Trevor_NP0 Colby_NP0 hated_VVD courtrooms_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP hated_VVD every_AT0 hour_NN1 he_PNP had_VHD spent_VVN squirming_VVG on_PRP thehard-bottomed_AJ0 benches_NN2 where_AVQ men_NN2 like_VVB him_PNP sat_VVD ,_PUN breathing_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 stuffy_AJ0 air_NN1 produced_VVN bydozens_NN2 of_PRF bodies_NN2 ,_PUN some_DT0 with_PRP their_DPS jailhouse_NN1 stink_NN1 ,_PUN waiting_VVG and_CJC listening_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 yakking_VVG ofbook-smart_NN1 townies_NN2 who_PNQ never_AV0 saw_VVD more_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 world_NN1 than_CJS could_VM0 be_VBI seen_VVN from_PRP theirswivel-chair_NN1 offices_NN2 ._SENT None_PNI of_PRF them_PNP ever_AV0 found_VVD one_CRD of_PRF their_DPS partners_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 vigorous_AJ0 manthey_NN1 had_VHD worked_VVN with_PRP for_PRP years_NN2 ,_PUN bloody-shirted_AJ0 and_CJC left_VVD to_TO0 leak_VVI out_AVP his_DPS life_NN1 under_PRP thescorching_AJ0 sun_NN1 ._SENT None_PNI of_PRF them_PNP ever_AV0 had_VHD to_TO0 call_VVI upon_PRP the_AT0 widow_NN1 ,_PUN give_VVB her_PNP the_AT0 heart-rending_AJ0 news_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC make_VVB the_AT0 promise_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP would_VM0 extract_VVI justice_NN1 ._SENT 
A_AT0 man_NN1 belonged_VVD on_PRP horseback_NN1 ,_PUN riding_VVG purposefully_AV0 across_PRP the_AT0 open_AJ0 range_NN1 ,_PUN iron_NN1 on_PRP hiship_NN1 ,_PUN rifle_NN1 under_PRP his_DPS thigh_NN1 ,_PUN breathing_VVG God_NP0 's_POS free_AJ0 air_NN1 ,_PUN basking_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 warmth_NN1 of_PRF sunshine_NN1 ,_PUN orwelcoming_VVG the_AT0 freshness_NN1 of_PRF rain_NN1 ,_PUN making_VVG things_NN2 happen_VVI ,_PUN not_XX0 waiting_VVG helplessly_AV0 for_PRP somewizened_AJ0 old_AJ0 man_NN1 looking_VVG down_AVP from_PRP his_DPS high_AJ0 dais_NN1 who_PNQ ,_PUN if_CJS Colby_NP0 read_VVD the_AT0 omens_NN2 right_AV0 ,_PUN was_VBD about_AV0 make_VVB a_AT0 mockery_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS promise_NN1 to_PRP Fred_NP0 Allred_NP0 's_POS widow_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Upon_PRP the_AT0 evidence_NN1 before_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 judge_NN1 's_POS reedy_AJ0 voice_NN1 intoned_VVD ,_PUN as_CJS though_CJS bystretching_VVG out_AVP his_DPS decision_NN1 and_CJC using_VVG high-sounding_AJ0 words_NN2 he_PNP would_VM0 mask_VVI the_AT0 injusticeof_NN1 his_DPS ruling_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ considering_VVG the_AT0 lack_NN1 of_PRF corroboration_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 testimony_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 arrestingofficer_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ that_DT0 was_VBD Colby_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ cognizant_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 claims_NN2 of_PRF alibi_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ false_AJ0 though_CJS Colby_NP0 knew_VVD themto_NN1 be_VBI ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC in_PRP recognition_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 obligation_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 government_NN1 to_TO0 prove_VVI its_DPS case_NN1 beyond_PRP areasonable_AJ0 doubt_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC now_AV0 came_VVD the_AT0 damning_AJ0 words_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP find_VVB the_AT0 defendant_NN1 not_XX0 guilty_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Not_XX0 for_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 did_VDD Colby_NP0 resent_VVI the_AT0 limitations_NN2 imposed_VVN on_PRP him_PNP by_PRP his_DPS badgewhich_NN1 made_VVD the_AT0 law_NN1 's_POS claims_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 justice_NN1 a_AT0 travesty_NN1 ._SENT Not_XX0 for_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 did_VDD heconsider_VVI that_CJT a_AT0 truer_AJC verdict_NN1 could_VM0 be_VBI administered_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 field_NN1 without_PRP the_AT0 need_NN1 of_PRF black-robed_AJ0 interference_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP his_DPS anger_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP squirmed_VVD in_PRP his_DPS seat_NN1 ,_PUN waiting_VVG for_PRP the_AT0 courtroom_NN1 toclear_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 out_AVP of_PRF respect_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 judge_NN1 who_PNQ had_VHD just_AV0 set_VVN a_AT0 killer_NN1 free_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC because_CJS his_DPS paydemanded_NN1 the_AT0 semblance_NN1 of_PRF submissiveness_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD still_AV0 sitting_VVG as_PRP Eugene_NP0 Darnellstrode_NP0 out_AVP ,_PUN smirking_VVG at_PRP Colby_NP0 as_CJS he_PNP passed_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 see_VVI a_AT0 judge_NN1 next_ORD time_NN1 I_PNP hunt_VVB you_PNP ,_PUN Darnell_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Colby_NP0 called_VVD after_PRP the_AT0 killer_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Justmy_AJ0 jury_NN1 of_PRF six_CRD ._SENT "_PUQ 
Out_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 street_NN1 ,_PUN Colby_NP0 took_VVD three_CRD steps_NN2 and_CJC paused_VVD to_TO0 fill_VVI his_DPS lungs_NN2 with_PRP unpolluted_AJ0 airas_NN2 he_PNP tried_VVD to_TO0 master_VVI his_DPS fury_NN1 ._SENT 
Colby_NP0 was_VBD a_AT0 tall_AJ0 ,_PUN Texas_NP0 man-of-the-saddle_NN1 ,_PUN chin_NN1 scraped_VVD clean_AJ0 this_DT0 morning_NN1 because_CJS ofthe_NN1 judge_NN1 's_POS dictum_NN1 of_PRF proper_AJ0 decorum_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC still_AV0 sporting_VVG a_AT0 thick_AJ0 black_AJ0 mustache_NN1 on_PRP hisupper_NN1 lip_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC with_PRP muscular_AJ0 hands_NN2 that_CJT had_VHD grown_VVN comfortable_AJ0 around_PRP the_AT0 grip_NN1 of_PRF theforty-five_NN1 secured_VVN snuggly_AV0 against_PRP his_DPS thigh_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP what_DTQ purpose_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP asked_VVD himself_PNX ._SENT Tenyears_NN2 riding_VVG for_PRP the_AT0 law_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Fred_NP0 Allred_NP0 's_POS killer_NN1 rides_VVZ free_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ They_PNP say_VVB law_NN1 and_CJC order_NN1 works_VVZ back_AVP East_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ a_AT0 voice_NN1 sounded_VVD in_PRP Colby_NP0 's_POS ears_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Maybesomeday_NP0 it_PNP will_VM0 work_VVI here_AV0 ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT But_CJC for_PRP now_AV0 ..._PUN "_PUQ 
Colby_NP0 had_VHD vaguely_AV0 noticed_VVN the_AT0 man_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 courtroom_NN1 ._SENT Now_AV0 ,_PUN in_PRP one_CRD brief_AJ0 glance_NN1 ,_PUN hemade_AJ0 a_AT0 quick_AJ0 but_CJC complete_AJ0 catalog_NN1 ._SENT Pushing_VVG forty_CRD ,_PUN medium_NN1 height_NN1 ,_PUN clean-shaven_AJ0 exceptfor_NN1 a_AT0 well-trained_AJ0 mustache_NN1 ,_PUN wearing_VVG a_AT0 deep_AJ0 outdoorsman_NN1 's_POS tan_NN1 ,_PUN dressed_VVN for_PRP cowcountry_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC reasonably_AV0 prosperous_AJ0 ,_PUN unfaded_AJ0 flannel_NN1 shirt_NN1 under_PRP a_AT0 tailored_AJ0 brown_AJ0 brushjacket_NN1 ,_PUN woolen_AJ0 trousers_NN2 that_CJT did_VDD n't_XX0 seem_VVI to_TO0 be_VBI patched_AJ0 ,_PUN serviceable_AJ0 riding_NN1 boots_NN2 ,_PUN butpolished_AJ0 to_PRP a_AT0 sheen_NN1 that_CJT seldom_AV0 went_VVD with_PRP a_AT0 dirt-and-sweat_AJ0 cowhand_NN1 ._SENT No_AT0 gun_NN1 belt_NN1 ,_PUN aman_NN1 in_PRP Colby_NP0 's_POS profession_NN1 noticed_VVD that_CJT right_AV0 off_AVP ._SENT The_AT0 High_AJ0 Plains_NN2 hat_NN1 identified_VVD him_PNP as_PRP anoutlander_NN1 to_PRP Texas_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Leaves_VVZ a_AT0 bad_AJ0 taste_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 's_POS mouth_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Colby_NP0 muttered_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Only_AV0 one_CRD way_NN1 to_TO0 deal_VVI with_PRP that_DT0 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 man_NN1 was_VBD saying_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ Come_VVB ,_PUN let_VVB me_PNP buy_VVI you_PNP a_AT0 drink_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
In_PRP minutes_NN2 ,_PUN Colby_NP0 had_VHD settled_VVN himself_PNX at_PRP a_AT0 table_NN1 against_PRP the_AT0 rear_AJ0 wall_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 AlamoSaloon_NN1 while_CJS his_DPS new_AJ0 acquaintance_NN1 visited_VVD the_AT0 bar_NN1 and_CJC picked_VVD up_AVP a_AT0 bottle_NN1 and_CJC twoglasses_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Double_AJ0 Anchor_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Colby_NP0 said_VVD appreciatively_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Good_AJ0 whiskey_NN1 's_VBZ a_AT0 way_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI aman_NP0 's_POS attention_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ This_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF miscarriage_NN1 of_PRF justice_NN1 happen_VVB often_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ the_AT0 man_NN1 asked_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Having_VHG the_AT0 goodson_NN1 a_AT0 killer_NN1 and_CJC watching_VVG him_PNP walk_VVI free_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Colby_NP0 eyeballed_VVD the_AT0 man_NN1 whose_DTQ name_NN1 he_PNP still_AV0 did_VDD n't_XX0 know_VVI ._SENT In_PRP his_DPS experience_NN1 ,_PUN what_DTQ hedid_VVD n't_XX0 say_VVB seldom_AV0 got_VVD him_PNP in_PRP trouble_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Got_VVD a_AT0 good_AJ0 reputation_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP have_VHB ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 man_NN1 continued_VVD when_CJS he_PNP saw_VVD his_DPS question_NN1 wouldremain_NN1 unanswered_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ Skilled_AJ0 ,_PUN competent_AJ0 ,_PUN a_AT0 conscientious_AJ0 lawman_NN1 who_PNQ always_AV0 gets_VVZ thejob_NN1 done_VDN ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Did_VDD n't_XX0 get_VVI it_PNP done_VDN this_DT0 time_NN1 ._SENT Sometimes_AV0 the_AT0 law_NN1 ..._PUN "_PUQ Colby_NP0 instantly_AV0 regretted_VVD showingwhat_NN1 was_VBD really_AV0 in_PRP his_DPS mind_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 man_NN1 buying_VVG the_AT0 whiskey_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO0 change_VVI the_AT0 subject_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Looks_VVZ to_PRP me_PNP like_PRP you'repushing_NN1 thirty_CRD ._SENT Time_NN1 a_AT0 man_NN1 starts_VVZ fulfilling_VVG his_DPS ambitions_NN2 ._SENT Looking_VVG down_AVP the_AT0 trail_NN1 ,_PUN givenyour_NN1 best_AV0 hopes_VVZ ,_PUN where_AVQ do_VDB you_PNP want_VVI to_TO0 be_VBI in_PRP five_CRD years_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Always_AV0 figured_VVN on_PRP having_VHG a_AT0 small_AJ0 ranch_NN1 someday_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Takes_VVZ money_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 man_NN1 told_VVD him_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Starting_VVG your_DPS own_DT0 ranch_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 a_AT0 small_AJ0 one_PNI on_PRP freegrass_NN1 ._SENT Twenty-five_CRD hundred_CRD to_TO0 buy_VVI a_AT0 small_AJ0 starter_NN1 herd_NN1 ,_PUN more_AV0 for_PRP gear_NN1 and_CJC equipment_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC enough_AV0 to_TO0 pay_VVI a_AT0 couple_NN1 of_PRF hands_NN2 until_PRP your_DPS first_ORD shipment_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP figure_VVB you_PNP need_VVB up_AVP tofour_NP0 thousand_CRD to_TO0 get_VVI set_VVN up_AVP ,_PUN maybe_AV0 more_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Colby_NP0 had_VHD nothing_PNI to_TO0 say_VVI ._SENT Starting_VVG his_DPS own_DT0 ranch_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN his_DPS dream_NN1 since_CJS he_PNP threwhis_NN1 first_ORD calf_NN1 at_PRP another_DT0 man_NN1 's_POS branding_AJ0 fire_NN1 ._SENT More_AV0 than_CJS ten_CRD years_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD no_AT0 closerand_NN1 it_PNP seemed_VVD the_AT0 dream_NN1 was_VBD moving_VVG beyond_PRP him_PNP ._SENT But_CJC surrendering_VVG a_AT0 man_NN1 's_POS dreamsmakes_NN2 him_PNP a_AT0 failure_NN1 ._SENT Colby_NP0 was_VBD n't_XX0 willing_AJ0 admit_VVB that_CJT to_PRP this_DT0 stranger_NN1 nor_CJC even_AV0 to_PRP himself_PNX ._SENT 
"_PUQ Save_VVB much_AV0 on_PRP a_AT0 deputy_NN1 's_POS wages_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Colby_NP0 shifted_VVD resentfully_AV0 in_PRP his_DPS seat_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Arrest_NN1 fees_NN2 do_VDB n't_XX0 add_VVI up_AVP very_AV0 fast_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Must_VM0 be_VBI an_AT0 opportunity_NN1 for_PRP some_DT0 nice_AJ0 bonuses_NN2 in_PRP your_DPS pocket_NN1 from_PRP time_NN1 to_PRP time_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Theman_NP0 's_POS comment_NN1 seemed_VVD just_AV0 a_AT0 casual_AJ0 observation_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC enunciated_VVD too_AV0 deliberately_AV0 forits_NN2 meaning_VVG not_XX0 to_TO0 be_VBI clear_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP 're_VBB pushing_VVG hard_AJ0 ,_PUN mister_NN1 man-without-a-name_NN1 ._SENT Like_VVB to_TO0 tell_VVI me_PNP where_AVQ you_PNP 're_VBB going_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Names_VVZ Merv_NP0 Hatcher_NP0 ._SENT Come_VVB from_PRP Wyoming_NP0 ._SENT Man_NN1 I_PNP work_VVB for_PRP understands_VVZ it_PNP 's_VBZ tough_AJ0 tostart_NN1 a_AT0 ranch_NN1 ._SENT Likes_VVZ to_TO0 help_VVI young_AJ0 men_NN2 along_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ All_AV0 out_AVP of_PRF his_DPS spirit_NN1 of_PRF generosity_NN1 ,_PUN no_AT0 doubt_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Colby_NP0 replied_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ All_DT0 I_PNP 'm_VBB hearing_VVG is_VBZ air_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Hatcher_NP0 paused_VVD thoughtfully_AV0 ,_PUN looking_VVG over_PRP Colby_NP0 ,_PUN as_CJS though_CJS judging_VVG whether_CJS he_PNP 'd_VHD foundthe_AJ0 right_AJ0 man_NN1 for_PRP his_DPS proposition_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Up_AVP in_PRP Wyoming_NP0 ,_PUN there_EX0 's_VBZ work_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 someone_PNI whobelieves_VVZ in_PRP law_NN1 and_CJC order_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC my_DPS boss_NN1 is_VBZ willing_AJ0 to_TO0 pay_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
Colby_NP0 shifted_VVD uncomfortably_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP ai_NN0 n't_XX0 someone_PNI 's_POS paid_AJ0 assassin_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 men_NN2 who_PNQ ate_VVD mylead_NN1 all_AV0 had_VHD the_AT0 choice_NN1 of_PRF letting_VVG me_PNP bring_VVI them_PNP in_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Living_VVG on_PRP principle_NN1 is_VBZ an_AT0 admirable_AJ0 thing_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Hatcher_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP represents_VVZ the_AT0 world_NN1 all_DT0 ofus_NN1 hope_VVB to_TO0 see_VVI some_DT0 day_NN1 ._SENT Meanwhile_AV0 ,_PUN sometimes_AV0 the_AT0 law_NN1 needs_VVZ a_AT0 little_AJ0 help_NN1 to_TO0 clean_VVI upa_NN1 range_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP guess_VVB you_PNP know_VVB that_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ While_CJS Colby_NP0 reflected_VVD on_PRP Fred_NP0 Allred_NP0 ,_PUN Hatcher_NP0 added_VVD afinal_AJ0 inducement_NN1 "_PUQ Five_CRD hundred_CRD dollars_NN2 in_PRP your_DPS pocket_NN1 just_AV0 to_TO0 ride_VVI up_AVP to_PRP Wyoming_NP0 withme_NP0 and_CJC talk_VVB it_PNP over_AVP with_PRP my_DPS boss_NN1 ,_PUN Mike_NP0 Ralston_NP0 of_PRF the_AT0 MR-Connected_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP can_VM0 makeyour_VVI decision_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ When_CJS opportunity_NN1 knocks_NN2 ,_PUN only_AV0 a_AT0 fool_NN1 do_VDB n't_XX0 answer_VVI the_AT0 door_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
A_AT0 three_CRD day_NN1 train_NN1 ride_NN1 ,_PUN first_ORD on_PRP the_AT0 Kansas_NP0 Pacific_NP0 north_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 stopover_NN1 to_TO0 transfer_VVI to_PRP thewestbound_NN1 ,_PUN still_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 Kansas_NP0 Pacific_NP0 to_PRP Denver_NP0 ,_PUN then_AV0 the_AT0 Denver_NP0 Pacific_NP0 to_PRP Cheyenne_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC finally_AV0 by_PRP spur_NN1 line_NN1 to_PRP Casper_NP0 ,_PUN Wyoming_NP0 ,_PUN leaves_VVZ travelers_NN2 with_PRP nothing_PNI to_TO0 do_VDI butsleep_NN1 ,_PUN look_VVB out_AVP the_AT0 window_NN1 as_PRP the_AT0 flatlands_NN2 of_PRF Texas_NP0 and_CJC Kansas_NP0 clickity-clacked_AJ0 replaced-dns_NN2 talk_VVB ._SENT Over_PRP three_CRD days_NN2 two_CRD men_NN2 get_VVB used_VVN to_PRP each_DT0 other_NN1 ,_PUN begin_VVB to_TO0 understand_VVI eachother_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC to_TO0 form_VVI a_AT0 deeper_AJC bond_NN1 than_CJS a_AT0 shared_AJ0 drink_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 small_AJ0 Texas_NP0 saloon_NN1 canproduce_AJ0 ._SENT 
Initially_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 suppressed_AJ0 tension_NN1 of_PRF their_DPS first_ORD meeting_NN1 continued_VVD unabated_AJ0 ._SENT Theirs_PNP was_VBD abusiness_NN1 relationship_NN1 only_AV0 ._SENT And_CJC Colby_NP0 was_VBD n't_XX0 sure_AJ0 he_PNP understood_VVD what_DTQ Mr._NP0 Ralston_NP0 hadin_NN1 mind_NN1 ._SENT Their_DPS trip_NN1 was_VBD n't_XX0 about_PRP friendship_NN1 ._SENT Do_VDB n't_XX0 need_VVI to_TO0 like_VVI each_DT0 other_NN1 ,_PUN Colby_NP0 toldhimself_NP0 ._SENT It_PNP can_VM0 only_AV0 get_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 ._SENT 
Filling_VVG in_PRP long_AJ0 silences_NN2 was_VBD easy_AJ0 ._SENT Just_AV0 making_VVG conversation_NN1 ,_PUN Hatcher_NP0 asked_VVD aboutDarnell_NN1 ,_PUN let_VVB Colby_NP0 describe_VVI the_AT0 vicious_AJ0 killing_NN1 of_PRF Colby_NP0 's_POS friend_NN1 and_CJC colleague_NN1 FredAllred_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 challenges_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 three_CRD weeks_NN2 he_PNP spent_VVD hunting_VVG the_AT0 killer_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 unfriendly_AJ0 country_NN1 of_PRF Indian_AJ0 Territory_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 close_AJ0 escape_NN1 when_CJS two_CRD of_PRF Darnell_NP0 's_POS gang_NN1 near_AV0 turned_VVD the_AT0 tables_NN2 and_CJC caught_VVD the_AT0 hunter_NN1 in_PRP their_DPS trap_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ That_DT0 sort_NN1 of_PRF thing_NN1 happen_VVB often_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Hatcher_NP0 asked_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Often_AV0 enough_AV0 that_CJT the_AT0 judge_NN1 is_VBZ always_AV0 hiring_VVG replacement_NN1 deputies_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Colby_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT Then_AV0 he_PNP went_VVD on_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 frustration_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 trial_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Lawyers_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP nearly_AV0 spit_VVB the_AT0 word_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ They_PNP getyou_NN1 up_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 witness_NN1 chair_NN1 and_CJC twist_VVB what_DTQ you_PNP say_VVB and_CJC by_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 they_PNP 're_VBB through_AVP ,_PUN you_PNP hardly_AV0 believe_VVB yourself_PNX ._SENT "_PUQ 
Hatcher_NP0 's_POS tone_NN1 of_PRF commiseration_NN1 started_VVD building_VVG a_AT0 common_AJ0 bond_NN1 between_PRP the_AT0 twomen_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Guilty_AJ0 men_NN2 get_VVB set_NN1 free_AJ0 often_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP lay_VVD our_DPS lives_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 line_NN1 to_TO0 bring_VVI them_PNP in_AVP ._SENT They_PNP get_VVB turned_VVD loose_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 goafter_NN1 them_PNP and_CJC do_VDB it_PNP all_DT0 over_AVP again_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Colby_NP0 was_VBD surprised_AJ0 at_PRP the_AT0 bitterness_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS ownwords_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 bitterness_NN1 he_PNP now_AV0 realized_VVD had_VHD been_VBN building_VVG every_AT0 time_NN1 an_AT0 outlaw_NN1 he_PNP riskedhis_NN1 life_NN1 to_PRP arrest_NN1 had_VHD walked_VVN smirking_VVG out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 courthouse_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Just_AV0 like_PRP Wyoming_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Hatcher_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Ca_VM0 n't_XX0 find_VVI a_AT0 jury_NN1 to_TO0 convict_VVI a_AT0 rustler_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 when_CJS webring_VVG in_PRP a_AT0 cowhide_NN1 that_CJT shows_VVZ the_AT0 brand_NN1 blotting_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
By_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 first_ORD day_NN1 's_POS travel_NN1 ,_PUN while_CJS they_PNP were_VBD overnighting_VVG to_TO0 catch_VVI the_AT0 westbound_NN1 to_PRP Denver_NP0 ,_PUN Hatcher_NP0 had_VHD learned_VVN the_AT0 depth_NN1 of_PRF commitment_NN1 of_PRF Colby_NN1 to_PRP what_DTQ he_PNP hadalways_AV0 believed_VVD the_AT0 badge_NN1 represented_VVD ,_PUN an_AT0 almost_AV0 holy_AJ0 calling_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Law_NN1 's_VBZ what_DTQ makes_VVZ usbetter_NN1 than_CJS wild_AJ0 animals_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 jungle_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Colby_NP0 had_VHD told_VVN him_PNP ._SENT And_CJC that_DT0 gave_VVD Hatcher_NP0 a_AT0 basis_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI philosophical_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP swore_VVD to_TO0 uphold_VVI the_AT0 law_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ n't_XX0 that_DT0 right_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ Hatcher_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC what_DTQ is_VBZ the_AT0 law_NN1 ?_SENT Is_VBZ itthat_NP0 an_AT0 outlaw_NN1 should_VM0 n't_XX0 kill_VVI a_AT0 lawman_NN1 ?_SENT Or_CJC that_CJT a_AT0 judge_NN1 should_VM0 turn_VVI the_AT0 killer_NN1 loose_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Colby_NP0 remembered_VVD the_AT0 threat_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 promise_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP had_VHD given_VVN to_PRP Darnell_NP0 as_PRP the_AT0 killer_NN1 left_VVD thecourtroom_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 even_AV0 conscious_AJ0 that_CJT he_PNP was_VBD muttering_VVG his_DPS private_AJ0 thoughts_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Maybe_AV0 there_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 higher_AJC law_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Hatcher_NP0 let_VVD that_CJT sit_VVB ,_PUN at_PRP least_AV0 for_PRP that_DT0 night_NN1 ._SENT 
On_PRP the_AT0 second_ORD day_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS the_AT0 train_NN1 traveled_VVD west_NN1 through_PRP the_AT0 vastness_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Kansasprairie_NP0 ,_PUN Hatcher_NP0 pointed_VVD to_PRP herds_NN2 scattered_VVN in_PRP small_AJ0 clusters_NN2 across_PRP the_AT0 range_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Goodhonest_NP0 work_NN1 ,_PUN ranching_VVG ,_PUN "_PUQ Hatcher_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Been_VBN at_PRP it_PNP eighteen_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT Now_AV0 riding_VVG for_PRP replaced-dns_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 MR-Connected_NN1 ._SENT Worked_VVN my_DPS way_NN1 up_AVP to_PRP ranch_NN1 Segundo_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Hatcher_NP0 spoke_VVD about_PRP ranching_NN1 ,_PUN about_PRP the_AT0 joys_NN2 of_PRF riding_VVG the_AT0 open_AJ0 range_NN1 ,_PUN about_PRP thecamaraderie_NN1 around_PRP the_AT0 round-up_NN1 fire_NN1 ,_PUN about_PRP the_AT0 good_AJ0 honest_AJ0 burn_NN1 of_PRF muscles_NN2 as_CJS aman_NP0 throws_VVZ a_AT0 heifer_NN1 to_TO0 receive_VVI its_DPS brand_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Never_AV0 seen_VVN a_AT0 cow_NN1 shoot_VVB back_AVP at_PRP me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
Just_AV0 riding_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 seat_NN1 next_ORD to_PRP Hatcher_NP0 ,_PUN listening_VVG to_PRP him_PNP talk_VVB about_PRP the_AT0 glories_NN2 of_PRF ranching_NN1 ,_PUN revived_VVD and_CJC built_VVD Colby_NP0 's_POS dream_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ If_CJS I_PNP like_VVB the_AT0 work_NN1 you_PNP got_VVD for_PRP me_PNP in_PRP Wyoming_NP0 ,_PUN wo_VM0 n't_XX0 belong_VVI before_CJS I_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI muscling_VVG my_DPS own_DT0 cows_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 branding_AJ0 fire_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ And_CJC building_VVG a_AT0 good_AJ0 ranch_NN1 if_CJS I_PNP read_VVD your_DPS strength_NN1 and_CJC hardiness_NN1 right_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Then_AV0 Hatcher_NP0 sighed_VVD regretfully_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN that_DT0 's_VBZ what_DTQ the_AT0 world_NN1 is_VBZ like_AV0 in_PRP Texas_NP0 ._SENT Up_AVP at_PRP my_DPS parts_NN2 ,_PUN ranching_NN1 's_VBZ not_XX0 what_DTQ it_PNP used_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI ._SENT From_PRP what_DTQ I_PNP hear_VVB ,_PUN Texas_NP0 has_VHZ its_DPS rangeunder_NN1 control_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP 're_VBB fighting_VVG the_AT0 lawless_AJ0 elements_NN2 and_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ getting_VVG worse_AJC ._SENT Not_XX0 sure_AJ0 who_PNQ 's_VBZ going_VVG to_TO0 win_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Rustlers_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Rustlers_NN2 are_VBB a_AT0 big_AJ0 problem_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Hatcher_NP0 told_VVD Colby_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ bleeding_VVG an_AT0 honest_AJ0 rancher_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS property_NN1 ._SENT Is_VBZ the_AT0 law_NN1 nothing_PNI more_DT0 than_CJS what_DTQ bought-and-paid-for_AJ0 judges_NN2 and_CJC corruptjuries_NN2 say_VVB it_PNP is_VBZ ?_SENT Is_VBZ that_DT0 how_AVQ they_PNP see_VVB the_AT0 law_NN1 in_PRP Texas_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Colby_NP0 said_VVD some_DT0 words_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC they_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 matter_VVI ._SENT Hatcher_NP0 could_VM0 see_VVI he_PNP was_VBD mouthing_VVG platitudes_NN2 he_PNP no_AV0 longer_AV0 believed_VVN ._SENT 
Colby_NP0 had_VHD questions_NN2 ._SENT Of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP had_VHD questions_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC Hatcher_NP0 had_VHD answers_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Therustlers_NP0 got_VVD the_AT0 votes_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC they_PNP got_VVD the_AT0 law_NN1 on_PRP their_DPS side_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Colby_NP0 was_VBD outraged_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ Texans_NN2 know_VVB how_AVQ to_TO0 deal_VVI with_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ why_AVQ we_PNP need_VVB someone_PNI strong_AJ0 ,_PUN someone_PNI with_PRP a_AT0 Texan_NN1 's_POS understanding_NN1 of_PRF thelaw_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 right_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 rancher_NN1 to_TO0 run_VVI his_DPS own_DT0 business_NN1 ,_PUN someone_PNI who_PNQ do_VDB n't_XX0 have_VHI notruck_NN1 with_PRP outlaws_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
