By John Thomas Edson
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He neither stopped, nor in any way interfered with the trail herds, for he knew the other men must go north to sell their cattle. All Slaughter asked was that they kept moving, did not overgraze his range, fed on their own beef, and kept their hands' hooravraig of Blantyre City dovni to reasonable bounds; none of them unreasonable requests to men who Imew the ways of the cattle business and the ways of Texas cowhands on a spree. Most folks took notice of what John Slaughter said, for it was not his way to waste time in repeated warnings.
Trace and Alvord turned and rode back through the line of their watching friends. They disappeared over a rim and after a couple of minutes four more of the crew rode dovra to the edge of the stream, splitting into pairs and halting their horses facing each other on either side of where the Long Rail herd would come ashore. None of the men held their rifles now, but sat relaxed in their saddles. One thing each man had in common was that he rode a fine horse, one that showed an alertness and intelligence in the very way it stood.
Normally the Cattle King would not have thought of asking permission even as a matter of basic courtesy. However, he knew he faced one man who the might of the Long Rail did not frighten or worry in the least. "Just you," Slaughter answered. Slowly Chisum rode through the water, at its deepest part it rose only as high as the level of his boots. On reaching Slaughter s shore, the Cattle King drew his horse to a halt. ' he asked. '*WeVe come for them/' Slaughter answered, getting straight to the point without any fancy frills.