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Chapter 65

           "Idon’tseethatitconcernsyou,"hecontinues,"whatcoursewetakeinthismatter."

           "ButIdo.Itconsarnsmefust,becausethisyoungfellur’safriendo’mine,thoughheairIrish,anastrenger;ansecondly,becauseZebStumpaintagoin’tostan’by,anseefoulplayeventho’itbeonthepurayraso’Texas."

           "Foulplaybedamned!There’snothingofthesort.Andasforstandingby,we’llseeaboutthat.Boys!you’renotgoingtobescaredfromyourdutybysuchswaggerasthis?Let’smakeafinishofwhatwe’vebegun.Thebloodofamurderedmancriesouttous.Layholdoftherope!"

           "Do;anbytheeturnal!thefustthatdo’lldropitaleetlequickerthanhegrupsit.Layaclawonitoneo’yeifyedarr.Yemayhangthispoorcritterashigh’syelike;butnottillye’velaidZeb’lonStumpstreetcheddeaduponthegrass,wi’someo’yealongsideo’him.Nowthen!Letmeseetheskunkthet’sgoin’totechthetrope!"

           Zeb’sspeechisfollowedbyaprofoundsilence.Thepeoplekeeptheirplacespartlyfromthedangerofacceptinghischallenge,andpartlyfromtherespectduetohiscourageandgenerosity.Also,becausethereisstillsomedoubtinthemindsoftheRegulators,bothastotheexpediency,andfairness,ofthecoursewhichCalhounisincitingthemtotake.

           Withaquickinstincttheoldhunterperceivestheadvantagehehasgained,andpressesit.

           "Gietheyoungfellurafairtrial,"urgeshe."Let’stakehimtothesettlement,anhev’himtriedthur.

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