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Updated: June 17, 2025
There was no reason why he should go to Milligan's and take his servant with him unless he wished a fight. And why a man should wish to fight the entire Corner was something no one could guess. That he should have done all this merely to focus all eyes upon him, and particularly the eyes of a girl, did not occur to anyone.
They talked only a moment longer and then Donnegan left the hall with the girl on his arm. Certainly the thoughts of all in Milligan's followed that pair; and it was seen that Donnegan took her to the door of her house and then went away through the town and up the hill. And big George followed him like a shadow cast from a lantern behind a man walking in a fog.
The place was fairly well crowded, with a few vacant tables. For everyone wanted to hear Milligan's version of the affair. He had a short and vigorous one, trimmed with neat oaths. It was all the girl in the blue calico dress, according to him. The posse couldn't storm a house with a woman in it or even conduct a proper lynching in her presence.
The doctor thought her wonderfully docile and took heart of hope. A month or two alone with her in Prance and all would be well. In the meantime, patience! Naturally she was full of childish whims. He smiled at her indulgently when she asked him to request Miss Philps to stay outside of the fitting room at Miss Milligan's.
"Well, confound my soul," said Lewis, blocking the way. "A Negro in Milligan's? Get out!" Big George did not move. "I been sent, mister," he said mildly. "I been sent for enough mint to make a julep." "You been sent to the wrong place," declared Andy, hitching at his cartridge belt. "Ain't you seen that sign?" And he pointed to the one which eliminated colored patrons.
Milligan's apartment I found Arthur in tears and his mother bending over him. "You won't go, Remi! Oh, Remi, tell me you won't go," he sobbed. I could not speak. Mrs. Milligan replied for me, telling Arthur that I had to do as I was told. "Signor Vitalis would not consent to let us have you," said Mrs. Milligan in a voice so sad. "He's a wicked man!" cried Arthur.
Afterward, Lebrun himself took his daughter over to Milligan's and left her under the care of the dance-hall proprietor. "I'm waiting for someone," said Nelly, and Milligan sat willingly at her table and made talk. He was like the rest of The Corner full of the subject of the strange encounter between Lord Nick and Donnegan. What had Donnegan done to the big man?
He added pointedly: "Oh, I've found that out!" She shrugged that comment away. "He isn't paying the slightest attention to any of them," she murmured. "He's queer! Has he just come here hunting trouble?" It should be understood that before this the men in Milligan's had reached a subtly unspoken agreement that red-haired Donnegan was not one of them.
Once, in one of those hushes which will fall upon every crowd, he heard a coyote wailing sharply and far away, as though the desert had sent out this voice to mock at The Corner and all it contained. He had only to ask once to discover where Landis was: Milligan's dance hall.
The soldiers were in camp, and Milligan thought that Captain Russell ought to be at once notified of the appearance of these Indians. Knowing that we could reach the camp in safety, for we were well mounted, I continued to have considerable amusement at Milligan's expense, who finally said: "Cody, what's making my hat raise up so. I can hardly keep it on my head."
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