CHAPTER_NN1 ONE_CRD 
The_AT0 Widowmaker_NN1 bent_VVD over_AVP the_AT0 dead_AJ0 horse_NN1 's_POS skeleton_NN1 and_CJC snapped_VVD the_AT0 jawbone_NN1 from_PRP its_DPS skull_NN1 ._SENT Straightening_VVG ,_PUN he_PNP swayed_VVD and_CJC tottered_VVD on_PRP his_DPS feet_NN2 while_CJS the_AT0 heat_NN1 waves_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 canyon_NN1 shimmered_VVD around_PRP him_PNP ._SENT He_PNP kept_VVD hold_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 jawbone_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC clutched_VVD the_AT0 wound_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS side_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 hand_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 scars_NN2 on_PRP his_DPS face_NN1 ,_PUN old_AJ0 scars_NN2 and_CJC newer_AJC scars_NN2 ,_PUN stood_VVD out_AVP plainly_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 burnt_AJ0 brown_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS skin_NN1 as_CJS he_PNP squinted_VVD up_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 molten_AJ0 sky_NN1 and_CJC cursed_VVD the_AT0 desert_NN1 and_CJC everything_PNI to_TO0 do_VDI with_PRP it_PNP under_PRP his_DPS breath_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 burning_AJ0 land_NN1 he_PNP stood_VVD upon_PRP ,_PUN where_AVQ shade_NN1 was_VBD as_AV0 scarce_AJ0 as_PRP water_NN1 ;_PUN where_AVQ the_AT0 rocks_NN2 were_VBD scorched_VVN like_PRP cinders_NN2 and_CJC left_VVD so_AV0 lava-hot_AJ0 that_CJT they_PNP would_VM0 sear_VVI bare_AJ0 flesh_NN1 at_PRP a_AT0 touch_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD no_AT0 place_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 ,_PUN especially_AV0 for_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 on_PRP foot_NN1 without_PRP water_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC with_PRP a_AT0 ragged_AJ0 hole_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS side_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP shifted_VVD his_DPS gaze_NN1 back_AVP the_AT0 way_NN1 he_PNP had_VHD come_VVN ,_PUN through_PRP the_AT0 chain_NN1 of_PRF rugged_AJ0 mountains_NN2 and_CJC canyons_NN2 leading_VVG up_AVP from_PRP the_AT0 desert_NN1 valley_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC to_PRP the_AT0 far_AJ0 side_NN1 of_PRF that_DT0 valley_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 blow_NN1 sand_NN1 there_AV0 ._SENT Those_DT0 dunes_NN2 were_VBD miles_NN2 and_CJC miles_NN2 behind_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC his_DPS memory_NN1 of_PRF them_PNP was_VBD as_AV0 clear_AJ0 as_CJS if_CJS he_PNP could_VM0 see_VVI them_PNP now_AV0 ._SENT Those_DT0 shifting_NN1 ,_PUN blowing_VVG mounds_NN2 continually_AV0 reshaped_VVD themselves_PNX under_PRP the_AT0 hot_AJ0 wind_NN1 ,_PUN one_CRD grain_NN1 of_PRF sand_NN1 at_PRP a_AT0 time_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 boot_NN1 prints_NN2 he_PNP had_VHD left_VVN in_PRP those_DT0 dunes_NN2 two_CRD days_NN2 before_AV0 were_VBD likely_AJ0 already_AV0 gone_VVN ,_PUN as_CJS if_CJS he_PNP had_VHD never_AV0 existed_VVN in_PRP that_DT0 place_NN1 at_PRP all_DT0 ,_PUN a_AT0 story_NN1 told_VVD and_CJC untold_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 distance_NN1 between_PRP there_AV0 and_CJC where_CJS he_PNP now_AV0 stood_VVD was_VBD as_AV0 good_AJ0 a_AT0 place_NN1 to_TO0 die_VVI as_PRP any_DT0 he_PNP had_VHD ever_AV0 traveled_VVN ,_PUN only_AV0 he_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 dead_AJ0 ,_PUN not_XX0 yet_AV0 ._SENT 
Sixty_CRD miles_NN2 or_CJC more_AV0 he_PNP had_VHD come_VVN ,_PUN a_AT0 great_AJ0 deal_NN1 of_PRF that_DT0 on_PRP foot_NN1 ,_PUN one_CRD staggering_AJ0 step_NN1 at_PRP a_AT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN bleeding_VVG until_PRP the_AT0 blood_NN1 ,_PUN too_AV0 ,_PUN dried_VVD up_AVP like_PRP the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF him_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 up_AVP through_PRP the_AT0 rocky_AJ0 ,_PUN barren_AJ0 canyons_NN2 ,_PUN working_VVG himself_PNX westward_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 hot_AJ0 ground_NN1 blistered_VVD the_AT0 soles_NN2 of_PRF his_DPS feet_NN2 through_PRP his_DPS thin_AJ0 boot_NN1 soles_NN2 and_CJC rocks_NN2 cut_VVB him_PNP when_CJS he_PNP fell_VVD ._SENT And_CJC fall_VVB he_PNP did_VDD ,_PUN more_AV0 than_CJS once_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC each_DT0 time_NN1 it_PNP took_VVD him_PNP longer_AJC to_TO0 get_VVI back_AVP up_AVP ._SENT Nothing_PNI but_PRP rage_NN1 and_CJC sheer_AJ0 stubbornness_NN1 carried_VVD him_PNP on_AVP ._SENT 
Water_NN1 —_PUN he_PNP had_VHD thought_VVN about_PRP it_PNP for_PRP every_AT0 one_CRD of_PRF those_DT0 miles_NN2 out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 dune_NN1 sand_NN1 and_CJC across_PRP the_AT0 valley_NN1 and_CJC suffered_VVD for_PRP want_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT The_AT0 pain_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 bullet_NN1 wound_VVD in_PRP his_DPS side_NN1 was_VBD child_NN1 's_POS play_NN1 compared_VVN to_PRP that_DT0 thirst_NN1 ._SENT 
And_CJC yet_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP kept_VVD going_VVG ,_PUN the_AT0 line_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS travel_NN1 straight_AJ0 and_CJC true_AJ0 ,_PUN even_AV0 though_CJS he_PNP knew_VVD not_XX0 the_AT0 hellish_AJ0 country_NN1 through_PRP which_DTQ he_PNP passed_VVD ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 any_DT0 landmark_NN1 or_CJC some_DT0 distinctive_AJ0 feature_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 treeless_AJ0 ,_PUN rock-pile_AJ0 mountains_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 west_NN1 that_CJT guided_VVD him_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC rather_AV0 the_AT0 occasional_AJ0 hoof_NN1 print_NN1 pressed_VVN into_PRP the_AT0 earth_NN1 ahead_AV0 of_PRF him_PNP ,_PUN or_CJC here_AV0 and_CJC there_AV0 where_CJS one_CRD of_PRF those_DT0 same_DT0 iron-shod_AJ0 hooves_NN2 had_VHD scored_VVN a_AT0 rock_NN1 or_CJC crushed_VVD some_DT0 brittle_AJ0 desert_NN1 plant_NN1 beneath_PRP its_DPS weight_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 an_AT0 exceptional_AJ0 tracker_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 less_AV0 so_AV0 in_PRP his_DPS current_AJ0 condition_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC his_DPS bloodshot_AJ0 eyes_NN2 locked_VVN on_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 horse_NN1 tracks_NN2 ,_PUN homing_VVG in_AVP on_PRP them_PNP like_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 reaching_VVG for_PRP a_AT0 rope_NN1 to_TO0 pull_VVI him_PNP out_AVP of_PRF a_AT0 dark_AJ0 pit_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD become_VVN a_AT0 manhunter_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC not_XX0 for_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP gave_VVD one_CRD last_ORD glance_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 desiccated_AJ0 ,_PUN mummified_AJ0 skeleton_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 dead_AJ0 horse_NN1 lying_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 rocks_NN2 at_PRP his_DPS feet_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 same_DT0 skeleton_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP had_VHD jerked_VVN the_AT0 jawbone_NN1 from_PRP ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD hard_AJ0 to_TO0 tell_VVI how_AVQ long_AJ0 the_AT0 horse_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN dead_AJ0 ,_PUN a_AT0 single_AJ0 year_NN1 or_CJC a_AT0 hundred_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 desert_NN1 was_VBD like_PRP that_DT0 ,_PUN burning_VVG the_AT0 juices_NN2 out_AVP of_PRF you_PNP until_CJS you_PNP were_VBD nothing_PNI but_CJC bits_NN2 of_PRF leather_NN1 and_CJC bone_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 preserving_VVG your_DPS pitiful_AJ0 remnants_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 point_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 ancient_AJ0 was_VBD new_AJ0 and_CJC the_AT0 new_AJ0 was_VBD ancient_AJ0 ,_PUN everything_PNI equally_AV0 withered_AJ0 and_CJC dry_AJ0 ._SENT 
There_EX0 was_VBD an_AT0 old_AJ0 ,_PUN dry-rotted_AJ0 saddle_NN1 and_CJC saddle_NN1 blanket_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 horse_NN1 's_POS skeleton_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 Widowmaker_NN1 put_VVD a_AT0 boot_NN1 against_PRP the_AT0 saddle_NN1 and_CJC gave_VVD a_AT0 shove_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 bones_NN2 scattered_VVN and_CJC fell_VVD apart_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP could_VM0 feel_VVI his_DPS own_DT0 pieces_NN2 falling_VVG away_AV0 ,_PUN creaking_VVG and_CJC popping_VVG and_CJC crumbling_VVG ,_PUN no_ITJ matter_NN1 how_AVQ hard_AJ0 he_PNP tried_VVD to_TO0 keep_VVI himself_PNX together_AV0 ._SENT 
A_AT0 rattlesnake_NN1 under_PRP the_AT0 saddle_NN1 ,_PUN its_DPS shade_NN1 disturbed_VVD ,_PUN slithered_VVD through_PRP the_AT0 horse_NN1 skeleton_NN1 's_POS rib_NN1 bones_NN2 and_CJC then_AV0 coiled_VVD and_CJC posed_VVD to_TO0 strike_VVI ._SENT Its_DPS unblinking_AJ0 eyes_NN2 stared_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 man_NN1 thing_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD torn_VVN down_AVP its_DPS kingdom_NN1 and_CJC its_DPS tail_NN1 rattles_NN2 buzzed_VVD as_AV0 dry_AJ0 and_CJC brittle_AJ0 as_PRP death_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP ignored_VVD the_AT0 rattlesnake_NN1 and_CJC walked_VVD on_AVP ,_PUN the_AT0 jawbone_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS fist_NN1 swinging_VVG at_PRP his_DPS side_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 hoof_NN1 prints_NN2 he_PNP had_VHD been_VBN following_AV0 led_VVN up_AVP a_AT0 canyon_NN1 ,_PUN so_CJS that_DT0 was_VBD the_AT0 way_NN1 he_PNP went_VVD ._SENT The_AT0 only_AJ0 sound_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS head_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 sound_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS worn_AJ0 boot_NN1 soles_NN2 scraping_VVG and_CJC scuffing_VVG over_PRP the_AT0 rough_AJ0 ground_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 slow_AJ0 ,_PUN dull_AJ0 throb_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS heartbeat_NN1 pounding_VVG in_PRP his_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT 
His_DPS stride_NN1 was_VBD uneven_AJ0 and_CJC short_AJ0 ,_PUN especially_AV0 for_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS height_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 only_AJ0 way_NN1 to_TO0 go_VVI left_AJ0 to_PRP him_PNP was_VBD slow_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD so_AV0 tired_AJ0 that_CJT he_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 tell_VVI if_CJS the_AT0 heat_NN1 waves_NN2 had_VHD grown_VVN worse_AV0 ahead_AV0 of_PRF him_PNP or_CJC if_CJS it_PNP was_VBD simply_AV0 that_CJT his_DPS eyes_NN2 refused_VVD to_TO0 focus_VVI ._SENT 
As_CJS it_PNP was_VBD ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD nearing_VVG sundown_NN1 when_CJS the_AT0 canyon_NN1 made_VVD a_AT0 sharp_AJ0 bend_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 west_NN1 around_PRP the_AT0 foot_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 rocky_AJ0 mountain_NN1 point_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP rounded_VVD that_CJT turn_NN1 and_CJC saw_VVD a_AT0 clump_NN1 of_PRF palm_NN1 trees_NN2 against_PRP a_AT0 bluff_NN1 not_XX0 a_AT0 hundred_CRD yards_NN2 higher_AJC up_PRP the_AT0 canyon_NN1 ._SENT Such_DT0 trees_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 desert_NN1 likely_AV0 marked_VVN an_AT0 oasis_NN1 of_PRF some_DT0 kind_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 spring_NN1 ,_PUN tank_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC some_DT0 source_NN1 of_PRF water_NN1 belowground_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP blinked_VVD once_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 twice_AV0 ,_PUN to_TO0 make_VVI sure_AJ0 he_PNP was_VBD seeing_VVG what_DTQ he_PNP was_VBD seeing_VVG ._SENT 
There_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 trickle_NN1 of_PRF smoke_NN1 floating_VVG up_AVP from_PRP the_AT0 campfire_NN1 someone_PNI had_VHD built_VVN in_PRP that_DT0 grove_NN1 of_PRF palm_NN1 trees_NN2 ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 sight_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 smoke_NN1 he_PNP forgot_VVD about_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 and_CJC he_PNP forgot_VVD about_PRP his_DPS wounds_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP gripped_VVD the_AT0 jawbone_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS right_AJ0 fist_NN1 until_PRP the_AT0 line_NN1 of_PRF ivory_NN1 teeth_NN2 in_PRP it_PNP cut_VVB into_PRP his_DPS fingers_NN2 ._SENT 
They_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI up_AVP there_AV0 in_PRP those_DT0 palms_NN2 —_PUN seven_CRD guns_NN2 or_CJC maybe_AV0 more_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 same_DT0 men_NN2 who_PNQ had_VHD left_VVN him_PNP for_PRP dead_AV0 out_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 dunes_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 jawbone_NN1 scraped_VVN against_PRP the_AT0 empty_AJ0 pistol_NN1 holster_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS right_AJ0 hip_NN1 when_CJS he_PNP shifted_VVD his_DPS grip_NN1 on_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 drop_NN1 of_PRF blood_NN1 fell_VVD onto_PRP one_CRD of_PRF his_DPS boot_NN1 toes_NN2 from_PRP his_DPS bleeding_AJ0 hand_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP started_VVD toward_PRP the_AT0 palm_NN1 trees_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 evening_NN1 dusk_NN1 ,_PUN making_VVG no_AT0 attempt_NN1 at_PRP stealth_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC something_PNI hotter_AJC than_CJS the_AT0 desert_NN1 furnace_NN1 burning_VVG in_PRP his_DPS eyes_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Leave_VVB me_PNP for_PRP dead_AJ0 ,_PUN will_VM0 you_PNP ?_SENT Well_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP ai_NN0 n't_XX0 dead_AJ0 yet_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC you_PNP 're_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 wish_VVI to_PRP hell_NN1 I_PNP was_VBD ._SENT "_PUQ 
CHAPTER_NN1 TWO_CRD 
Six_CRD days_NN2 earlier_AV0 ,_PUN San_NP0 Bernardino_NP0 ,_PUN California_NP0 
Newt_NP0 Jones_NP0 woke_VVD with_PRP an_AT0 aching_AJ0 back_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 bad_AJ0 attitude_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 aching_AJ0 back_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 symptom_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 sagging_AJ0 mattress_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 jailhouse_NN1 cot_NN1 he_PNP had_VHD slept_VVN on_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 bad_AJ0 attitude_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 result_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 month_NN1 he_PNP had_VHD spent_VVN locked_VVN up_AVP in_PRP a_AT0 ten-by-ten_CRD cell_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 morning_NN1 sunlight_NN1 shined_VVN through_PRP the_AT0 single_AJ0 ,_PUN barred_AJ0 window_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 foot_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS cot_NN1 and_CJC struck_VVD him_PNP full_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 face_NN1 ,_PUN worsening_VVG his_DPS mood_NN1 and_CJC causing_VVG him_PNP to_TO0 squint_VVI and_CJC scowl_VVI ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD always_AV0 grouchy_AJ0 when_CJS he_PNP first_ORD got_VVD up_AVP ._SENT 
He_PNP threw_VVD a_AT0 forearm_NN1 across_PRP his_DPS eyes_NN2 to_TO0 shield_VVI against_PRP the_AT0 sunlight_NN1 and_CJC groaned_VVD as_CJS he_PNP swung_VVD his_DPS legs_NN2 off_PRP the_AT0 cot_NN1 and_CJC sat_VVD upright_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP took_VVD him_PNP several_DT0 minutes_NN2 to_TO0 decide_VVI whether_CJS it_PNP was_VBD worth_PRP all_DT0 the_AT0 trouble_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI up_AVP and_CJC to_TO0 come_VVI fully_AV0 awake_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP finally_AV0 managed_VVD to_TO0 rake_VVI back_AVP his_DPS hair_NN1 from_PRP his_DPS brow_NN1 and_CJC settle_VVB a_AT0 crumpled_AJ0 black_AJ0 hat_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS head_NN1 before_CJS he_PNP stood_VVD and_CJC went_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 window_NN1 ._SENT 
Four_CRD men_NN2 were_VBD crossing_VVG the_AT0 street_NN1 going_VVG dead_AJ0 away_AV0 from_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN their_DPS voices_NN2 receding_VVG as_CJS they_PNP went_VVD ._SENT No_ITJ matter_NN1 how_AVQ their_DPS voices_NN2 faded_VVD ,_PUN they_PNP were_VBD loud_AV0 enough_AV0 for_PRP Newt_NP0 to_TO0 surmise_VVI that_CJT it_PNP had_VHD been_VBN their_DPS conversation_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD woken_VVN him_PNP ._SENT Undoubtedly_AV0 ,_PUN they_PNP had_VHD begun_VVN their_DPS talk_NN1 under_PRP his_DPS window_NN1 and_CJC were_VBD now_AV0 moving_VVG elsewhere_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP scowled_VVD again_AV0 ,_PUN rubbed_VVD a_AT0 pointer_NN1 finger_NN1 absentmindedly_AV0 along_PRP the_AT0 crooked_AJ0 bridge_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS nose_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC watched_VVD them_PNP stop_VVI on_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 street_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 one_PNI doing_VDG most_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 talking_NN1 had_VHD taken_VVN a_AT0 stance_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 raised_AJ0 boardwalk_NN1 in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF Kerr_NP0 's_POS Emporium_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 town_NN1 's_POS biggest_AJS general_AJ0 store_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 other_AJ0 men_NN2 remained_VVD in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 speaker_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 edge_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 street_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 man_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 boardwalk_NN1 was_VBD tall_AJ0 and_CJC thin_AJ0 and_CJC dressed_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 white_AJ0 shirt_NN1 ,_PUN blue_AJ0 denim_NN1 pants_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC high-topped_AJ0 boots_NN2 ._SENT Other_AJ0 than_CJS that_DT0 ,_PUN Newt_NP0 could_VM0 n't_XX0 make_VVI out_AVP much_AV0 more_AV0 about_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN for_PRP the_AT0 tipped-down_AJ0 brim_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 man_NN1 's_POS hat_NN1 hid_VVD most_DT0 of_PRF his_DPS facial_AJ0 features_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 distance_NN1 was_VBD too_AV0 great_AJ0 and_CJC the_AT0 man_NN1 was_VBD talking_VVG too_AV0 quietly_AV0 for_PRP Newt_NP0 to_TO0 make_VVI out_AVP the_AT0 words_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC from_PRP the_AT0 his_DPS hand_NN1 gestures_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 way_NN1 he_PNP had_VHD the_AT0 group_NN1 's_POS attention_NN1 he_PNP was_VBD either_AV0 quite_AV0 the_AT0 orator_NN1 or_CJC had_VHD something_PNI really_AV0 interesting_AJ0 to_TO0 say_VVI ._SENT 
The_AT0 sound_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 door_NN1 opening_NN1 behind_PRP Newt_NP0 caused_VVD him_PNP to_TO0 turn_VVI around_AVP to_TO0 watch_VVI the_AT0 city_NN1 marshal_NN1 come_VVN into_PRP the_AT0 walkway_NN1 between_PRP the_AT0 row_NN1 of_PRF cells_NN2 down_PRP either_DT0 side_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT Buck_NP0 Tillerman_NP0 was_VBD a_AT0 tidy_AJ0 ,_PUN stocky_AJ0 fellow_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 short-brimmed_AJ0 gray_AJ0 hat_NN1 as_CJS pale_AJ0 as_CJS the_AT0 walrus_NN0 mustache_NN1 that_CJT draped_VVD over_AVP his_DPS upper_AJ0 lip_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 marshal_NN1 took_VVD hold_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Saint_NP0 Christopher_NP0 medallion_NN1 watch_NN1 fob_NN1 dangling_VVG from_PRP the_AT0 chain_NN1 across_PRP the_AT0 front_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS vest_NN1 and_CJC pulled_VVD out_AVP a_AT0 pocket_NN1 watch_NN1 which_DTQ he_PNP frowned_VVD over_AVP ,_PUN moving_VVG the_AT0 watch_NN1 farther_AV0 from_PRP his_DPS face_NN1 and_CJC to_PRP arm_NN1 's_POS length_NN1 to_TO0 properly_AV0 focus_VVI on_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Morning_NN1 ,_PUN Marshal_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Newt_NP0 said_VVD as_CJS he_PNP came_VVD over_AVP to_TO0 grip_VVI the_AT0 bars_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 door_NN1 to_PRP his_DPS cell_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ When_CJS I_PNP heard_VVD you_PNP I_PNP figured_VVD you_PNP were_VBD the_AT0 jailer_NN1 coming_VVG with_PRP my_DPS breakfast_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ No_AT0 sense_NN1 in_PRP costing_VVG the_AT0 taxpayers_NN2 the_AT0 price_NN1 of_PRF another_DT0 meal_NN1 to_TO0 feed_VVI you_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 marshal_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN let_VVB me_PNP out_AVP of_PRF here_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Newt_NP0 said_VVD when_CJS the_AT0 marshal_NN1 made_VVD no_AT0 move_NN1 to_TO0 open_VVI the_AT0 cell_NN1 ._SENT 
Marshal_NP0 Tillerman_NP0 continued_VVD to_TO0 monitor_VVI the_AT0 watch_NN1 face_NN1 and_CJC never_AV0 bothered_VVN to_TO0 look_VVI up_AVP at_PRP Newt_NP0 ,_PUN much_AV0 less_AV0 reply_VVI to_PRP him_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP 're_VBB actually_AV0 counting_VVG off_AVP my_DPS time_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ Newt_NP0 asked_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Thirty_CRD days_NN2 Judge_NP0 Kerr_NP0 gave_VVD you_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC thirty_CRD days_NN2 is_VBZ what_DTQ you_PNP 'll_VM0 serve_VVI ._SENT Not_XX0 a_AT0 minute_NN1 less_AV0 ._SENT Although_CJS I_PNP 'm_VBB good_AJ0 and_CJC ready_AJ0 to_TO0 get_VVI rid_VVN of_PRF you_PNP ,_PUN I_PNP 'll_VM0 tell_VVI you_PNP that_DT0 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 marshal_NN1 said_VVD after_CJS he_PNP gave_VVD a_AT0 short_AJ0 grunt_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP prefer_VVB my_DPS prisoners_NN2 less_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 surly_AJ0 side_NN1 and_CJC more_AV0 repentant_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ This_DT0 jail_NN1 cell_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX0 exactly_AV0 good_AJ0 for_PRP morale_NN1 and_CJC pleasant_AJ0 demeanor_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP remember_VVB that_CJT the_AT0 next_ORD time_NN1 you_PNP come_VVB to_PRP my_DPS town_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 marshal_NN1 pocketed_VVD the_AT0 watch_NN1 and_CJC sorted_VVN through_PRP a_AT0 ring_NN1 of_PRF keys_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP told_VVD you_PNP to_TO0 call_VVI off_AVP the_AT0 fight_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC still_AV0 you_PNP and_CJC that_DT0 gambling_NN1 crowd_NN1 had_VHD to_TO0 try_VVI it_PNP anyway_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 sneak_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ No_AT0 harm_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 little_AJ0 friendly_AJ0 pugilism_NN1 to_TO0 pass_VVI the_AT0 time_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Newt_NP0 shrugged_VVD ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 reoccurring_AJ0 argument_NN1 between_PRP them_PNP ,_PUN almost_AV0 daily_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC one_PNI too_AV0 late_AJ0 to_TO0 win_VVI ._SENT Bringing_VVG it_PNP up_AVP again_AV0 was_VBD nothing_PNI but_CJC sheer_AJ0 stubbornness_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC Newt_NP0 did_VDD it_PNP anyway_AV0 ._SENT And_CJC rankling_VVG the_AT0 marshal_NN1 had_VHD become_VVN something_PNI of_PRF a_AT0 sport_NN1 for_PRP him_PNP to_TO0 fight_VVI the_AT0 melancholy_NN1 and_CJC boredom_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 sort_NN1 of_PRF minor_AJ0 revenge_NN1 when_CJS he_PNP could_VM0 have_VHI no_AT0 other_AJ0 kind_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 make_VVI the_AT0 laws_NN2 ._SENT Tell_VVB that_CJT to_PRP the_AT0 reformers_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 governor_NN1 's_POS office_NN1 or_CJC the_AT0 legislature_NN1 if_CJS you_PNP 're_VBB of_PRF a_AT0 mind_NN1 to_PRP ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 marshal_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ From_PRP what_DTQ I_PNP hear_VVB ,_PUN nobody_PNI 's_VBZ enforced_VVN that_CJT prizefighting_VVG law_NN1 out_AVP here_AV0 since_CJS they_PNP passed_VVD it_PNP better'n_VVB thirty_CRD years_NN2 ago_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ still_AV0 the_AT0 law_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 Judge_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 real_AJ0 stickler_NN1 for_PRP what_DTQ 's_VBZ right_AJ0 and_CJC proper_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Judge_NP0 Kerr_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP 'd_VM0 as_CJS soon_AV0 never_AV0 see_VVB him_PNP again_AV0 ._SENT Once_AV0 in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS bench_NN1 is_VBZ enough_AV0 ._SENT That_DT0 old_AJ0 highbinder_NN1 would_VM0 n't_XX0 happen_VVI to_TO0 be_VBI the_AT0 owner_NN1 of_PRF that_DT0 store_NN1 out_AVP yonder_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Newt_NP0 jerked_VVD a_AT0 thumb_NN1 over_PRP his_DPS shoulder_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 window_NN1 looking_VVG out_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 mercantile_AJ0 across_PRP the_AT0 street_NN1 ._SENT 
