"A sheriff," Wyatt filled in for him. "For a while anyways, then a U.S. Marshal. That's what I was doin' when I was brought here."

He tapped the cards thoughtfully on the table, trying to figure out the best way to explain it. "I'm not sure what they would have been called where yer from, but, I guess ya could say that I - kept the law. If somebody was doin' somethin' they shouldn't, I stopped them. Made sure they'd paid the penalty for it."