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Chapter 41

           Hisdeedsanddispositionhadearnedforhimtheunenviablesoubriquet"ElCoyote."

           Howcamehetobecrossingtheprairieatthisearlyhourofthemorning—apparentlysober,andactingastheleaderofothers—whenonthesamemorning,butafewhoursbefore,hewasseendrunkinhisjacalé—sodrunkastobeunconsciousofhavingavisitor,or,atallevents,incapableofgivingthatvisitoracivilreception?

           Thechangeofsituationthoughsudden—andtosomeextentstrange—isnotsodifficultofexplanation.Itwillbeunderstoodafteranaccounthasbeengivenofhismovements,fromthetimeofCalhoun’sleavinghim,tillthemomentofmeetinghiminthesaddle,incompanywithhisthreeconpaisanos.

           Onridingawayfromhishut,Calhounhadleftthedoor,ashehadfoundit,ajar;andinthiswaydiditremainuntilthemorning—ElCoyoteallthetimecontinuinghissonorousslumber.

           Atdaybreakhewasarousedbytherawairthatcamedriftingoverhimintheshapeofachillyfog.Thistosomeextentsoberedhim;and,springingupfromhisskin-coveredtruck,hecommencedstaggeringoverthefloor—allthewhileutteringanathemasagainstthecold,andthedoorforlettingitin.

           Itmightbeexpectedthathewouldhaveshuttothelatterontheinstant;buthedidnot.Itwastheonlyaperture,exceptingsomeholesarisingfromdilapidation,bywhichlightwasadmittedintotheinteriorofthejacalé;andlighthewanted,toenablehimtocarryoutthedesignthathadsummonedhimtohisfeet.

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