so-lutedivorcewithcus-to-dyofthechild。’

"’SkippingovermuchwhathashappenedofwhichIknownothing，’saysI，’itlookstomelikeasplit。Couldn’tthelawyermanhavemadeitastrikeforyou？’

"’Bud，’sayshe，inapainedstyle，’thatchildistheonethingIhavetolivefor。Shemaygo；buttheboyismine！——thinkofit——Ihavecus-to-dyofthechild。’

"’Allright，’saysI。’Ifit’sthelaw，let’sabidebyit。ButIthink，’

saysI，’thatJudgeSimmonsmighthaveusedexemplaryclemency，orwhateveristhelegalterm，inourcase。’

"Yousee，Iwasn’tinveigledmuchintothedesirablenessofhavinginfantsaroundaranch，exceptthekindthatfeedthemselvesandsellforsomuchonthehoofwhentheygrowup。ButLukewasstruckwiththatsortofparentalfoolishnessthatInevercouldunderstand。Allthewayridingfromthestationbacktotheranch，hekeptpullingthatdecreeoutofhispocketandlayinghisfingeronthebackofitandreadingofftomethesumandsubstanceofit。’Cus-to-dyofthechild，Bud，’sayshe。’Don’tforgetit——cus-to-dyofthechild。’

"Butwhenwehitstheranchwefindsourdecreeofcourtobviated，_nolle_

_prossed_，andremandedfortrial。Mrs。Summersandthekidwasgone。

TheytellusthatanhouraftermeandLukehadstartedforSanAntoneshehadateamhitchedandlitoutfortheneareststationwithhertrunksandtheyoungster。

"Luketakesouthisdecreeoncemoreandreadsoffitsemoluments。

"’Itain’tpossible，Bud，’sayshe，’forthistobe。It’scontrarytolawandorder。It’swroteasplainasdayhere——"Cus-to-dyofthechild。"’

"’Thereiswhatyoumightcallahumanleaning，’saysI，’towardsmashing’emboth——nottomentionthechild。’

"’JudgeSimmons，’goesonLuke，’isaincorporatedofficerofthelaw。

Shecan’ttaketheboyaway。HebelongstomebystatutespassedandapprovedbythestateofTexas。’

"’Andhe’sremovedfromthejurisdictionofmundanemandamuses，’saysI，’bytheunearthlystatutesoffemalepartiality。LetuspraisetheLordandbethankfulforwhateversmallmercies——’Ibegins；butIseeLukedon’tlistentome。Tiredashewas，hecallsforafreshhorseandstartsbackagainforthestation。

"Hecomebacktwoweeksafterward，notsayingmuch。

"’Wecan’tgetthetrail，’sayshe；’butwe’vedoneallthetelegraphingthatthewires’llstand，andwe’vegotthesecityrangerstheycalldetectivesonthelookout。Inthemeantime，Bud，’sayshe，’we’llroundupthemcowsonBrushCreek，andwaitforthelawtotakeitscourse。’"

Andafterthatweneveralludedtoallusions，asyoumightsay。

"Skippingovermuchwhathappenedinthenexttwelveyears，LukewasmadesheriffofMojadaCounty。Hemademehisofficedeputy。Now，don’tgetinyourmindnowrongapparitionsofaofficedeputydoingsumsinabookormashinglettersinaciderpress。Inthemdayshisjobwastowatchthebackwindowssonobodydidn’tplugthesheriffintherearwhilehewasaddingupmileageathisdeskinfront。AndinthemdaysIhadqualificationsforthejob。AndtherewaslawandorderinMojadaCounty，andschoolbooks，andallthewhiskeyyouwanted，andtheGovernmentbuiltitsownbattleshipsinsteadofcollectingnickelsfromtheschoolchildrentodoitwith。And，asIsay，therewaslawandorderinsteadofenactmentsandrestrictionssuchasdisfigureourumpirestateto-day。WehadourofficeatBildad，thecountyseat，fromwhichweemergedforthonnecessaryoccasionstosoothewhateverfracasesandunrestthatmightoccurinourjurisdiction。

"SkippingovermuchwhathappenedwhilemeandLukewassheriff，Iwanttogiveyouanideaofhowthelawwasrespectedinthemdays。Lukewaswhatyouwouldcalloneofthemostconsciousmenintheworld。Heneverknewmuchbooklaw，buthehadtheinneremolumentsofjusticeandmercyinculcatedintohissystem。IfarespectablecitizenshotaMexicanorheldupatrainandcleanedoutthesafeintheexpresscar，andLukeevergotholdofhim，he’dgivetheguiltypartysuchareprimandandacussin’

outthathe’dprobableneverdoitagain。Butonceletsomebodystealahorse（unlessitwasaSpanishpony），orcutawirefence，orotherwiseimpairthepeaceandindignityofMojadaCounty，Lukeandmewouldbeon’emwithhabeascorpusesandsmokelesspowderandallthemoderninventionsofequityandetiquette。

"Wecertainlyhadourcountyonabasisoflawfulness。I’veknownpersonsofEasternclassificationwithlittlespottedcapsandbuttoned-upshoestogetoffthetrainatBildadandeatsandwichesattherailroadstationwithoutbeingshotatorevenropedanddrugaboutbythecitizensofthetown。

"Lukehadhisownideasoflegalityandjustice。Hewaskindoftrainingmetosucceedhimwhenhewentoutofoffice。Hewasalwayslookingaheadtothetimewhenhe’dquitsheriffing。Whathewantedtodowastobuildayellowhousewithlattice-workundertheporchandhavehensscratchingintheyard。Theonemainthinginhismindseemedtobetheyard。

"’Bud，’hesaystome，’byinstinctandsentimentI’macontractor。I

wanttobeacontractor。That’swhatI’llbewhenIgetoutofoffice。’

"’Whatkindofacontractor？’saysI。’Itsoundslikeakindofabusinesstome。Youain’tgoingtohaulcementorestablishbranchesorworkonarailroad，areyou？’

"’Youdon’tunderstand，’saysLuke。’I’mtiredofspaceandhorizonsandterritoryanddistancesandthingslikethat。WhatIwantisreasonablecontraction。Iwantayardwithafencearounditthatyoucangooutandsetonaftersupperandlistentowhip-poor-wills，’saysLuke。

"That’sthekindofamanhewas。Hewashome-like，althoughhe’dhadbadluckinsuchinvestments。Buthenevertalkedaboutthemtimesontheranch。Itseemedlikehe’dforgottenaboutit。Iwonderedhow，withhisideasofyardsandchickensandnotionsoflattice-work，he’dseemedtohavegotoutofhismindthatkidofhisthathadbeentakenawayfromhim，unlawful，inspiteofhisdecreeofcourt。Buthewasn’tamanyoucouldaskaboutsuchthingsashedidn’trefertoinhisownconversation。

"Ireckonhe’dputallhisemotionsandideasintobeingsheriff。I’vereadinbooksaboutmenthatwasdisappointedinthesepoeticandfine-hairedandhigh-collaredaffairswithladiesrenouncingtruckofthatkindandwrappingthemselvesupintosomeoccupationlikepaintingpictures，orherdingsheep，orscience，orteachingschool——somethingtomake’emforget。Well，IguessthatwasthewaywithLuke。But，ashecouldn’tpaintpictures，hetookitoutinroundinguphorsethievesandinmakingMojadaCountyasafeplacetosleepinifyouwaswellarmedandnotafraidofrequisitionsortarantulas。

"OnedaytherepassesthroughBildadabunchofthesemoneyinvestorsfromtheEast，andtheystoppedoffthere，BildadbeingthedinnerstationontheI。&G。N。TheywasjustcomingbackfromMexicolookingafterminesandsuch。Therewasfiveof’em——foursolidparties，withgoldwatchchains，thatwouldgradeupovertwohundredpoundsonthehoof，andonekidaboutseventeenoreighteen。

"ThisyoungsterhadononeofthemcowboysuitssuchastenderfootsbringWestwith’em；andyoucouldseehewasachingtowingacoupleofIndiansorbagagrizzlyortwowiththelittlepearl-handledgunhehadbuckledaroundhiswaist。

"Iwalkeddowntothedepottokeepaneyeontheoutfitandseethattheydidn’tlocateanylandorscarethecowponieshitchedinfrontofMurchison’sstoreoractotherwiseunseemly。LukewasawayafteragangofcattlethievesdownontheFrio，andIalwayslookedafterthelawandorderwhenhewasn’tthere。

"Afterdinnerthisboycomesoutofthedining-roomwhilethetrainwaswaiting，andprancesupanddowntheplatformreadytoshootallantelope，lions，orprivatecitizensthatmightendeavourtomolestorcometoonearhim。Hewasagood-lookingkid；onlyhewaslikeallthemtenderfoots——

hedidn’tknowalaw-and-ordertownwhenhesawit。

"ByandbyalongcomesPedroJohnson，theproprietoroftheCrystalPalace_chili-con-carne_standinBildad。Pedrowasamanwholikedtoamusehimself；sohekindofherdridesthisyoungster，laughingathim，tickledtodeath。Iwastoofarawaytohear，butthekidseemstomentionsomeremarkstoPedro，andPedrogoesupandslapshimaboutninefeetaway，andlaughsharderthanever。Andthentheboygetsupquickerthanhefellandjerksouthislittlepearl-handle，and——bing！bing！bing！Pedrogetsitthreetimesinspecialandtreasuredportionsofhiscarcass。I

sawthedustflyoffhisclotheseverytimethebulletshit。Sometimesthemlittlethirty-twoscauseworryatcloserange。

"Theenginebellwasringing，andthetrainstartingoffslow。Igoesuptothekidandplaceshimunderarrest，andtakesawayhisgun。ButthefirstthingIknewthat_caballard_ofcapitalistsmakesabreakforthetrain。Oneof’emhesitatesinfrontofmeforasecond，andkindofsmilesandshoveshishandupagainstmychin，andIsortoflaiddownontheplatformandtookanap。Ineverwasafraidofguns；butIdon’twantanypersonexceptabarbertotakelibertieslikethatwithmyfaceagain。WhenIwokeup，thewholeoutfit——train，boy，andall——wasgone。I

askedaboutPedro，andtheytoldmethedoctorsaidhewouldrecoverprovidedhiswoundsdidn’tturnouttobefatal。

"WhenLukegotbackthreedayslater，andItoldhimaboutit，hewasmadallover。

"’Why’n’tyoutelegraphtoSanAntone，’heasks，’andhavethebuncharrestedthere？’

"’Oh，well，’saysI，’Ialwaysdidadmiretelegraphy；butastronomywaswhatIhadtookupjustthen。’Thatcapitalistsureknewhowtogesticulatewithhishands。

"Lukegotmadderandmadder。Heinvestigatesandfindsinthedepotacardoneofthemenhaddroppedthatgivestheaddressofsome_hombre_

calledScudderinNewYorkCity。

"’Bud，’saysLuke，’I’mgoingafterthatbunch。I’mgoingthereandgetthemanorboy，asyousayhewas，andbringhimback。I’msheriffofMojadaCounty，andIshallkeeplawandorderinitsprecinctswhileI’mabletodrawagun。AndIwantyoutogowithme。NoEasternYankeecanshootuparespectableandwell-knowncitizenofBildad，’speciallywithathirty-twocalibre，andescapethelaw。PedroJohnson，’saysLuke，’isoneofourmostprominentcitizensandbusinessmen。I’llappointSamBellactingsheriffwithpenitentiarypowerswhileI’maway，andyouandmewilltakethesixforty-fivenorthboundto-morroweveningandfollowupthistrail。’

"’I’myourcompany，’saysI。’IneverseethisNewYork，butI’dliketo。But，Luke，’saysI，’don’tyouhavetohaveadispensationorahabeascorpusorsomethingfromthestate，whenyoureachoutthatfarforrichmenandmalefactors？’

"’DidIhavearequisition，’saysLuke，’whenIwentoverintotheBrazosbottomsandbroughtbackBillGrimesandtwomoreforholdinguptheInternational？DidmeandyouhaveasearchwarrantorapossecomitatuswhenweroundedupthemsixMexicancowthievesdowninHidalgo？It’smybusinesstokeeporderinMojadaCounty。’

"’Andit’smybusinessasofficedeputy，’saysI，’toseethatbusinessiscarriedonaccordingtolaw。Betweenusbothweoughttokeepthingsprettywellcleanedup。’

"So，thenextday，Lukepacksablanketandsomecollarsandhismileagebookinahaversack，andhimandmehitsthebreezeforNewYork。Itwasapowerfullongride。Theseatsinthecarswastooshortforsix-footerslikeustosleepcomfortableon；andtheconductorhadtokeepusfromgettingoffateverytownthathadfive-storyhousesinit。Butwegottherefinally；andweseemedtoseerightawaythathewasrightaboutit。

"’Luke，’saysI，’asofficedeputyandfromalawstandpoint，itdon’tlooktomelikethisplaceisproperlyandlegallyinthejurisdictionofMojadaCounty，Texas。’

"’Fromthestandpointoforder，’sayshe，’it’samenabletoanswerforitssinstotheproperlyappointedauthoritiesfromBildadtoJerusalem。’

"’Amen，’saysI。’Butlet’sturnourtricksudden，andride。Idon’tlikethelooksofthisplace。’

"’ThinkofPedroJohnson，’saysLuke，’afriendofmineandyoursshotdownbyoneofthesegildedabolitionistsathisverydoor！’

"’Itwasatthedoorofthefreightdepot，’saysI。’Butthelawwillnotbebalkedataquibblelikethat。’

"WeputupatoneofthembighotelsonBroadway。ThenextmorningIgoesdownabouttwomilesofstairstepstothebottomandhuntsforLuke。Itain’tnouse。ItlookslikeSanJacintodayinSanAntone。There’sathousandfolksmillingaroundinakindofaroofed-overplazawithmarblepavementsandtreesgrowingrightoutof’em，andIseenomorechanceoffindingLukethanifwewashuntingeachotherinthebigpearflatdownbelowOldFortEwell。ButsoonLukeandmerunstogetherinoneoftheturnsofthemmarblealleys。

"’Itain’tnouse，Bud，’sayshe。’Ican’tfindnoplacetoeatat。I’vebeenlookingforrestaurantsignsandsmellingforhamalloverthecamp。