第4章

\"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。