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But if Weir 's mind was put at ease so far as Janet was concerned , he had more than enough other cares to burden his thoughts . The loss of the deposition , chief of all ; then the matter of effecting Martinez ' release , wherever he was immured ; and finally , as he learned from Meyers and Atkinson on reaching camp , the insidious promise of trouble in the `` free whiskey party . '' `` Perhaps whoever supplied the fire-water underestimated this copper-lined crew 's capacity and did n't furnish enough , '' Meyers suggested . `` Nobody was really drunk last night and here it is nearly noon , with the men all hanging about camp . If there was whiskey yet to be had , some of these thirsty , rollicking scrappers of ours would be right back at the spigot this morning . '' `` Maybe so , '' Atkinson admitted . `` Seems so -- and yet I ai n't easy in my mind .