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"I'm about my business," rejoined that young officer curtly. "I've
been on your trail."
"Well, you've found me," said Dunwody grimly. "You may wish you
hadn't."
The Northerner was not in the least subdued, and remained fearless
as before. "That's fine talk!" he said. "Why haven't we a right
here? We're on a navigable stream of the United States, in free
waters and in a free country, and we're free to do as we propose.
We're under a free flag. What do you mean by firing into us?"
"You're not navigating the river at all," retorted Judge Clayton.
"You're tied up to Missouri soil. The real channel of the river is
away out yonder, and you know it. We're inside our right in
boarding you. We want to know who you are and what you are doing
here, an army officer, at the head of men armed in this way. We're
going to search this boat. You've got property of mine on board,
and we've the legal right to take it, and we're going to take it.
You've killed some of our posse.


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