Chapter 21

           Onceoutside,themajortooknofurtherpartintheaffair.Asthecommandingofficerofthepost,itwouldhavebeenoutofplaceforhimtohavegivenencouragementtoafightevenbyhisinterferingtoseethatitshouldbeafairone.This,however,wasattendedtobytheyoungerofficers;whoatoncesetaboutarrangingtheconditionsoftheduel.

           Therewasnotmuchtimeconsumed.Thetermshadbeenexpressedalready;anditonlyremainedtoappointsomeoneofthepartytosuperintendtheringingofthebell,whichwastobethesignalforthecombattocommence.

           Thiswasaneasymatter,sinceitmadenodifferencewhomightbeentrustedwiththeduty.Achildmighthavesoundedthesummonsfortheterribleconflictthatwastofollow.

           Astranger,chancingatthatmomenttorideintotherudesquareofwhichthehotel"RoughandReady"formednearlyaside,wouldhavebeensorelypuzzledtocomprehendwhatwascomingtopass.Thenightwasratherdark,thoughtherewasstilllightenoughtomakeknownthepresenceofaconglomerationofhumanbeings,assembledintheproximityofthehotel.Mostwereinmilitarygarb:since,inadditiontotheofficerswhohadlatelyfiguredinsidethesaloon,others,alongwithsuchsoldiersaswerepermittedtopassthesentries,hadhasteneddownfromtheFortonreceivingintelligencethatsomethingunusualwasgoingonwithinthe"square."

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