HIDDEN RENDEZVOUS IN THE SADDLE ROOM

The air hung thick with anticipation and illicit desire. A hushed silence fell over the crowded saloon, save for the low clinking of glasses. In a shadowy corner, bathed in the soft light of a kerosene lamp, sat two figures - their faces concealed by the wide shadows of their hats. Their clandestine meeting, a whispered arrangement, had been carefu