He was an honest man, a sincere man. He had a quality to be found in many men of his kind and period - a quality of deep-seated loyalty that was his outstanding trait.
Hard and reckless in demeanor, he rode with dash and acted with a flair. He had at times been called a hard case. Yet no man lived long in a dangerous country if he were reckless. There was a place always for courage, but intelligent courage, not the heedlessness of a harebrained youngster.
(from The Trail To Crazy Man, by Louis L'Amour)
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