[i][b][center]Marian[/i][/b][/center]

"What a shame," Marian said, "That was such a nice shirt on you, Paul." She gave the 'gorilla' a rakish grin and downed the rest of her little cup of tequila.

"Woody, mas tequila por favor," she said as she slid the cup his way. "Did you really sell outta that pretty bottle I brought up from El Paso? I can get more... I'm thinkin of takin up that contract in N'Awlins, provided I can take a steamer down river instead of ridin. You can get a lot'a good liquor in N'Awlins..."