The_AT0 man_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 train_NN1 was_VBD very_AV0 dead_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 metal_NN1 band_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 fountain_NN1 pen_NN1 embedded_VVN in_PRP his_DPS throat_NN1 reflected_VVD the_AT0 evening_NN1 light_NN1 like_PRP a_AT0 sunset_NN1 shining_VVG off_AVP a_AT0 distant_AJ0 lake_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD less_DT0 blood_NN1 than_CJS I_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI guessed_VVN ;_PUN just_AV0 a_AT0 bright_AJ0 bloom_NN1 fanned_VVD beneath_PRP his_DPS bowtie_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 thin_AJ0 trickle_NN1 ,_PUN beginning_VVG to_PRP crust_NN1 ,_PUN ran_VVD from_PRP the_AT0 corner_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS mouth_NN1 ._SENT Sheafs_NN2 of_PRF paper_NN1 lay_VVD pasted_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 car_NN1 's_POS muddy_AJ0 floorboards_NN2 ._SENT 
His_DPS killer_NN1 sat_VVD next_ORD to_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN six_CRD inches_NN2 away_AV0 ,_PUN eyes_NN2 closed_VVD ,_PUN chin_NN1 and_CJC bushy_AJ0 beard_NN1 resting_VVG on_PRP his_DPS chest_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 giant_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 man_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS face_NN1 was_VBD mostly_AV0 hidden_VVN behind_PRP his_DPS greasy_AJ0 black_AJ0 hair_NN1 ,_PUN hanging_VVG down_AVP like_PRP crow_NN1 's_POS wings_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 killer_NN1 wore_VVD the_AT0 clean_AJ0 ,_PUN plain_AJ0 clothes_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 ranch_NN1 hand_NN1 :_PUN a_AT0 blue_AJ0 chambray_NN1 work_NN1 shirt_NN1 and_CJC jeans_NN2 ,_PUN faded_VVD colorless_AJ0 over_PRP slick_NN1 bottomed_VVD riding_VVG boots_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 giant_NN1 seemed_VVD oblivious_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 four_CRD of_PRF us_PNP crammed_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 narrow_AJ0 aisle_NN1 diagonal_AJ0 to_PRP him_PNP ._SENT The_AT0 smell_NN1 of_PRF burning_AJ0 coal_NN1 drifted_VVD back_AVP to_PRP us_PNP as_CJS we_PNP sat_VVD unmoving_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 Laramie_NN1 Station_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 conductor_NN1 broke_VVD the_AT0 silence_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP whispered_VVD ,_PUN gesturing_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 giant_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ He_PNP been_VBN sittin_NP0 '_POS just_AV0 like_AJ0 that_CJT since_CJS he_PNP done_VDN it_PNP ._SENT Twenty_CRD damn_AJ0 people_NN0 in_PRP the_AT0 car_NN1 watched_VVD him_PNP snatch_VVI the_AT0 quill_NN1 from_PRP that_DT0 poor_AJ0 boy_NN1 's_POS hand_NN1 ._SENT Never_AV0 said_VVD a_AT0 word_NN1 to_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN just_AV0 buried_VVN it_PNP in_PRP him_PNP right_AV0 as_CJS we_PNP was_VBD pullin_NP0 '_POS into_PRP station_NN1 ._SENT Did_VDD n't_XX0 say_VVI a_AT0 peep_NN1 ._SENT Craziest_AJS damn_AJ0 thing_NN1 I_PNP ever_AV0 saw_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ 
After_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 killer_NN1 had_VHD simply_AV0 closed_VVN his_DPS eyes_NN2 and_CJC gone_VVN to_TO0 sleep_VVI ,_PUN waiting_VVG ,_PUN it_PNP seemed_VVD ,_PUN for_PRP us_PNP to_TO0 come_VVI and_CJC take_VVI him_PNP away_AV0 ._SENT 
'_PUQ Us_PNP '_PUQ was_VBD me_PNP and_CJC my_DPS two_CRD deputies_NN2 ,_PUN Bullington_NP0 and_CJC Carter_NP0 ._SENT Bullington_NP0 was_VBD craven_AJ0 and_CJC would_VM0 be_VBI worthless_AJ0 as_PRP tits_NN2 on_PRP a_AT0 bull_NN1 if_CJS this_DT0 went_VVD sideways_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC Carter_NP0 seemed_VVD okay_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD new_AJ0 and_CJC I_PNP 'd_VHD never_AV0 seen_VVN him_PNP in_PRP action_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP 'd_VHD cut_VVN his_DPS teeth_NN2 at_PRP Antietam_NP0 and_CJC although_CJS that_DT0 was_VBD a_AT0 dozen_CRD years_NN2 ago_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP guessed_VVD he_PNP 'd_VM0 be_VBI just_AV0 fine_AJ0 if_CJS it_PNP came_VVD to_PRP it_PNP ._SENT 
I_PNP cleared_VVD my_DPS throat_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 killer_NN1 raised_VVD his_DPS head_NN1 slowly_AV0 and_CJC looked_VVD at_PRP me_PNP ._SENT His_DPS eyes_NN2 were_VBD a_AT0 queer_AJ0 amber_AJ0 color_NN1 ,_PUN almost_AV0 golden_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP saw_VVD pure_AJ0 evil_NN1 there_AV0 ,_PUN like_PRP the_AT0 devil_NN1 had_VHD caught_VVN a_AT0 ride_NN1 from_PRP Cheyenne_NP0 to_PRP Laramie_NP0 and_CJC found_VVD himself_PNX a_AT0 soul_NN1 to_TO0 steal_VVI ._SENT My_DPS forty-five_CRD was_VBD still_AV0 in_PRP its_DPS holster_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'd_VHD learned_VVN through_PRP experience_NN1 to_TO0 save_VVI the_AT0 iron_NN1 until_CJS it_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 only_AJ0 option_NN1 ._SENT Instead_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP held_VVD a_AT0 coil_NN1 of_PRF rope_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 man_NN1 the_AT0 conductor_NN1 had_VHD sent_VVN sprinting_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 office_NN1 had_VHD breathlessly_AV0 told_VVN us_PNP that_CJT this_DT0 man_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 biggest_AJS goddamn_AJ0 cocksucker_NN1 he_PNP 'd_VHD ever_AV0 seen_VVN ,_PUN so_CJS I_PNP 'd_VHD brought_VVN the_AT0 rope_NN1 ._SENT Good_AJ0 thing_NN1 ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 man_NN1 was_VBD n't_XX0 exaggerating_VVG ._SENT No_AT0 way_NN1 this_DT0 giant_NN1 would_VM0 fit_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 iron_NN1 cuffs_NN2 ._SENT 
Carter_NP0 moved_VVD away_AV0 and_CJC slid_VVD along_AVP the_AT0 front_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 empty_AJ0 seats_NN2 until_CJS he_PNP was_VBD facing_VVG the_AT0 killer_NN1 directly_AV0 ._SENT If_CJS the_AT0 man_NN1 had_VHD a_AT0 gun_NN1 and_CJC drew_VVD quick_AJ0 ,_PUN he_PNP might_VM0 get_VVI one_CRD of_PRF us_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP 'd_VM0 die_VVI where_AVQ he_PNP sat_VVD ._SENT But_CJC the_AT0 killer_NN1 's_POS eyes_NN2 never_AV0 left_VVD mine_PNP ._SENT Bullington_NP0 and_CJC the_AT0 conductor_NN1 had_VHD inched_VVN their_DPS way_NN1 back_AVP toward_PRP the_AT0 exit_NN1 and_CJC seemed_VVD ready_AJ0 to_TO0 bolt_VVI at_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD sign_NN1 of_PRF trouble_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Did_VDD you_PNP kill_VVI this_DT0 man_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP finally_AV0 asked_VVD ._SENT The_AT0 question_NN1 seemed_VVD absurd_AJ0 ,_PUN given_VVN the_AT0 circumstances_NN2 ,_PUN like_PRP asking_VVG a_AT0 puppy_NN1 sitting_VVG next_ORD to_PRP a_AT0 turd_NN1 if_CJS he_PNP 'd_VHD shit_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 carpet_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 seem_VVI like_CJS he_PNP was_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 volunteer_VVI the_AT0 information_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS own_DT0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 killer_NN1 glanced_VVD at_PRP his_DPS dead_AJ0 seatmate_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS he_PNP felt_VVD any_DT0 emotion_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 show_VVI it_PNP ._SENT Instead_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP smiled_VVD at_PRP me_PNP ._SENT His_DPS teeth_NN2 were_VBD tombstones_NN2 ,_PUN big_AJ0 and_CJC white_AJ0 and_CJC straight_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 black_AJ0 bush_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS beard_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC his_DPS smile_NN1 was_VBD genuine_AJ0 :_PUN the_AT0 smile_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 child_NN1 getting_VVG a_AT0 kitten_NN1 or_CJC a_AT0 man_NN1 seeing_VVG his_DPS bride_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS wedding_NN1 day_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 flash_NN1 ,_PUN sudden_AJ0 as_PRP a_AT0 lightning_NN1 strike_NN1 ,_PUN that_CJT I_PNP 'd_VHD seen_VVN that_DT0 smile_NN1 before_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 man_NN1 was_VBD thirty_CRD ,_PUN maybe_AV0 younger_AJC ,_PUN at_PRP least_AV0 a_AT0 decade_NN1 younger_AJC than_CJS me_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP would_VM0 've_VHI remembered_VVN his_DPS sheer_AJ0 size_NN1 if_CJS I_PNP 'd_VHD seen_VVN him_PNP before_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP caught_VVD me_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP finally_AV0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Brilliant_AJ0 detective_NN1 work_NN1 ._SENT Just_AV0 stunning_AJ0 ._SENT Do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI how_AVQ you_PNP solved_VVD it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP held_VVD his_DPS hands_NN2 out_AVP to_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN still_AV0 smiling_VVG ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP armed_VVD ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP asked_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Had_VHD a_AT0 pen_NN1 somewhere_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN patting_VVG his_DPS breast_NN1 pockets_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Oh_ITJ yeah_ITJ ,_PUN there_AV0 it_PNP is_VBZ ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP looked_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 dead_AJ0 man_NN1 then_AV0 fixed_VVN his_DPS golden_AJ0 eyes_NN2 back_AVP on_PRP me_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Carter_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD without_PRP turning_VVG away_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 smiling_AJ0 giant_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP want_VVB you_PNP to_TO0 shoot_VVI this_DT0 man_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 face_NN1 if_CJS he_PNP so_AV0 much_AV0 as_CJS twitches_VVZ ._SENT Got_VVD it_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Got_VVD it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
Carter_NP0 pulled_VVD his_DPS Colt_NN1 as_CJS I_PNP cinched_VVD the_AT0 rope_NN1 tightly_AV0 around_PRP the_AT0 giant_NN1 's_POS wrists_NN2 ._SENT My_DPS hands_NN2 trembled_VVD with_PRP the_AT0 realization_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP was_VBD big_AJ0 and_CJC strong_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 kill_VVI me_PNP with_PRP his_DPS bare_AJ0 hands_NN2 if_CJS he_PNP took_VVD a_AT0 mind_NN1 to_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 move_VVI ;_PUN he_PNP just_AV0 kept_VVD the_AT0 same_DT0 satisfied_AJ0 smile_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS face_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS I_PNP stood_VVD him_PNP up_AVP his_DPS head_NN1 nearly_AV0 brushed_VVD the_AT0 seven-foot-tall_NN1 ceiling_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP followed_VVD docilely_AV0 enough_AV0 as_CJS I_PNP led_VVD him_PNP out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 car_NN1 and_CJC along_PRP the_AT0 wide_AJ0 boardwalk_NN1 that_CJT flanked_VVD Main_NP0 Street_NP0 ._SENT Carter_NP0 followed_VVD ,_PUN pistol_NN1 trained_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 giant_NN1 's_POS back_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Bullington_NP0 brought_VVD up_AVP the_AT0 rear_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 four_CRD of_PRF us_PNP naturally_AV0 fell_VVD into_PRP step_NN1 as_CJS we_PNP walked_VVD ,_PUN as_CJS is_VBZ often_AV0 the_AT0 case_NN1 with_PRP former_DT0 military_AJ0 men_NN2 ,_PUN our_DPS heels_NN2 beating_VVG a_AT0 steady_AJ0 rhythm_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 pine_NN1 boards_NN2 that_CJT might_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN a_AT0 death_NN1 knell_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP whom_PNQ ,_PUN I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI said_VVN ._SENT 
The_AT0 Sherriff_NN1 's_POS office_NN1 was_VBD most_AV0 expensive_AJ0 building_NN1 in_PRP Wyoming_NP0 territory_NN1 ._SENT Completed_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 summer_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 squat_AJ0 brick_NN1 building_NN1 ,_PUN plain_AJ0 and_CJC square_AJ0 and_CJC handsome_AJ0 in_PRP an_AT0 austere_AJ0 sort_NN1 of_PRF way_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 office_NN1 area_NN1 in_PRP front_NN1 ,_PUN overlooking_VVG Main_NP0 Street_NP0 ,_PUN had_VHD three_CRD plain_AJ0 desks_NN2 ._SENT My_DPS own_DT0 small_AJ0 office_NN1 was_VBD tucked_VVN into_PRP the_AT0 corner_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 back_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 building_NN1 ,_PUN accessed_VVN through_PRP a_AT0 thick_AJ0 oak_NN1 door_NN1 ,_PUN housed_VVD six_CRD small_AJ0 —_PUN and_CJC currently_AV0 empty_AJ0 —_PUN holding_VVG cells_NN2 ,_PUN three_CRD on_PRP each_DT0 side_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 wide_AJ0 walkway_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 black_AJ0 iron_NN1 bars_NN2 still_AV0 gleamed_VVD ,_PUN the_AT0 paint_NN1 not_XX0 yet_AV0 worn_VVN away_AV0 by_PRP the_AT0 desperate_AJ0 hands_NN2 of_PRF desperate_AJ0 men_NN2 ._SENT 
My_DPS prisoner_NN1 refused_VVD to_TO0 tell_VVI me_PNP his_DPS name_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC was_VBD otherwise_AV0 the_AT0 model_NN1 of_PRF good_AJ0 behavior_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS far_AV0 as_CJS that_DT0 goes_VVZ ._SENT His_DPS name_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX0 truly_AV0 matter_VVI for_PRP his_DPS punishment_NN1 ;_PUN justice_NN1 was_VBD n't_XX0 delayed_VVN for_PRP something_PNI so_AV0 trivial_AJ0 ,_PUN else_AV0 we_PNP 'd_VM0 never_AV0 get_VVI a_AT0 name_NN1 again_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC leaving_VVG that_DT0 end_NN1 untied_VVD was_VBD shoddy_AJ0 detective_NN1 work_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP vowed_VVD to_TO0 do_VDI my_DPS best_AJS to_TO0 pry_VVI it_PNP out_AVP of_PRF him_PNP ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD almost_AV0 certainly_AV0 wanted_VVD somewhere_AV0 for_PRP something_PNI ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI the_AT0 decent_AJ0 thing_NN1 to_TO0 do_VDI to_TO0 give_VVI that_DT0 community_NN1 ,_PUN wherever_AVQ it_PNP was_VBD ,_PUN closure_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP readily_AV0 admitted_VVD to_PRP killing_VVG the_AT0 man_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 train_NN1 —_PUN a_AT0 newly_AV0 hired_AJ0 newspaperman_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP turned_VVD out_AVP —_PUN and_CJC signed_VVD the_AT0 matter-of-fact_AJ0 confession_NN1 I_PNP wrote_VVD out_AVP for_PRP him_PNP with_PRP no_AT0 fuss_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP told_VVD me_PNP the_AT0 scratching_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 newspaperman_NN1 's_POS nib_NN1 got_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI too_AV0 much_AV0 to_TO0 bear_VVI ,_PUN so_CJS he_PNP silenced_VVD the_AT0 pen_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD full_AJ0 dark_NN1 by_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 I_PNP got_VVD done_VDN with_PRP all_DT0 the_AT0 paperwork_NN1 ,_PUN never_AV0 my_DPS strong_AJ0 suit_NN1 ._SENT 
Laramie_NP0 ,_PUN like_PRP most_DT0 frontier_NN1 towns_NN2 ,_PUN moved_VVD quickly_AV0 where_CJS justice_NN1 was_VBD concerned_AJ0 ._SENT Develop_VVB a_AT0 reputation_NN1 as_CJS soft_AJ0 on_PRP crime_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 thinking_NN1 went_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC you_PNP 'd_VM0 soon_AV0 find_VVI yourself_PNX a_AT0 haven_NN1 for_PRP all_DT0 manner_NN1 of_PRF thieves_NN2 ,_PUN cutthroats_NN2 and_CJC bandits_NN2 ._SENT Better_AV0 to_TO0 hang_VVI first_ORD and_CJC tease_VVB out_AVP the_AT0 details_NN2 later_AV0 ._SENT With_PRP the_AT0 signed_AJ0 confession_NN1 and_CJC eyewitness_NN1 accounts_NN2 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD not_XX0 deemed_VVN necessary_AJ0 to_TO0 have_VHI a_AT0 jury_NN1 trial_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 killer_NN1 still_AV0 refused_VVD to_TO0 give_VVI his_DPS name_NN1 but_CJC ,_PUN the_AT0 judge_NN1 ruled_VVD ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD to_TO0 be_VBI hanged_VVN at_PRP noon_NN1 on_PRP Saturday_NP0 anyway_AV0 ,_PUN three_CRD days_NN2 away_AV0 ._SENT 
Saturday_NP0 dawned_VVD clear_AJ0 and_CJC cold_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 October_NP0 wind_NN1 carried_VVD the_AT0 cruel_AJ0 bite_NN1 of_PRF winter_NN1 down_AVP through_PRP vast_AJ0 fields_NN2 of_PRF useless_AJ0 brown_AJ0 grass_NN1 ,_PUN around_PRP the_AT0 great_AJ0 boulders_NN2 the_AT0 Indians_NN2 worshipped_VVN and_CJC through_PRP the_AT0 needles_NN2 of_PRF towering_AJ0 Ponderosa_NN1 Pines_NN2 ,_PUN then_AV0 down_AVP past_PRP the_AT0 scrubby_AJ0 little_AJ0 mesquites_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 valley_NN1 floor_NN1 ,_PUN through_PRP chinks_NN2 in_PRP log_NN1 cabins_NN2 and_CJC cracks_NN2 in_PRP pine_NN1 siding_NN1 and_CJC through_PRP poorly_AV0 sealed_AJ0 windows_NN2 and_CJC doorframes_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC finally_AV0 into_PRP the_AT0 bones_NN2 and_CJC hearts_NN2 of_PRF men_NN2 ,_PUN where_CJS no_AT0 fire_NN1 could_VM0 keep_VVI the_AT0 chill_NN1 at_PRP bay_NN1 ._SENT Winter_NN1 came_VVD early_AV0 here_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 hard_AJ0 time_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC men_NN2 became_VVD beasts_NN2 in_PRP hard_AJ0 times_NN2 ._SENT 
Bullington_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 craven_AJ0 ,_PUN stayed_VVD with_PRP me_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 jailhouse_NN1 while_CJS Carter_NP0 oversaw_VVB the_AT0 erection_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 gallows_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 town_NN1 square_NN1 and_CJC kept_VVD an_AT0 eye_NN1 out_AVP for_PRP anything_PNI out_AVP of_PRF place_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 shake_VVI the_AT0 feeling_NN1 that_CJT something_PNI about_PRP this_DT0 did_VDD n't_XX0 add_VVI up_AVP ._SENT I_PNP always_AV0 tried_VVD to_TO0 treat_VVI condemned_AJ0 men_NN2 with_PRP compassion_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP also_AV0 understood_VVD that_CJT a_AT0 man_NN1 with_PRP nothing_PNI left_VVN to_TO0 lose_VVI can_VM0 turn_VVI desperate_AJ0 in_PRP a_AT0 hurry_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC this_DT0 particular_AJ0 condemned_AJ0 man_NN1 looked_VVD strong_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 pull_VVI me_PNP right_AV0 through_PRP the_AT0 six-inch_AJ0 gaps_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 bars_NN2 if_CJS I_PNP let_VVB him_PNP get_VVI a_AT0 grip_NN1 on_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN a_AT0 thought_NN1 that_CJT crossed_VVD my_DPS mind_NN1 as_CJS I_PNP handed_VVD his_DPS bowl_NN1 of_PRF stew_NN1 through_PRP the_AT0 waist-high_AJ0 horizontal_AJ0 slot_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS cell_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP returned_VVD with_PRP a_AT0 chair_NN1 and_CJC my_DPS own_DT0 bowl_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 same_DT0 stew_NN1 and_CJC sat_VVD ,_PUN safely_AV0 out_AVP of_PRF arm_NN1 's_POS reach_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 death_NN1 sentence_NN1 often_AV0 gets_VVZ a_AT0 man_NN1 to_PRP talking_VVG ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP thought_VVD I_PNP 'd_VM0 redouble_VVI my_DPS efforts_NN2 to_TO0 squeeze_VVI a_AT0 name_NN1 and_CJC maybe_AV0 a_AT0 motive_NN1 from_PRP this_DT0 stranger_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ had_VHD barely_AV0 uttered_VVN a_AT0 word_NN1 since_PRP the_AT0 train_NN1 ._SENT Bullington_NP0 stayed_VVD cloistered_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 front_AJ0 area_NN1 ._SENT 
We_PNP ate_VVD in_PRP silence_NN1 ,_PUN our_DPS spoons_NN2 scraping_VVG against_PRP the_AT0 wooden_AJ0 bowls_NN2 ._SENT Finally_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 stranger_NN1 spoke_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ time_NN1 you_PNP got_VVD ,_PUN Sheriff_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP pulled_VVD my_DPS pocket_NN1 watch_NN1 from_PRP my_DPS vest_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Almost_AV0 ten_CRD ._SENT Two_CRD hours_NN2 to_TO0 go_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP still_AV0 want_VVB my_DPS name_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Only_AV0 if_CJS you_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 give_VVI it_PNP ._SENT Hardly_AV0 matters_NN2 now_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 know_VVI why_AVQ I_PNP done_VDN it_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Sure_AV0 I_PNP do_VDB ._SENT Whole_AJ0 town_NN1 wants_VVZ to_TO0 know_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP sat_VVD still_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 say_VVI or_CJC do_VDI anything_PNI that_CJT might_VM0 break_VVI the_AT0 spell_NN1 and_CJC turn_VVB the_AT0 man_NN1 away_AV0 from_PRP telling_VVG me_PNP what_DTQ he_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 tell_VVI me_PNP ._SENT What_DTQ would_VM0 possess_VVI a_AT0 man_NN1 —_PUN who_PNQ ,_PUN in_PRP his_DPS brief_AJ0 confinement_NN1 and_CJC appearance_NN1 before_PRP the_AT0 judge_NN1 ,_PUN did_VDD n't_XX0 seem_VVI any_DT0 crazier_AJC than_CJS me_PNP —_PUN to_TO0 kill_VVI a_AT0 stranger_NN1 in_PRP cold_AJ0 blood_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 crowded_AJ0 train_NN1 ?_SENT And_CJC who_PNQ was_VBD he_PNP ?_SENT Was_VBD he_PNP running_VVG away_AV0 from_PRP something_PNI ,_PUN or_CJC toward_PRP something_PNI ,_PUN or_CJC was_VBD he_PNP just_AV0 one_CRD of_PRF those_DT0 poor_AJ0 men_NN2 ,_PUN condemned_VVN by_PRP some_DT0 twist_NN1 of_PRF fate_NN1 ,_PUN some_DT0 defect_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 brain_NN1 ,_PUN to_TO0 eventually_AV0 break_VVI with_PRP reality_NN1 ?_SENT I_PNP 'd_VHD certainly_AV0 seen_VVN my_DPS share_NN1 of_PRF those_DT0 types_NN2 ,_PUN both_AV0 during_PRP the_AT0 war_NN1 and_CJC after_AV0 :_PUN men_NN2 who_PNQ had_VHD seen_VVN too_AV0 much_DT0 killing_NN1 and_CJC experienced_VVD too_AV0 much_DT0 horror_NN1 until_CJS something_PNI just_AV0 snapped_VVD inside_PRP them_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC this_DT0 man_NN1 was_VBD n't_XX0 old_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 have_VHI fought_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 war_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Tell_VVB you_PNP what_DTQ ,_PUN Sheriff_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'll_VM0 give_VVI you_PNP both_AV0 answers_VVZ ._SENT Who_PNQ I_PNP am_VBB and_CJC why_AVQ I_PNP really_AV0 killed_VVD that_DT0 fella_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC first_ORD ,_PUN I_PNP 'd_VM0 like_VVI to_TO0 tell_VVI you_PNP a_AT0 story_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP nodded_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP come_VVB from_PRP down_PRP Arkansas_NP0 way_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT My_DPS pulse_NN1 quickened_VVD ._SENT I_PNP 'd_VHD spent_VVN the_AT0 worst_AJS months_NN2 of_PRF my_DPS life_NN1 in_PRP Arkansas_NP0 ._SENT Every_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ has_VHZ experienced_VVN combat_NN1 loses_VVZ a_AT0 little_AJ0 bit_NN1 of_PRF himself_PNX ._SENT To_TO0 be_VBI able_AJ0 to_TO0 kill_VVI a_AT0 man_NN1 —_PUN or_CJC many_DT0 men_NN2 —_PUN and_CJC not_XX0 get_VVB torn_VVN up_AVP about_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN you_PNP must_VM0 first_ORD convince_VVI yourself_PNX that_CJT the_AT0 enemy_NN1 is_VBZ less_AV0 human_AJ0 than_CJS you_PNP are_VBB ._SENT By_PRP convincing_VVG yourself_PNX of_PRF that_DT0 ,_PUN you_PNP become_VVB less_AV0 human_AJ0 yourself_PNX ._SENT Some_DT0 of_PRF us_PNP could_VM0 snap_VVI back_AVP out_AVP of_PRF it_PNP ,_PUN once_CJS the_AT0 fighting_NN1 was_VBD over_AVP ,_PUN while_CJS some_DT0 never_AV0 could_VM0 get_VVI over_PRP it_PNP ._SENT But_CJC everyone_PNI that_CJT 's_VHZ experienced_VVN it_PNP ,_PUN I_PNP suspected_VVD ,_PUN came_VVD out_AVP the_AT0 other_AJ0 end_NN1 changed_VVN in_PRP some_DT0 way_NN1 ._SENT Life_NN1 takes_VVZ on_PRP a_AT0 bit_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 different_AJ0 meaning_NN1 when_CJS you_PNP 've_VHB seen_VVN the_AT0 other_AJ0 side_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP 'd_VHD done_VDN things_NN2 in_PRP Arkansas_NP0 that_CJT I_PNP tried_VVD not_XX0 to_TO0 think_VVI about_AVP now_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Little_DT0 town_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP continued_VVD ,_PUN a_AT0 southern_AJ0 accent_NN1 that_CJT I_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 noticed_VVN before_PRP creeping_VVG into_PRP his_DPS cadence_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ '_PUQ Bout_PRP a_AT0 hour_NN1 's_POS ride_NN1 south_NN1 a_AT0 Little_AJ0 Rock_NN1 ._SENT Grew_VVD up_AVP on_PRP a_AT0 plantation_NN1 ._SENT Nothin_NP0 '_POS grand_AJ0 ,_PUN raised_VVD some_DT0 livestock_NN0 ,_PUN a_AT0 little_AJ0 rice_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 little_AJ0 cotton_NN1 ._SENT Couple_NN1 a_AT0 slaves_NN2 to_TO0 work_VVI the_AT0 land_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 say_VVI we_PNP always_AV0 treated_VVD '_PUQ em_PNP right_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC then_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI nobody_PNI who_PNQ did_VDD ,_PUN no_ITJ matter_NN1 what_DTQ they_PNP say_VVB now_AV0 ._SENT We_PNP treated_VVD '_PUQ em_PNP like_VVB property_NN1 ,_PUN '_PUQ cause_VVB that_DT0 's_VBZ what_DTQ they_PNP was_VBD ._SENT My_DPS Daddy_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 believer_NN1 in_PRP settin_NN1 '_POS examples_NN2 ._SENT 
