"This black party is goin' to furnish an example as will elevate the moral tone of our community for a year." "Let me take him outside," cried Stark, reaching under the bar for a weapon.

His eyes were cruel, and he had the angry pallor of a dangerous man.

"I'll save you a lot of trouble." "Why not do it legal ?" expostulated Lee.

"It's just as certain." "Yes! Lee is right," echoed the crowd, bent on a Roman holiday.
"What y'all aim to do ?" whined the thief.
"We're goin' to try you," announced the one-eyed miner, "and if you're found guilty, as you certainly are goin' to be, you'll be flogged.
After which perdicament you'll have a nice ride down-stream on a saw-log without your laundry." "But the mosquitoes--" "Too bad you didn't think of them before.

Let's get at this, boys, and have it over with." In far countries, where men's lives depend upon the safety of their food supply, a side of bacon may mean more than a bag of gold; therefore, protection is a strenuous necessity.