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There
was
a
mad
rush
for
places
;
men
disdaining
the
aisle
,
stepped
from
one
orchestra
chair
to
another
,
striding
over
the
backs
of
seats
,
leaving
the
print
of
dusty
feet
upon
the
red
plush
cushions
.
In
a
twinkling
the
house
was
filled
from
stage
to
topmost
gallery
.
The
aisles
were
packed
solid
,
even
on
the
edge
of
the
stage
itself
men
were
sitting
,
a
black
fringe
on
either
side
of
the
footlights
.
The
curtain
was
up
,
disclosing
a
half
-
set
scene
,
—
the
flats
,
leaning
at
perilous
angles
,
—
that
represented
some
sort
of
terrace
,
the
pavement
,
alternate
squares
of
black
and
white
marble
,
while
red
,
white
,
and
yellow
flowers
were
represented
as
growing
from
urns
and
vases
.
A
long
,
double
row
of
chairs
stretched
across
the
scene
from
wing
to
wing
,
flanking
a
table
covered
with
a
red
cloth
,
on
which
was
set
a
pitcher
of
water
and
a
speaker
’
s
gavel
.
Promptly
these
chairs
were
filled
up
with
members
of
the
League
,
the
audience
cheering
as
certain
well
-
known
figures
made
their
appearance
—
Garnett
of
the
Ruby
ranch
,
Gethings
of
the
San
Pablo
,
Keast
of
the
ranch
of
the
same
name
,
Chattern
of
the
Bonanza
,
elderly
men
,
bearded
,
slow
of
speech
,
deliberate
.
Garnett
opened
the
meeting
;
his
speech
was
plain
,
straightforward
,
matter
-
of
-
fact
.
He
simply
told
what
had
happened
.
He
announced
that
certain
resolutions
were
to
be
drawn
up
.
He
introduced
the
next
speaker
.
This
one
pleaded
for
moderation
.
He
was
conservative
.
All
along
he
had
opposed
the
idea
of
armed
resistance
except
as
the
very
last
resort
.
He
“
deplored
”
the
terrible
affair
of
yesterday
.
He
begged
the
people
to
wait
in
patience
,
to
attempt
no
more
violence
.
He
informed
them
that
armed
guards
of
the
League
were
,
at
that
moment
,
patrolling
Los
Muertos
,
Broderson
’
s
,
and
Osterman
’
s
.
It
was
well
known
that
the
United
States
marshal
confessed
himself
powerless
to
serve
the
writs
.
There
would
be
no
more
bloodshed
.
“
We
have
had
,
”
he
continued
,
“
bloodshed
enough
,
and
I
want
to
say
right
here
that
I
am
not
so
sure
but
what
yesterday
’
s
terrible
affair
might
have
been
avoided
.
A
gentleman
whom
we
all
esteem
,
who
from
the
first
has
been
our
recognised
leader
,
is
,
at
this
moment
,
mourning
the
loss
of
a
young
son
,
killed
before
his
eyes
.
God
knows
that
I
sympathise
,
as
do
we
all
,
in
the
affliction
of
our
President
.
I
am
sorry
for
him
.
My
heart
goes
out
to
him
in
this
hour
of
distress
,
but
,
at
the
same
time
,
the
position
of
the
League
must
be
defined
.
We
owe
it
to
ourselves
,
we
owe
it
to
the
people
of
this
county
.
The
League
armed
for
the
very
purpose
of
preserving
the
peace
,
not
of
breaking
it
.
We
believed
that
with
six
hundred
armed
and
drilled
men
at
our
disposal
,
ready
to
muster
at
a
moment
’
s
call
,
we
could
so
overawe
any
attempt
to
expel
us
from
our
lands
that
such
an
attempt
would
not
be
made
until
the
cases
pending
before
the
Supreme
Court
had
been
decided
.
If
when
the
enemy
appeared
in
our
midst
yesterday
they
had
been
met
by
six
hundred
rifles
,
it
is
not
conceivable
that
the
issue
would
have
been
forced
.
No
fight
would
have
ensued
,
and
to
-
day
we
would
not
have
to
mourn
the
deaths
of
four
of
our
fellow
-
citizens
.
A
mistake
has
been
made
and
we
of
the
League
must
not
be
held
responsible
.
”
The
speaker
sat
down
amidst
loud
applause
from
the
Leaguers
and
less
pronounced
demonstrations
on
the
part
of
the
audience
.
A
second
Leaguer
took
his
place
,
a
tall
,
clumsy
man
,
half
-
rancher
,
half
-
politician
.
“
I
want
to
second
what
my
colleague
has
just
said
,
”
he
began
.
