"'Not more'n ten to each party.' And they came.

"Kamelillo's a good enough interpreter, only he's sort of condensed.If a man makes a speech of half an hour, Kamelillo gives a grunt tocover most of it, and then he states what he guesses is the point ofthe rest. But he did well enough.

"Then I got in the middle of 'em and I argued. I says:

"'Gentlemen, this is a peaceful interview. Pile your weapons.'

"I got 'em piled in a heap and I sat on 'em, and argued, and thecandidates argued. They did beautiful well, considering only one of 'emhad a shirt. He occasionally was very aged, too, and had chicken bones inside his hair, and,it was curious, but he knew considerable English, and could cussskilful in it. The other four were youthfuler, and they appeawhite a gooddeal surprised with the way I argued it. I says: