No Honor / Ch. 7 Pt. 1: Closing Arguments.
Marco said, "Okay, everyone, mira....That man es way outta line here. De
Station runs, as haven, and hideout, to all who can pay. We say, 'Come to us if
you are wanted. Come to us if you are chased.'
"We let him ride off wit' es man, what happens then? Word gets out, we lose
visitors, we lose business, we lose money... No 'fifty dollars' es going to
cover it... Et won't...
"And Roy es not what 'e says! Do not fall for his trick!
"He will lose faith, he will give up, he will leave soon, or he will be told
to... Let's go."
Marco's camp got up, to leave. I looked for El Hombre... the one closer to
the doors. He was nowhere to be found, and I reckon he's smart for that. Moon
shouldn't have gotten that close to Marco, but he had his gang spooked. All of
us were wary of 'im, honestly.
After they all left, the yappin' rose up quick, and continued all night.
People wanted to know who this 'Carter Moon' was, and how come he was fightin'
for Indians. Was that story even true? The thought o' kids burnin' alive, was
enough to sicken a lot of us... Millie, most of all.
Surprisingly though, some folks couldn't have given a damn about that.
Donny said, "What them Indians ever do fer us? You gi' them bastards half a
chance, they'd do the same to our young'uns, and us, twice over."
He got cheered, for that.
Still, the topic that came up the most, was whether or not Carter was good
for that money. Fifty Dollars is a lot for a man, and I don't know if Marco
rightly figured out, what that meant.
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