CHAPTER_NN1 NINE_CRD 
sillouette_NN1 of_PRF two_CRD guns_NN2 
This_DT0 is_VBZ '_POS bout_NN1 the_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 I_PNP ever_AV0 saw_VVD so_AV0 many_DT0 witnesses_NN2 and_CJC so_AV0 few_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP willing_AJ0 to_TO0 step_VVI up_AVP and_CJC tell_VVI what_DTQ happened_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Marshal_NP0 Denny_NP0 cleared_VVD his_DPS throat_NN1 and_CJC spat_VVD ._SENT He_PNP wiped_VVD his_DPS mouth_NN1 with_PRP his_DPS sleeve_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Fact_NN1 is_VBZ ,_PUN I_PNP saw_VVD it_PNP myself_PNX ._SENT Your_DPS boss_NN1 set_VVD me_PNP up_AVP real_AV0 good_AJ0 with_PRP a_AT0 front-row_AJ0 seat_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP was_VBD an_AT0 accident_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Leif_NP0 Gunnarson_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT He_PNP stared_VVD at_PRP Harding_NP0 's_POS body_NN1 stretched_VVD out_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 middle_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 arena_NN1 ._SENT Clumps_NN2 of_PRF grass_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN cut_VVN up_AVP all_AV0 around_AV0 as_CJS riders_NN2 came_VVD over_AVP and_CJC let_VVB their_DPS horses_NN2 paw_VVB the_AT0 ground_NN1 ._SENT Dozens_CRD of_PRF others_NN2 had_VHD tromped_VVN down_AVP the_AT0 entire_AJ0 area_NN1 ,_PUN trying_VVG to_TO0 get_VVI a_AT0 better_AJC look_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Ca_VM0 n't_XX0 dispute_VVI that_DT0 ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Gunnarson_NP0 ,_PUN no_AT0 siree_NN1 ._SENT Cannot_NP0 say_VVB that_CJT it_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 ._SENT "_PUQ Denny_NP0 squinted_VVD just_AV0 a_AT0 little_DT0 as_CJS he_PNP studied_VVD Leif_NP0 like_PRP a_AT0 flea_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 hot_AJ0 griddle_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Is_VBZ that_CJT the_AT0 way_NN1 you_PNP saw_VVD it_PNP ?_SENT Being_VBG part_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 shoot-out_NN1 and_CJC all_DT0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ He_PNP never_AV0 said_VVD a_AT0 word_NN1 after_CJS I_PNP shot_VVD him_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Leif_NP0 felt_VVD a_AT0 smidgen_NN1 of_PRF regret_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 for_PRP ending_VVG the_AT0 man_NN1 's_POS life_NN1 but_CJC for_PRP not_XX0 finding_VVG out_AVP if_CJS Harding_NP0 knew_VVD the_AT0 first_ORD thing_NN1 about_PRP Luther_NP0 Simkins_NP0 's_POS whereabouts_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP exchanged_VVD an_AT0 insult_NN1 or_CJC two_CRD before_PRP the_AT0 match_NN1 ?_SENT No_ITJ ?_SENT You_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 do_VDI a_AT0 thing_NN1 like_PRP that_DT0 ,_PUN would_VM0 you_PNP ,_PUN not_XX0 after_CJS he_PNP took_VVD this_DT0 from_PRP you_PNP a_AT0 couple_NN1 days_NN2 ago_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 lawman_NN1 picked_VVD up_AVP the_AT0 Peacemaker_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 ground_NN1 from_PRP where_AVQ it_PNP had_VHD fallen_VVN beside_PRP Harding_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP spun_VVD it_PNP around_AVP ,_PUN opened_VVD it_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC checked_VVD the_AT0 cylinder_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ All_DT0 fired_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Denny_NP0 knocked_VVD out_AVP the_AT0 brass_NN1 onto_PRP the_AT0 ground_NN1 ,_PUN closed_VVD the_AT0 gate_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC ran_VVD his_DPS finger_NN1 along_PRP the_AT0 barrel_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ A_AT0 nice_AJ0 six-gun_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP held_VVD it_PNP out_AVP for_PRP Leif_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ Go_VVB on_AVP ;_PUN take_VVB it_PNP ._SENT That_DT0 was_VBD the_AT0 bet_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD n't_XX0 it_PNP ?_SENT You_PNP won_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ 
Leif_NP0 took_VVD the_AT0 Peacemaker_NN1 matching_VVG the_AT0 one_PNI resting_VVG in_PRP his_DPS left_AJ0 holster_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP tossed_VVD it_PNP back_AVP and_CJC forth_AV0 between_PRP his_DPS hands_NN2 ,_PUN stopped_VVD when_CJS it_PNP fit_VVB nicely_AV0 in_PRP his_DPS right_AJ0 hand_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 spun_VVD it_PNP around_AVP into_PRP the_AT0 holster_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD been_VBN irritatingly_AV0 empty_AJ0 since_CJS he_PNP 'd_VHD first_ORD shot_VVN against_PRP Harding_NP0 ._SENT It_PNP felt_VVD better_AJC than_CJS normal_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP felt_VVD good_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ From_PRP what_DTQ Wyoming_NP0 Bob_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN your_DPS show_NN1 's_VBZ moving_VVG on_AVP right_AV0 away_AV0 ._SENT If_CJS you_PNP 'll_VM0 take_VVI a_AT0 bit_NN1 of_PRF advice_NN1 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT "_PUQ Marshal_NP0 Denny_NP0 squinted_VVD at_PRP Leif_NP0 again_AV0 with_PRP his_DPS intent_NN1 ,_PUN studious_AJ0 gaze_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ My_DPS advice_NN1 is_VBZ for_PRP you_PNP to_TO0 be_VBI out_AVP front_NN1 of_PRF all_DT0 the_AT0 wagons_NN2 ,_PUN leading_VVG the_AT0 way_NN1 to_PRP wherever_AVQ the_AT0 show_NN1 's_VBZ going_VVG ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 see_VVI you_PNP around_PRP Newell_NP0 Bluff_NN1 again_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI you_PNP gunning_VVG down_AVP anyone_PNI just_AV0 to_TO0 please_VVI a_AT0 payin_NN1 '_POS crowd_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Marshal_NP0 Denny_NP0 spat_VVD again_AV0 ,_PUN turned_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC sauntered_VVD off_AVP ,_PUN waving_VVG to_PRP people_NN0 who_PNQ had_VHD remained_VVN to_TO0 see_VVI whatever_DTQ remained_VVD of_PRF the_AT0 show_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 couple_NN1 cowboys_NN2 engaged_VVD the_AT0 lawman_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC they_PNP left_VVD the_AT0 arena_NN1 together_AV0 ._SENT Leif_NP0 stared_VVD back_AVP at_PRP Harding_NP0 stretched_VVD out_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 ground_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP cheated_VVD me_PNP ._SENT You_PNP knew_VVD something_PNI about_PRP Simkins_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC you_PNP died_VVD before_CJS you_PNP told_VVD me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Hey_ITJ ,_PUN mister_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 get_VVI out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 way_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 undertaker_NN1 and_CJC an_AT0 assistant_NN1 rolled_VVD up_AVP with_PRP a_AT0 handcart_NN1 ._SENT Leif_NP0 stepped_VVD back_AVP to_TO0 let_VVI them_PNP turn_VVI over_PRP Harding_NP0 's_POS corpse_NN1 onto_PRP a_AT0 filthy_AJ0 blanket_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 hoist_VVB him_PNP to_PRP the_AT0 cart_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 assistant_NN1 took_VVD the_AT0 handles_NN2 and_CJC grunted_VVD as_CJS he_PNP began_VVD pulling_VVG ._SENT The_AT0 undertaker_NN1 marched_VVD alongside_AV0 ,_PUN a_AT0 constant_AJ0 flood_NN1 of_PRF invective_NN1 gushing_VVG out_AVP about_PRP his_DPS do-nothing_AJ0 assistant_NN1 ._SENT 
Alone_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 middle_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 field_NN1 ,_PUN Leif_NP0 began_VVD reloading_VVG both_DT0 his_DPS six-shooters_NN2 ._SENT As_CJS the_AT0 last_ORD cartridge_NN1 slid_VVD into_PRP its_DPS chamber_NN1 ,_PUN Wyoming_NP0 Bob_NP0 came_VVD riding_VVG up_AVP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Get_VVB your_DPS gear_NN1 packed_VVD ._SENT The_AT0 marshal_NN1 's_VHZ made_VVN it_PNP clear_AJ0 we_PNP 're_VBB not_XX0 welcome_AJ0 here_AV0 anymore_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 ingrate_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Wyoming_NP0 Bob_NP0 mumbled_VVD a_AT0 bit_NN1 and_CJC then_AV0 complained_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ After_CJS I_PNP gave_VVD him_PNP ten_CRD percent_NN0 of_PRF the_AT0 gate_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 stand_VVI a_AT0 crook_NN1 who_PNQ wo_VM0 n't_XX0 stay_VVI bought_VVN ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP made_VVD a_AT0 sweeping_AJ0 gesture_NN1 with_PRP his_DPS arm_NN1 ,_PUN snorted_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 wheeled_VVD about_AVP and_CJC rode_VVD away_AV0 ._SENT 
Once_AV0 more_AV0 ,_PUN Leif_NP0 stood_VVD alone_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 middle_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 field_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD been_VBN an_AT0 arena_NN1 of_PRF death_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP tried_VVD to_TO0 convince_VVI himself_PNX that_CJT Harding_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT0 member_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Simkins_NP0 gang_NN1 and_CJC that_CJT he_PNP 'd_VHD done_VDN the_AT0 world_NN1 a_AT0 service_NN1 ._SENT Somehow_AV0 ,_PUN that_DT0 was_VBD n't_XX0 good_AJ0 enough_AV0 ._SENT 
With_PRP slow_AJ0 steps_NN2 he_PNP returned_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 wagon_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 box_NN1 holding_VVG his_DPS belongings_NN2 ._SENT Two_CRD roustabouts_NN2 worked_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 axle_NN1 ,_PUN greasing_VVG it_PNP down_AVP with_PRP lard_NN1 and_CJC grumbling_VVG ._SENT Nobody_PNI in_PRP the_AT0 show_NN1 was_VBD happy_AJ0 with_PRP being_VBG kicked_VVN out_AVP of_PRF a_AT0 town_NN1 ._SENT After_PRP the_AT0 work_NN1 setting_VVG up_AVP everything_PNI and_CJC getting_VVG the_AT0 animals_NN2 settled_VVN ,_PUN they_PNP should_VM0 have_VHI had_VHN another_DT0 two_CRD or_CJC three_CRD performances_NN2 before_PRP rolling_VVG on_AVP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI why_AVQ he_PNP brung_VVD us_PNP to_PRP this_DT0 forsaken_AJ0 town_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD place_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ one_CRD man_NN1 half-hidden_AJ0 under_PRP the_AT0 wagon_NN1 groused_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP 'd_VHD a_AT0 '_PUQ been_VBN better_AV0 off_AVP in_PRP Denver_NP0 or_CJC even_AV0 down_AVP in_PRP Texas_NP0 ._SENT Heard_VVD tell_VVB of_PRF San_NP0 Antone_NP0 bein_NN1 '_POS as_AV0 close_AJ0 to_PRP a_AT0 gold_NN1 mine_NN1 for_PRP people_NN0 like_PRP us_PNP there_AV0 as_CJS anywhere_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Leif_NP0 had_VHD wondered_VVN about_PRP Wyoming_NP0 Bob_NP0 's_POS return_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 state_NN1 ._SENT Ten_CRD years_NN2 earlier_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP had_VHD joined_VVN the_AT0 Wild_AJ0 West_NN1 Show_NN1 ._SENT Not_XX0 once_AV0 in_PRP that_DT0 decade_NN1 had_VHD the_AT0 owner_NN1 even_AV0 hinted_VVN at_PRP wanting_VVG to_TO0 return_VVI to_PRP his_DPS namesake_NN1 territory_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC there_EX0 was_VBD n't_XX0 any_DT0 call_VVI to_TO0 come_VVI to_PRP Newell_NP0 Bluff_NN1 when_AVQ more_DT0 people_NN0 ,_PUN richer_AJC folks_NN2 ,_PUN populated_AJ0 Cheyenne_NP0 or_CJC Laramie_NP0 ._SENT Leif_NP0 looked_VVD around_AVP the_AT0 empty_AJ0 field_NN1 one_CRD last_ORD time_NN1 ._SENT Still_AV0 ,_PUN they_PNP had_VHD done_VDN well_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP touched_VVD the_AT0 handles_NN2 of_PRF both_DT0 six-guns_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 show_NN1 had_VHD done_VDN well_AV0 because_CJS of_PRF him_PNP ._SENT 
He_PNP changed_VVD out_AVP of_PRF his_DPS show_NN1 costume_NN1 and_CJC put_VVB on_PRP sturdier_AJC trail_NN1 gear_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 buckskin_NN1 coat_NN1 hung_VVN from_PRP a_AT0 hook_NN1 inside_AV0 ,_PUN mocking_VVG him_PNP ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD ruined_VVN ._SENT If_CJS he_PNP 'd_VHD stayed_VVN in_PRP Newell_NP0 Bluff_VVB a_AT0 week_NN1 or_CJC two_CRD longer_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP might_VM0 have_VHI found_VVN a_AT0 seamstress_NN1 to_TO0 whip_VVI up_AVP a_AT0 new_AJ0 coat_NN1 or_CJC ,_PUN less_AV0 likely_AJ0 ,_PUN discovered_VVD someone_PNI able_AJ0 to_TO0 do_VDI a_AT0 miracle_NN1 cleaning_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 hide_NN1 might_VM0 be_VBI bleached_VVN white_AJ0 again_AV0 and_CJC the_AT0 tears_NN2 patched_VVN ._SENT 
He_PNP closed_VVD and_CJC locked_VVD the_AT0 door_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 box_NN1 ._SENT Those_DT0 were_VBD chores_NN2 to_TO0 take_VVI on_AVP when_CJS they_PNP reached_VVD their_DPS next_ORD stop_NN1 ,_PUN wherever_AVQ that_DT0 was_VBD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Has_VHZ anyone_PNI seen_VVN the_AT0 stable_AJ0 boy_NN1 ?_SENT I_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 be_VBI sure_AJ0 my_DPS horse_NN1 is_VBZ ready_AJ0 to_TO0 travel_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
When_CJS neither_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 men_NN2 under_PRP the_AT0 wagon_NN1 answered_VVD ,_PUN Leif_NP0 spun_VVD and_CJC started_VVD to_TO0 find_VVI the_AT0 youngster_NN1 responsible_AJ0 for_PRP tending_VVG the_AT0 horses_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP stopped_VVD dead_AJ0 in_PRP his_DPS tracks_NN2 ._SENT Marta_NP0 Esquivel_NP0 blocked_VVD his_DPS way_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP her_DPS hand_NN1 lay_VVD White_AJ0 Lightning_NN1 's_POS reins_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 stallion_NN1 snorted_VVD and_CJC tugged_VVD but_CJC made_VVD no_AT0 real_AJ0 effort_NN1 to_TO0 break_VVI free_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP have_VHB a_AT0 way_NN1 with_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Leif_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 cotton_NN1 much_AV0 to_PRP strangers_NN2 leading_VVG him_PNP around_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 've_VHB got_VVN a_AT0 way_NN1 with_PRP animals_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
Leif_NP0 started_VVD to_TO0 take_VVI the_AT0 reins_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP pulled_VVD away_AV0 ._SENT His_DPS anger_NN1 rose_VVD ._SENT Playing_VVG silly_AJ0 games_NN2 after_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 he_PNP 'd_VHD had_VHN only_AV0 made_VVN him_PNP madder_AJC ._SENT 
"_PUQ The_AT0 show_NN1 is_VBZ leaving_VVG ._SENT Give_VVB me_PNP the_AT0 reins_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP held_VVD out_AVP his_DPS hand_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP still_AV0 refused_VVD ._SENT With_PRP a_AT0 movement_NN1 faster_AJC than_CJS a_AT0 striking_AJ0 rattler_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP caught_VVD her_DPS wrist_NN1 and_CJC pulled_VVD her_DPS off-balance_AJ0 ,_PUN causing_VVG her_PNP to_TO0 release_VVI the_AT0 reins_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP snared_VVD them_PNP with_PRP his_DPS left_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC to_PRP his_DPS further_AJC irritation_NN1 ,_PUN White_AJ0 Lightning_NN1 took_VVD her_DPS side_NN1 and_CJC backed_VVD away_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ He_PNP said_VVD something_PNI ._SENT I_PNP saw_VVD him_PNP talking_VVG with_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP was_VBD able_AJ0 to_TO0 find_VVI out_AVP what_DTQ they_PNP talked_VVD about_AVP ._SENT Harding_NP0 bragged_VVD about_PRP how_AVQ he_PNP knew_VVD the_AT0 notorious_AJ0 Luther_NP0 Simkins_NP0 and_CJC his_DPS woman_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ How_AVQ did_VDD you_PNP find_VVI this_DT0 out_AVP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ He_PNP was_VBD drunk_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD easy_AJ0 to_TO0 get_VVI him_PNP to_TO0 talk_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ Marta_NP0 blocked_VVD his_DPS attempt_NN1 to_TO0 mount_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP bragged_VVD he_PNP knew_VVD Simkins_NP0 and_CJC the_AT0 woman_NN1 he_PNP called_VVD his_DPS pet_NN1 ._SENT Maybe_AV0 if_CJS we_PNP can_VM0 find_VVI her_PNP ,_PUN we_PNP can_VM0 get_VVI to_PRP him_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
Leif_NP0 stared_VVD deep_AV0 into_PRP Marta_NP0 's_POS eyes_NN2 ._SENT Her_DPS limpid_AJ0 brown_AJ0 pools_NN2 showed_VVD no_AT0 hint_NN1 of_PRF deceit_NN1 ._SENT Whatever_DTQ she_PNP had_VHD overheard_VVN she_PNP believed_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI true_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Harding_NP0 said_VVD she_PNP is_VBZ a_AT0 lovely_AJ0 woman_NN1 except_CJS for_PRP the_AT0 scar_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Leif_NP0 stopped_VVD trying_VVG to_TO0 mount_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ scar_NN1 is_VBZ that_DT0 ?_SENT "_PUQ His_DPS heart_NN1 sped_VVD up_AVP ._SENT His_DPS sister_NN1 Petunia_NN0 had_VHD a_AT0 scar_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP was_VBD too_AV0 incredible_AJ0 to_TO0 believe_VVI she_PNP had_VHD ridden_VVN with_PRP the_AT0 outlaws_NN2 for_PRP all_DT0 these_DT0 years_NN2 —_PUN that_CJT she_PNP was_VBD even_AV0 alive_AJ0 ._SENT She_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI escaped_VVN or_CJC ,_PUN more_AV0 likely_AJ0 ,_PUN fallen_AJ0 prey_NN1 to_PRP their_DPS savage_AJ0 desires_NN2 and_CJC been_VBN left_VVN for_PRP dead_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Your_DPS expression_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Marta_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN concerned_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP turned_VVD pale_AJ0 ._SENT Do_VDB you_PNP know_VVI this_DT0 woman_NN1 ,_PUN Simkins_NP0 's_POS woman_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VHZ been_VBN ten_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 believe_VVI it_PNP 's_VBZ my_DPS sister_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP might_VM0 be_VBI ._SENT Petunia_NN0 was_VBD always_AV0 a_AT0 wild_AJ0 one_PNI ,_PUN but_CJC to_TO0 join_VVI Simkins_NN2 like_PRP that_DT0 after_PRP all_DT0 that_CJT happened_VVD ?_SENT I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 believe_VVI it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ The_AT0 name_NN1 ?_SENT Yours_PNP is_VBZ different_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP spoke_VVD of_PRF Sally_NP0 ._SENT How_AVQ can_VM0 it_PNP be_VBI her_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ Marta_NP0 looked_VVD open_AJ0 and_CJC honest_AJ0 in_PRP her_DPS question_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Outlaws_NN2 use_VVB summer_NN1 names_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC I_PNP 've_VHB never_AV0 seen_VVN a_AT0 wanted_AJ0 poster_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 woman_NN1 outlaw_NN1 ,_PUN especially_AV0 one_PNI riding_VVG with_PRP Simkins_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ What_DTQ will_VM0 you_PNP do_VDI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Leif_NP0 tried_VVD to_TO0 deny_VVI his_DPS feelings_NN2 ._SENT This_DT0 was_VBD pure_AJ0 chance_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 woman_NN1 could_VM0 not_XX0 be_VBI his_DPS sister_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC it_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 matter_VVI who_PNQ she_PNP was_VBD if_CJS she_PNP rode_VVD with_PRP Luther_NP0 Simkins_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Who_PNQ is_VBZ this_DT0 man_NN1 that_CJT told_VVD you_PNP all_DT0 of_PRF this_DT0 ?_SENT Was_VBD it_PNP anyone_PNI special_AJ0 or_CJC just_AV0 someone_PNI hanging_VVG out_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 saloon_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ He_PNP saw_VVD the_AT0 two_CRD roustabouts_NN2 slide_VVB from_PRP under_PRP the_AT0 wagon_NN1 and_CJC wipe_VVB their_DPS filthy_AJ0 hands_NN2 on_PRP their_DPS overalls_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP exchanged_VVD a_AT0 few_DT0 words_NN2 ,_PUN then_AV0 went_VVD in_PRP different_AJ0 directions_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 wagon_NN1 was_VBD repaired_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 team_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI hitched_VVN up_AVP soon_AV0 enough_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 show_NN1 was_VBD almost_AV0 ready_AJ0 to_TO0 hit_VVI the_AT0 road_NN1 ._SENT 
Leif_NP0 tried_VVD to_TO0 move_VVI ,_PUN but_CJC his_DPS feet_NN2 might_VM0 as_CJS well_AV0 have_VHI been_VBN stuck_VVN in_PRP buckets_NN2 ._SENT Since_CJS coming_VVG to_PRP Newell_NP0 Bluff_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP had_VHD killed_VVN for_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 and_CJC found_VVD no_AT0 pleasure_NN1 in_PRP it_PNP ._SENT The_AT0 dead_AJ0 outlaws_NN2 were_VBD scum_NN1 ._SENT Even_AV0 if_CJS they_PNP were_VBD n't_XX0 Simkins_NP0 's_POS henchmen_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP had_VHD done_VDN society_NN1 a_AT0 favor_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP had_VHD spent_VVN ten_CRD years_NN2 telling_VVG himself_PNX what_DTQ he_PNP would_VM0 do_VDI if_CJS —_PUN when_CJS —_PUN he_PNP found_VVD Simkins_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP saw_VVD now_AV0 it_PNP had_VHD been_VBN false_AJ0 bravado_NN1 ._SENT Skill_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 six-shooter_NN1 meant_VVD nothing_PNI when_CJS facing_VVG a_AT0 gunman_NN1 ._SENT Skill_NN1 and_CJC determination_NN1 to_TO0 take_VVI a_AT0 life_NN1 were_VBD different_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 gunfights_NN2 had_VHD happened_VVN fast_AV0 and_CJC had_VHD given_VVN no_AT0 time_NN1 to_TO0 think_VVI about_PRP what_DTQ drawing_VVG back_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 trigger_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 man_NN1 's_POS heart_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 sights_NN2 ,_PUN meant_VVD ._SENT 
Cutting_VVG down_AVP Harding_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN another_DT0 kill-or-be-killed_AJ0 situation_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP only_AV0 now_AV0 began_VVD to_TO0 eat_VVI away_AV0 at_PRP his_DPS gut_NN1 ._SENT Luther_NP0 Simkins_NP0 might_VM0 kill_VVI from_PRP cruelty_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 joy_NN1 of_PRF watching_VVG another_DT0 suffer_VVB ,_PUN but_CJC Leif_NP0 Gunnarson_NP0 was_VBD n't_XX0 cut_VVN from_PRP that_DT0 cloth_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP looked_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 wagon_NN1 as_CJS it_PNP rattled_VVD off_AVP ._SENT The_AT0 gaily_AV0 painted_AJ0 box_NN1 fastened_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 rear_NN1 with_PRP all_DT0 his_DPS belongings_NN2 bobbed_VVD ,_PUN bounced_VVD about_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 vanished_VVN from_PRP sight_NN1 as_PRP the_AT0 driver_NN1 took_VVD a_AT0 bend_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 road_NN1 ._SENT Leaving_VVG his_DPS life_NN1 during_PRP the_AT0 past_AJ0 decade_NN1 was_VBD not_XX0 as_AV0 easy_AJ0 as_CJS letting_VVG the_AT0 wagon_NN1 drive_VVB on_AVP without_PRP him_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP turn_VVB paler_AJC yet_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Marta_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ is_VBZ wrong_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Leif_NP0 wished_VVD his_DPS decision_NN1 were_VBD as_AV0 simple_AJ0 as_CJS everything_PNI had_VHD been_VBN for_PRP him_PNP before_PRP reaching_VVG this_DT0 town_NN1 ._SENT Line_VVB up_AVP targets_NN2 ,_PUN draw_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC fire_NN1 ._SENT Watch_VVB the_AT0 lead_NN1 rip_NN1 through_PRP paper_NN1 targets_NN2 or_CJC glass_NN1 balls_NN2 filled_VVN with_PRP bright_AJ0 feathers_NN2 explode_VVB and_CJC slowly_AV0 flutter_VVB down_AVP ._SENT Then_AV0 wait_VVB for_PRP the_AT0 hushed_AJ0 crowd_NN1 to_TO0 erupt_VVI in_PRP applause_NN1 ._SENT While_CJS the_AT0 memory_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS murdered_AJ0 family_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT0 constant_AJ0 thorn_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS conscience_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP had_VHD come_VVN to_TO0 discount_VVI what_DTQ he_PNP could_VM0 do_VDI ._SENT 
Coming_VVG to_PRP Newell_NP0 Bluff_NN1 had_VHD changed_VVN that_DT0 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD killed_VVN his_DPS first_ORD man_NN1 —_PUN and_CJC had_VHD felt_VVN he_PNP was_VBD an_AT0 avenging_AJ0 angel_NN1 doing_VDG what_DTQ the_AT0 law_NN1 had_VHD not_XX0 over_AV0 the_AT0 years_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Who_PNQ was_VBD that_DT0 man_NN1 ,_PUN Marta_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Leif_NP0 felt_VVD a_AT0 chill_NN1 settle_VVI on_PRP him_PNP ._SENT He_PNP glanced_VVD down_AVP the_AT0 road_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 wagon_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Wild_AJ0 West_NN1 Show_NN1 were_VBD gone_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 dust_NN1 from_PRP their_DPS departure_NN1 already_AV0 settled_VVN ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD as_CJS if_CJS they_PNP had_VHD never_AV0 been_VBN to_PRP town_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Some_DT0 cowboy_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Marta_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ In_PRP a_AT0 saloon_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP wore_VVD a_AT0 black_AJ0 hat_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 rattlesnake_NN1 hatband_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 rattles_NN2 sounded_VVD as_CJS he_PNP moved_VVD about_AVP ._SENT They_PNP were_VBD fastened_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 brim_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 back_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 hat_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP touched_VVD the_AT0 back_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS head_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 motioned_VVD vaguely_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 direction_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 trio_NN1 of_PRF saloons_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP went_VVD to_PRP many_DT0 ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI which_DTQ of_PRF the_AT0 saloons_NN2 since_CJS they_PNP all_DT0 look_VVB alike_AV0 ._SENT No_AT0 decent_AJ0 woman_NN1 goes_VVZ into_PRP a_AT0 cantina_NN1 like_PRP those_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP lowered_VVD her_DPS eyes_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP had_VHD never_AV0 been_VBN in_PRP one_PNI before_AV0 ._SENT Papa_NN1 forbade_VVD even_AV0 coming_VVG to_PRP this_DT0 part_NN1 of_PRF town_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
