'I've got it, men,' said Graeme suddenly. 'This town does not require
all the whisky there is in it'; and he unfolded his plan. It was to gain
possession of Slavin's saloon and the bar of the Black Rock Hotel, and
clear out all the liquor to be found in both these places. I did not
much like the idea; and Geordie said, 'I'm ga'en aifter the lad; I'll
hae naethin' tae dae wi' yon. It's' no' that easy, an' it's a sinfu'
waste.'
But Abe was wild to try it, and Shaw was quite willing, while old Nelson
sternly approved.
'Nelson, you and Shaw get a couple of our men and attend to the saloon.
Slavin and the whole gang are up at the Black Rock, so you won't have
much trouble; but come to us as soon as you can.'
And so we went our ways.
Then followed a scene the like of which I can never hope to see again,
and it was worth a man's seeing. But there were times that night when I
wished I had not agreed to follow Graeme in his plot. As we went up to
the hotel, I asked Graeme, 'What about the law of this?'
'Law!' he replied indignantly.
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