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Chapter 86

           Youmustgetallthisoutofyourmind,ifyouwishtoformanideaofaCourtofjusticeonthefrontiersofTexasasunlikeitshomonyminEnglandasabondofguerillastoabrigadeofGuardsmen.

           Thereisnocourt-house,althoughthereisasortofpublicroomusedforthisandotherpurposes.Butthedaypromisestobehot,andtheCourthasdecidedtositunderatree!

           Andunderatreehasitestablisheditselfagiganticlive-oak,festoonedwithSpanishmossstandingbytheedgeoftheparade-ground,andextendingitsshadowafarovertheverdantprairie.

           Alargedealtableisplacedunderneath,withhalfascoreofskin-bottomedchairssetaroundit,andonitstopafewscatteredsheetsoffoolscappaper,aninkstandwithgoose-quillpens,awell-thumbedlaw-bookortwo,ablown-glassdecantercontainingpeach-brandy,acoupleofcommontumblers,aboxofHavannahcigars,andanotheroflucifer-matches.

           Behindtheseparaphernaliasitsthejudge,notonlyun-robedinermine,butactuallyun-coatedthetemperatureofthedayhavingdecidedhimtotrythecaseinhisshirt-sleeves!

           Insteadofawig,hewearshisPanamahat,setslouchinglyoveronecheek,tobalancethehalf-smoked,half-chewedHavannahprojectingfromtheother.

           Theremainingchairsareoccupiedbymenwhosecostumegivesnoindicationoftheircalling.

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