A small group of unwashed miners are gathered in the saloon tent, laughing boisterously among themselves.
"Ah kit you not, Jerold. The Marshal and the new Sheriff put Lindley Quintan in jail."
There is a derisive snort! "You are a lying sack of crap! Lindley Quintan is dead."
"Ain't so! I spent the nigh with him in cell 2. Seems the new Sheriff arrested the man for spilling his coffee on a 'choo'. I figger he must have been referrin' to that Chinaman doctor."
"Choo! Ha! We'll should be interesting to see what Lindley does once he gets out."
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