Chapter 26
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Mr. Peter Dinsmore was of both an impulsive and obstinate disposition. He wanted what he wanted when he wanted it. Somewhere he had heard that if a man desired his business well done, he must do it himself. Gurley had proved a poor messenger. Peter would call upon Clint Wadley in person and arrange an armistice. He had another and a more urgent reason for getting to town promptly. A jumping toothache had kept him awake all night. After he reached Tascosa, Dinsmore was annoyed to find that Dr. Bridgman had ridden down the river to look after the fractured leg of a mule-skinner. "Isn't there any one else in this condemned burg can pull teeth?" he demanded irritably of the bartender at the Bird Cage. "There certainly is. Buttermilk Brown is a sure-enough dentist.
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