“It was as well he omitted the words, because they were coarse and highly uncomplimentary to all Yankee sons-of-bitches. McAllister told him to take his badge off, go into town and forget he was a marshal for a while. He was after information: who did George Paston make bets with regularly? Or better still: who won Paston’s gun in a bet? Sime dropped his badge into a pocket and went out onto the street. Five minutes later a drunken man came in with a gun in his hand and demanded the release of h...is brother whom McAllister had in the cells. McAllister nearly broke his wrist with his club and put him inside to keep his brother company. Later in the night, the two brothers started to fight and McAllister had to beat them apart. All the time, Jenny Mann stayed discreetly with her patient and did not show her face, for which McAllister was a little sorry, for the sight of a pretty face was like a tonic to him. About a couple of hours before dawn, Sime returned slightly drunk, showing a black eye and bearing information.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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