That gent you goes ag'inst is Doc Holliday; as hard a game as lurks anywhere between the Slope an' the Big Muddy.' "Does the Stranglers do anything to this Holliday?
Why, no, not much; all they does is present him with a Colt's-44 along with the compliments of the camp.
"'An' it's to be deplored,' says Enright, when he makes the presentation speech to Holliday, 'that you-all don't have this weepon when you cuts loose at Collins instead of said jimcrow derringer.

In sech events, that hoss-thief's death would have been assured.

Shore! shootin' off Collins' jaw is good as far as it goes, but it can't be regyarded as no sech boon as downin' him complete.
"It's after supper when this Holliday encounters Cherokee; the two has a conference.

This Holliday lays bar' his purpose.
"'Which I'm yere,' says this Holliday, 'not only for your money, but I wants the camp.' Then he goes for'ard an' proposes that they plays till one is broke; an, if it's Cherokee who goes down, he is to vamos the outfit while Holliday succeeds to his game.

'An' the winner is to stake his defeated adversary to one thousand dollars wherewith to begin life anew,' concloodes this Holliday.
"'Which what you states seems like agreeable offers,' says Cherokee, an' he smiles clever an' gentlemanly.