Where has Duane been?
Nueces gorge
For how long?
nearly six months
Was he lonely?
yes
What did he do to combat the loneliness?
prey to the scourge of his thoughts.
What was the name of the first village?
Mercer
Did Mercer owe him something?
yes
What was just outside the village?
a grave
Was anything on it?
yes
What?
brush
Was anything written on the post?
yes
Had Duane ever read it?
no
Who did Duane think of?
Hardin,
Who had Hardin bothered?
the stockmen and ranchers
Where had they met?
in the little plaza of the village,
What did Duane do to him?
called him every name known to border men,
Then what?
taunted him to draw
And then?
killed him in the act.