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 rhythmic clinking of glasses. In a shadowy corner, bathed in the flickering light of a kerosene lamp, sat two figures - their faces concealed by the wide edges of their hats. Their clandestine meeting, a whispered arrangement, had be