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"You are, as much as any man here," spoke up Caleb Price, and Hall and

Kelsey added yea to that "Get down Come in"

Banion threw his rein to Jackson and stepped into the ring, bowing to

Jesse Wingate, who sat as presiding officer

"Of course ant to hear what Mr Banion has to say," said he "He's

proved part of the question right now I've always heard it's fording,

part way, at Papin's Ferry It don't look it now"

"The river's high, Mr Wingate," said Banion "If you ask me, I'd rather

ferry than ford I'd send the women and children over by this boat We

can on boxes If they leak we can cover

them with hides The sawether another boat or two I'd rather be safe than sorry, gentlemen;

and believe me, she's heavy water yonder"

"I've never seed the Kaw so full," asserted Jackson, "an' I've crossed

her twenty ti flood Do what ye like, you-all--ole

Missoury's goin' to take her slow an' keerful"

"Half of you Liberty men are a bunch of damned cowards!" sneered

Woodhull

There was silence An icy voice broke it

"I take it, that means me?" said Will Banion

"It does mean you, if you want to take it that way," rejoined his ene up a whole train"

"Neverany ht now What I have in mind now is to ask you, do you