Theywasfairmen——fairerthanyouorme——withyellowhairandremarkablewellbuiltSaysDravot，unpackingtheguns，’ThisisthebeginningofthebusinessWe’llfightforthetenmen，’andwiththathefirestworiflesatthetwentymen，anddropsoneofthemattwohundredyardsfromtherockwherehewassittingTheothermenbegantorun，butCarnehanandDravotsitsontheboxespickingthemoffatallranges，upanddownthevalleyThenwegoesuptothetenmenthathadrunacrossthesnowtoo，andtheyfiresafootylittlearrowatusDravotheshootsabovetheirheads，andtheyallfallsdownflatThenhewalksoverthemandkicksthem，andthenheliftsthemupandshakeshandsallroundtomakethemfriendlylikeHecallsthemandgivesthemtheboxestocarry，andwaveshishandforalltheworldasthoughhewasKingalreadyTheytakestheboxesandhimacrossthevalleyandupthehillintoapinewoodonthetop，wheretherewashalfadozenbigstoneidolsDravothegoestothebiggest——afellowtheycallImbra——andlaysarifleandacartridgeathisfeet，rubbinghisnoserespectfulywithhisownnose，pattinghimonthehead，andnodshishead，andsays，’That’sallrightI’mintheknowtoo，andtheseoldjimjamsaremyfriends。’Thenheopenshismouthandpointsdownit，andwhenthefirstmanbringshimfood，hesays，’No；’andwhenthesecondmanbringshimfood，hesays’no；’butwhenoneoftheoldpriestsandthebossofthevillagebringshimfood，hesays，’Yes；’veryhaughty，andeatsitslowThatwashowhecametoourfirstvillagewithoutanytrouble，justasthoughwehadtumbledfromtheskiesButwetumbledfromoneofthosedamnedrope-bridges，yousee，and——youcouldn’texpectamantolaughmuchafterthat？”
“Takesomemorewhiskyandgoon。”Isaid“ThatwasthefirstvillageyoucameintoHowdidyougettobeKing？”
“Iwasn’tKing。”saidCarnehan“DravothewastheKing，andahandsomemanhelookedwiththegoldcrownonhisheadandall。
Himandtheotherpartystayedinthatvillage，andeverymorningDravotsatbythesideofoldImbra，andthepeoplecameandworshippedThatwasDravot’sorderThenalotofmencameintothevalley，andCarnehanDravotpicksthemoffwiththeriflesbeforetheyknewwheretheywas，andrunsdownintothevalleyandupagaintheotherside，andfindsanothervillage，sameasthefirstone，andthepeopleallfallsdownflatontheirfaces，andDravotsays，’Nowwhatisthetroublebetweenyoutwovillages？’
andthepeoplepointstoawoman，asfairasyouorme，thatwascarriedoff，andDravottakesherbacktothefirstvillageandcountsupthedead——eighttherewasForeachdeadmanDravotpoursalittlemilkonthegroundandwaveshisarmslikeawhirligig，and’That’sallright，’saysheThenheandCarnehantakesthebigbossofeachvillagebythearm，andwalksthemdownthevalley，andshowsthemhowtoscratchalinewithaspearrightdownthevalley，andgiveseachasodofturffrombothsidesofthelineThenallthepeoplecomesdownandshoutslikethedevilandall，andDravotsays，’Goanddigtheland，andbefruitfulandmultiply，’whichtheydid，thoughtheydidn’tunderstandThenweasksthenamesofthingsintheirlingo——breadandwaterandfireandidolsandsuch；andDravotleadsthepriestofeachvillageuptotheidol，andsayshemustsitthereandjudgethepeople，andifanythinggoeswrongheistobeshot。