noon
Told him I 'd pump him full of air ducts if he did n't wait till next week . Said I had the promise of a gun an ' that it 'd give me great pleasure to use it on him if he tried any auctioneering at my expense this noon . Then he fined me five dollars more , swore that he 'd show me what it meant to dare the marshal of Rawhide an ' insult the dignity of the court an ' town council , an ' also that he 'd shoot my liver all through my system if I did n't leave him to his reflections . Now , look here , stranger ; noon is only two hours away an ' I 'm due to lose my outfit : what are _ you _ going to do to get me out of this mess ? '' he finished anxiously , hands on hips . `` You did real well , very fine , indeed , '' replied the stranger , smiling with content . `` An ' do n't you worry about that outfit -- I 'm going to get it back for you an ' a little bit more .