The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey: about twenty men, all heavily armed, and evidently in charge of
a clean-cut, lean-limbed cowboy. Duane experienced considerable
satisfaction at the absence of the sheriff who he had
understood was to lead the posse. Perhaps he was out in another
direction with a different force.
"Hello, Jim Fletcher," called the cowboy.
"Howdy," replied Fletcher.
At his short, dry response and the way he strode leisurely out
before the posse Duane found himself modifying his contempt for
Fletcher. The outlaw was different now.
"Fletcher, we've tracked a man to all but three miles of this
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