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Atthismomentthecooksteppedintoview，and，makingatrumpetofhistwohands，sentacrossthewateralong，weird，andnotunmusicalcry。Themenatoncebeganslowlytodriftinthedirectionofthecamp。There，whenthetinplateshadallbeenfilled，andeachhadfoundaplacetohisliking，Ordeaddressedthem。Hismannerwascasualandconversational。
\"Boys，\"saidhe，\"theoldmossbackwhoownsthatdamhascomeuphereloadedtoscatter。He’sbuiltupthesillofthatgateuntilwecan’tgetadrawonthewater，andherefusestogive，lend，orsellustherighttocutherout。I’vemadehimeveryreasonableproposition，butallIgetbackisquotationsfromtheprophets。
Now，we’vegottogetthoselogsout——that’swhatwe’reherefor。A
finebunchofwhitewaterbirlerswe’dlookifwegothungupbyanoldmossbackinaplughat。JohnnySims，what’stheanswer？\"
\"Cutherout，\"grinnedJohnnySimsbriefly。
\"Correct！\"repliedOrdewithachuckle。\"Cutherout。But，myson，it’sagainstthelawtointerferewithanotherman’sproperty。\"
Thiswassoobviouslyhumourousinintentthatitsonlyreceptionconsistedofmoregrinsfromeverybody。
\"But，\"wentonOrdemoreseriously，\"it’squiteajob。Wecan’tworkmorethansixoreightmenatitatatime。Wegottoworkasfastaswecanbeforetheoldmancaninterfere。\"
\"Thenearestsheriff’satSpruceRapids，\"commentedsomeonephilosophically。
\"Wehavesixtymen，alltold，\"saidOrde。\"Weoughttobeabletocarryitthrough。\"
Hefilledhisplateandwalkedacrosstoavacantplace。HerehefoundhimselfnexttoNewmark。
\"Hello！\"hegreetedthatyoungman，\"fixeditwiththedoctorallright？\"
\"Yes，\"repliedNewmark，inhisbrief，drymanner，\"thanks！IthinkIoughttotellyouthatthesheriffisnotatSpruceRapids，butatthevillage——expectingtrouble。\"
Ordewhistled，thenbrokeintoaroarofdelight。
\"Boys，\"hecalled，\"oldPlugHat’sgotthesheriffrighthandy。I
guesshesortofexpectedwe’dbethinkingofcuttingthroughthatdam。How’dyouliketogotojail？\"
\"I’dliketoseeanysherifftakeustojail，unlesshehadanarmywithhim，\"growledoneoftheriver—jacks。
\"Hasheaposse？\"inquiredOrdeofNewmark。
\"Ididn’tseeany；butIunderstoodinthevillagethatthegovernorhadbeenadvisedtoholdStatetroopsinreadinessfortrouble。\"
Ordefellintoabrownstudy，eatingmechanically。Themenbegananeagerandsomewhattruculentdiscussionfulloflawlessandbloodthirstysuggestion。SomesuggestedthekidnappingandsequestrationofReeduntiltheaffairshouldbefinished。
\"How’dhegetholdofhisoldsheriff，then？\"theyinquiredwithsomepertinence。
Orde，however，paidnoattentiontoallthistalk，butcontinuedtofrownintospace。Atlasthisfacecleared，andheslappeddownhistinplatesoviolentlythattheknifeandforkjumpedoffintothedirt。
\"Ihaveit！\"hecriedaloud。
Buthewouldnottellwhathehad。Afterthenoonhourheinstructedahalf—dozenmentoprovidethemselveswithsaws，axes，picks，andshovels，andallmarchedinthedirectionofthemill。
Whenwithinahundredyardsorsoofthatstructuretheadvancingrivermansawthelank，blackfigureofthemillownerflapintosight，astrideabonyoldhorse，andclatteraway，coat—tailsflying，uptheroadandintothewaitingforest。
\"Now，boys！\"criedOrdecrisply。\"He’llbebackinanhourwiththesheriff。Lively！\"Herapidlydesignatedtenmenofhiscrew。\"Youboysgettoworkandmakethingshum。Getasmuchdoneasyoucanbeforethesheriffcomes。\"
\"He’llhavetobringallofSpruceCountytogetme，\"commentedoneofthosechosen，spittingonhishands。
\"Me，too！\"saidothers。
\"Now，listen，\"saidOrde，holdingthemwithanimpressivegesture。
\"Whenthatsheriffcomes，withorwithoutaposse，Iwantyoutogopeaceably。Understand？\"
\"Cavein？Notmuch！\"criedPurdy。
\"Seehere，\"andOrdedrewthemasidetoanearnest，low—voicedconversationthatlastedseveralminutes。Whenhehadfinishedheclappedeachofthemontheback，andallmovedoff，laughing，tothedam。
\"Now，boys，\"hecommandedtheothers，\"norowwithoutorders。
Understand？Ifthere’sgoingtobeafight，I’llgiveyouthewordwhen。\"
Thechoppingcrewdescendedtothebottomofthesluice，thegateofwhichhadbeenshut，andbeganimmediatelytochopawayattheapron。Asthewaterinthepondabovehadbeendrawnlowbythemorning’swork，noneoverflowedthegate，sothemenwereenabledtoworkdry。Belowtheapron，ofcourse，hadbeenfilledinwithearthandstones。Assoonastheaxe—menhadeffectedanentrytothisdeposit，othermenwithshovelsandpicksbegantoremovethefilling。
TheworkhadcontinuednearlyanhourwhenOrdecommandedthefiftyormoreidlersbacktocamp。
\"Getout，boys，\"heordered。\"Thesheriffwillbehereprettyquicknow，andIdon’twantanyrow。Getoutofsight。\"
\"Andleavethemtofightheroutalone？Guessnot！\"grumbledatall，burlyindividualwitharedface。
Ordeimmediatelywalkeddirectlytothisman。
\"AmIbossingthisdrive，oramInot？\"hedemanded。
Therivermangrowledsomething。
SMACK！SMACK！soundedOrde’sfists。Theman，takenbysurprise，wentdowninaheap，butimmediatelyreboundedtohisfeetasthoughmadeofrubber。ButOrdehadseizedapeavy，andstoodoveragainsthisantagonist，themurderousweaponupraised。
\"Liedown，youhound，orI’llbrainyou！\"heroaredatthetopstrengthofhisgreatvoice。\"Wantfight，doyou？Well，youwon’thavetowaittillthesheriffgetshere！Youmakeamove！\"
Forafullhalfminutethemancrouchedbreathless，andOrde，hisruddyfacecongested，heldhisthreateningattitude。Thenhedroppedhispeavyandsteppedaside。
\"March！\"hecommanded。\"Getyourturkeyandhitthehaytrail。
You’llgetyourtimeatRedding。\"
Themansullenlyaroseandslouchedaway，grumblingunderhisbreath。Ordewatchedhimfromsight，thenturnedtothesilentgroup，anewcrispnessinhismanner。
\"Well？\"hedemanded。
Hesitating，theyturnedtotherivertrail，leavingthetenstillworkingatthesluice。Whenwellwithinthefringeofthebrush，Ordecalledahalt。Hiscustomarygood—humourseemedquiterestored。
\"Now，boys，\"hecommanded，\"squatdownandlaylow。Yougivemeanache！Don’tyousupposeIgotthisthingallfiguredout？Iffightwoulddoanygood，youknowmightywellI’dfight。Andtheboyswon’tbeinjailanylongerthanittakestogetawiretoDalytobailthemout。Smokeup，anddon’tbother。\"
Theyfilledtheirpipesandsettleddowntoanenjoymentofthesituation。Ordinarilyfromveryearlyinthemorninguntilverylateatnighttherivermanisbusyeveryinstantathisdangerousandabsorbingwork。Thoseaffairswhichdonotimmediatelyconcernhistask——astheswiftnessofrapids，thestateofflood，thecurvesofstreams，theheightofwater，theobstructionsofchannels，thequantitiesoflogs——passbytheouterfringeofhisconsciousness，ifindeedtheyreachhimatall。Thus，oftenheworksalldayuptohiswaistinacurrentbearingtherotteniceofthefirstbreak—up，orenduresthedrenchingofanearlyspringrain，orbattlestherigoursofabelatedsnowwithapparentindifference。YouorI
wouldbeexceedinglyuncomfortable；wouldrequireaneffortoffortitudetomaketheplunge。Yetthesemen，absorbedinthemightyproblemsoftheirtask，havelittleattentiontosparetosuchthings。Thecold，thewet，thediscomfort，thehunger，theweariness，allpassasshadowsonthebackground。Inlikemannerthesoftermoodsofthespringrarelypenetratethroughtheconcentrationoffacultiesonthework。Thewarmsunshines；thebirdsbythousandsflutterandtwitterandsingtheirwaynorth；thedelicategreenofspring，showeredfromthehandofthepassingSower，sprinklesthetopsofthetrees，andgraduallysiftsdownthroughthebranches；thegreat，beautifulsilvercloudssaildownthehorizonlikeshipsofastatelierage，astotallywithoutactualexistencetothesemen。Thelogs，theriver——thoseareenoughtostrainallthefacultiesamanpossesses，andmore。
Sowhen，asnow，achancecombinationofcircumstancesbringsthemleisuretolookaboutthem，theforestandtheworldofout—of—doorscomestothemwithafreshnessimpossibleforthecitydwellertorealise。Thesurroundingsareaccustomed，buttheybringnewmessages。Tomostofthem，theseimpressionsneverreachthepointofcoherency。Theybrood，andmuse，andexpandintheactualandfigurativewarmth，andprofferthegeneralopinionthatitisadamnfineday！
Anotherfullhalfhourelapsedbeforethesituationdevelopedfurther。ThenTomNorth’sfriendJim，whohadgatheredhislongfigureonthetopofastump，unclaspedhiskneesandremarkedthatoldPlugHatwasback。
Themenarosetotheirfeetandpeeredcautiouslythroughthebrush。
TheysawReed，accompaniedbyathick—setmanwhomsomerecognisedasthesheriffofthecounty，approachtheedgeofthedam。A
momentlatertheworkingcrewmountedtothetop，stackedtheirtoolsneatly，resumedtheircoatsandjackets，anddeparteduptheroadinconvoyofthesheriff。
Agaspofastonishmentbrokefromtheconcealedrivermen。
\"Well，I’llbedamned！\"ejaculatedone。\"Whatarewecomin’to？
That’sthefirsttimeIeverseeonelonesomesheriffgatherintenriver—hogswithouttheaidofagatlin’oranambulance！What’sthematterwiththatchicken—liveredbunch，anyway？\"
Ordewatchedthem，hiseyesexpressionless，untiltheyhaddisappearedinthefringeoftheforestThenheturnedtotheastonishedgroup。
\"Jim，\"saidhe，\"andyou，Ellis，andyou，andyou，andyou，andyou，gettoworkonthatdam。Andrememberthis，ifyouarearrested，gopeaceably。Anyresistancewillspoilthewholegame。\"
ThemenbrokeintomingledcheersandlaughterasthefullsignificanceofOrde’splanreachedthem。Theystreamedbacktothedam，wheretheyperchedprofferingadviceandencouragementtothoseabouttodescend。
Immediately，however，Reedwasout，hiseyesblazingeithersidehishawknose。
\"Here！\"hecried，\"quitthat！I’llhaveyearrested！\"
\"Arrestahead，\"repliedOrdecoldly。
Reedstormedbackandforthforamoment，thendepartedatfullspeeduptheroad。
\"Now，boys，getasmuchdoneaspossible，\"urgedOrde。\"Webettergetbackinthebrush，orhemaytrytotakeinthewholeb’ilingofusonsomesortofablanketwarrant。\"
\"Howabouttheotherboys？\"inquiredNorth。
\"IgaveoneofthematelegramtosendtoDaly，\"repliedOrde。
\"Dalywillbeuptobailthemout。\"
Oncemoretheyhidinthewoods；andagain，afteralongerinterval，themillownerandthesheriffreappeared。Reedappearedtobeexpostulatingviolently，andanumberoftimespointedupriver；butthesheriffwentaheadstolidlytothedam，summonedthoseworkingbelow，anddeparteduptheroadasbefore。Reedstooduncertainuntilhesawtherivermenbeginningtore—emergefromthebrush，thenfollowedtheofficerattopspeed。
Withoutthenecessityofcommand，ahalf—dozenmenleapeddownontheapron。Thepreviouscrewshadmadeconsiderableprogressinweakeningtheheavysupports。Assoonastheseshouldbecutoutandthebackingremoved，themeresawingthroughofthemassivesillshouldcarryawaythewholeobstruction。
\"Nexttimewilldecideit，\"remarkedOrde。\"Ifthesheriffbringsaposseandsitsdowntolayforus，ofcoursewewon’tbeabletogetneartofinishthejob。\"
\"Ididn’tthinkthatofGeorgeMorris，\"commentedSimsinanaggrievedway。\"Hewasarivermanhimselfoncebeforehewassheriff。\"
\"He’sgottoobeyorders，andserveawarrantwhenit’sissued，ofcourse，\"repliedOrdetothis。\"Whatdidyouexpect？\"
Attheendofanotherhour，whichbroughtthetimetofouro’clock，thesheriffmadehisthirdappearance——thistimeinaside—barbuggy。
\"IwishIdaredjointhatconfab，\"saidOrde，\"andhearwhat’sgoingon，butI’mafraidhe’djugmesure。\"
\"Hewouldn’tjugme，\"spokeupNewmark。\"I’llgodown。\"
\"Bullyforyou！\"agreedOrde。
Theyoungmandepartedinhisprecise，methodicalmanner，pickinghiswayrathermincinglyamongtheinequalitiesofthetrail。Inspiteofthewornandwrinkledconditionofhisgarments，theyretainedsomethingofacityhangandsmartnessthatsharplydifferentiatedtheirwearerfromeventhewell—dressedcitizensofasmallertown。Theyseemedtomatchtherefined，shrewd，butcoldintelligenceofhisleanandnervousface。
Aboutsunsethereturnedfromascenewhichthedistantspectatorshadwatchedwithbreathlessinterest。Itwasinessenceonlyarepetitionofthetwothathadprecededit，butReedhadevidentlygonealmosttothepointofviolenceinhisinsistence，andthesheriffhadshakenhimoffrudely。Finally，Morrisandhissixprisonershadtrailedaway。ThesheriffandNorth’sfriendoccupiedtheseatofthebuggy，whiletheotherfivetrudgedpeaceablyalongside。OnceagainReedclatteredawayonhisbonysteed，butthistimeaheadoftheofficialparty。
Withawhooptherivercrew，nowreducedtoascantdozen，rusheddowntomeetthetoodeliberateNewmark。
\"Well？\"theydemanded，crowdingabouthim。
\"Reedwantedthesherifftostayandprotectthedam，\"reportedNewmarkinhisbrief，drymanner。\"Sheriffrefused。Saidhisdutywassimplytoarrestonwarrant，andasoftenasReedgotoutwarrants，he’dservethem。Reedsaid，then，heshouldgetaposseandhuntupOrdeandtherestofthem。Sheriffrepliedthatasfarashecouldsee，thetermsofhiswarrantwerecoveredbythemenhefoundworkingonthedam，Reeddemandedprotection，Sheriffsaidforhimtogetaninjunction，anditwouldbeenforced。\"
\"Well，that’sallright，\"interjectedOrdewithsatisfaction。
\"We’llhavehercutthroughbeforehegetsthatinjunction，andI
guessI’vegotmenenoughhereanddownrivertogetthroughbeforewe’reALLarrested。\"
\"Yes，\"saidNewmark，\"that’sallverywell。Butnowhe’sgonetotelegraphthegovernortosendthetroops。\"
Ordewhistledajigtune。
\"Kindofexpectedthat，boys，\"saidhe。\"Let’ssee。ThenexttrainoutfromRedding——They’llbeherebyfiveinthemorningatsoonest。
Hopeit’llbelater。\"
\"Whatwillyoudo？\"askedNewmark。
\"Takechances，\"repliedOrde。\"Allyouboysgettowork。Zeke，\"hecommandedoneofthecookees，\"gouproad，andreportifMorriscomesback。Ireckonthistimewe’llhavetoscatterifhecomesafterus。Ihopewewon’thaveto，though。LiketokeepeverythingsquareonaccountofthisStatetroopbusiness。\"
Thesunhaddroppedbelowthefringeoftrees，whichimmediatelyetchedtheirdelicateoutlinesagainstapale，translucentgreensky。Twostraight，thincolumnsofsmokerosefromtheneglectedcamp—fires。Orde，glancingaroundhim，noticedthese。
\"Doctor，\"hecommandedsharply，\"getatyourgrub！Makesomecoffeerightoff，andbringitdown。Getthelanternsfromthewanigan，andbringthemtothedam。Comeon，boys！\"
Overascoreofmenattackedthesluice—way，forbynowpartoftherearcrewhadcomedownriver。Thepondabovehadrecovereditsvolume。Waterwasbeginningtotrickleoverthetopofthegate。
Inashorttimeprogressbecamedifficult，almostimpossible，Themenworkeduptotheirkneesinswiftwater。Theycouldnotsee，andthestrokesofaxeorpicklostmuchoftheirforceagainsttheliquid。Duskfell。Thefringeoftheforestbecamemysteriousinitsvelvetdark。Silverstreaks，ofasupernalcalm，suggestedthereachesofthepond。Above，thesky’sdaysurfaceunfoldedandrecededanddissolvedandmeltedawayuntil，throughthepaleafterglow，onesawbeyondintotheinfinities。Downbythesluiceadozenlanternsflickeredandblinkedyellowagainsttheblue—
blacknessofthenight。
AftersometimeOrdecalledhiscrewoffandopenedthesluice—
gates。Thewaterhadbecometoodeepforeffectivework，andahalfhour’sflowwouldreducethepressure。Thetimewasoccupiedineatingandindryingoffaboutthehugefirethesecondcookeehadbuiltcloseathand。
\"Watercold，boys？\"askedOrde。
\"Some，\"washisreply。
\"Wanttoquit？\"heinquired，withmocksolicitude。
\"Naryquit。\"
Orde’sshoutoflaughterbrokethenightsilenceofthewhisperingbreezeandtherushingwater。
\"We’llstickto’emlikedeathtoadeadnigger，\"washiscomment。
Newmark，havingextractedakindofcardiganjacketfromthebaghehadbroughtwithhimasfarasthemill，lookedatthesmooth，iron—
blackwaterandshivered。
Whenthemealwasfinished，themenlittheirpipesandwentbacktoworkphilosophically。Withentireabsorptioninthetask，theydug，chopped，andpicked。Thedullsoundofblows，thegurgleandtrickleofthewater，theoccasionalgruntorbriefcommentofarivermanalonebrokethecalmofevening。Nowthatthesluice—gatewasdownandthewaterhadceasedtemporarilytoflowoverit，theworkwentfaster。Orde，watchingwiththeeyeofanexpert，vouchsafedtothetaciturnNewmarkthathethoughtthey’dmakeit。
Nearmidnight，however，aswayinglanternwasseenapproaching。
Orde，leapingtohisfeetwithacurseattheboyonwatch，heardthesoundofwheels。Amomentlater，Daly’sbulkyformsteppedintotheilluminationofthefire。
Ordewanderedovertowherehisprincipalstoodpeeringabouthim。
\"Hullo！\"saidhe。
\"Oh，thereyouare！\"criedDalyangrily。\"Whatinhellyouuptohere？\"
\"Runninglogs，\"repliedOrdecoolly。
\"Runninglogs！\"shoutedDaly，tuggingathisovercoatpocket，andfinallyproducingamuch—foldednewspaper。\"Howaboutthis？\"
Ordeunfoldedthepaperandloweredittothecampfire。Itwasanextra，screamingwithwoodtype。Hereaditdeliberatelyover。
WAR！
theheadlineran。
RIOTINGANDBLOODSHEDINTHEWOODS
RIVERMENANDDAMOWNERSCLASH！
Therefollowedavagueandhighlycolouredstatementtotheeffectthataninitialskirmishhadleftthefieldinpossessionoftherivermen，inspiteofthesheriffandalargeposse，butthattroopswerebeingrushedtothespot，andthatthis\"high—handeddefianceofauthority\"wouldundoubtedlysoonbesuppressed。Itconcludedtruthfullywiththestatementthatthelossoflifewasasyetunknown。
Ordefoldedupthepaperandhandeditback。
\"Don’tyouknowanybetterthantogetintothatkindofarowdownhere？\"Dalyhadbeensaying。\"Doyouwanttobringusupforgoodhere？Don’tyourealisethatthisisn’tthenorthernpeninsula？
Whatareyoutryingtodo，anyway？\"
\"SureIdo，\"repliedOrdeplacidly。\"ComealongheretillIshowyouthesituation。\"
Tenminuteslater，Daly，relievedinhismind，wasstandingbythefiredrinkinghotcoffeeandlaughingatOrde’sdescriptionofReed’splughat。
ToOrde’ssatisfaction，thesheriffdidnotreappear。ReedevidentlynowpinnedhisfaithtotheStatetroops。
Allnighttheworkwenton，themenspellingeachotheratintervalsofeveryfewhours。Bythreeo’clockthemainabutmentshadbeenremoved。Thegatewasthenblockedtopreventitsfallwhenitsnethersupportshouldbewithdrawn，andtwomen，leaningovercautiously，beganatarm’s—lengthtodelivertheiraxe—strokesagainstthemiddleofthesill—timbersofthesluiceitself，notchingeachheavybeamdeeplythattheforceofthecurrentmightfinallybreakitintwo。Thenightwasverydark，andverystill。
Eventhenightcreatureshadfallenintothequietudethatprecedesthefirstmorninghours。Themuffled，spacedblowsoftheaxes，thelow—voicedcommentsordirectionsoftheworkers，thecrackleofthefireashorewerethrownbycontrastintoanundueimportance。Meninblankets，awaitingtheirturn，sleptclosetotheblaze。
Suddenlythevastsilenceofbeforedawnwasbrokenbyaloudandexultantyellfromoneoftheaxemen。Atoncethetwoscrambledtothetopofthedam。Theblanketedfiguresaboutthefiresprangtolife。Abriefinstantlaterthesnappingofwoodfibresbeganliketherapidexplosionsofinfantryfire；acrashandbangoftimberssmotetheair；andthentheriver，exultant，roaringwithjoy，rushedfromitspentquietudeintothenewpassageopenedforit。
Atthesamemoment，asthoughatthesignal，asinglebird，premonitoroftheyetdistantday，lifteduphisvoice，clearlyaudibleabovethetumult。
Ordestormedintothecampupstream，hiseyesbright，hisbigvoiceboomingexultantly。
\"Rollout，youriver—hogs！\"heshoutedtothosewhohadworkedouttheirshiftsearlierinthenight。\"Rollout，youweb—footedsonsofguns，andhearthelittlebirdssingpraise！\"
Newmark，whohadsatupthenightthrough，andnowshiveredsleepilybythefire，begantohuntaroundforthebed—rollhehad，earlierintheevening，dumpeddownsomewhereincamp。
\"Isupposethat’sall，\"saidhe。\"Justacaseofrunlogsnow。
I’llturninforalittle。\"
ButOrde，athicksliceofbreadhalf—waytohislips，hadfrozeninanattitudeofattentivelistening。
\"Hark！\"saidhe。
Faint，stillinthedepthsoftheforest，thewanderingmorningbreezeboretotheirearsasoundwhosedifferencefromtheloudernoisesnearerathandalonerendereditaudible。
\"Thetroops！\"exclaimedOrde。
Heseizedalanternandreturneddownthetrail，followedeagerlybyNewmarkandeverymanincamp。
\"Troopscoming！\"saidOrdetoDaly。
Themendrewalittletooneside，watchingthedimlineoftheforest，darkagainstthepalingsky。Shadowsseemedtostirinitsblackness。Theyheardquitedistinctlytheclinkofmetalagainstmetal。Amanrodeoutoftheshadowandreinedupbythefire。
\"Halt！\"commandedaharshvoice。Therivermencouldmakeoutthetroops——threeorfourscoreofthem——standingrigidatattention。
Reed，afootnowinfavourofthecommandingofficer，pushedforward。
\"Whoisinchargehere？\"inquiredtheofficercrisply。
\"Iam，\"repliedOrde，steppingforward。
\"Iwishtoinquire，sir，ifyouhavegonemadtocounselyourmentoresistcivilauthority？\"
\"Ihavenotresistedcivilauthority，\"repliedOrderespectfully。
\"Ithasbeenotherwisereported。\"
\"Thereportshavebeenfalse。Thesheriffofthiscountyhasarrestedabouttwentyofmymensingle—handedandwithouttheslightesttrouble。\"
\"Mr。Morris，\"criedtheofficersharply。
\"Yes？\"repliedthesheriff。
\"Iswhatthismansaystrue？\"
\"Itsureis。Neverhadsolittlefussarrestin’rivermenbeforeinmylife。\"
Theofficer’sfaceturnedaslowbrick—red。Foramomenthesaidnothing，thenexplodedwiththeutmostviolence。
\"ThenwhythedevilamIdraggedupherewithmymeninthenight？\"
hecried。\"Who’sresponsibleforthisinsanity，anyway？Don’tyouknow，\"heroaredatReed，whothatmomentswungwithinhisrangeofvision，\"thatIhavenostandinginthepresenceofcivillaw？Whatdoyoumeangettingmeupheretoyourmiserablelittlebackwoodssquabbles？\"
Reedstartedtosaysomething，butwasimmediatelycutshortbytheiratecaptain。
\"I’venothingtodowiththat；settleitincourt。Andwhat’smore，you’llhavesomethingyourselftosettlewiththeState！About，face！Forward，march！\"
Themenfadedintothegraylightasthoughdissolvedbyit。
Adeepandrespectfulsilencefelluponthemen，whichwasbrokenbyOrde’ssolemnanddramaticdeclamation。
