Task: Story Composition
Input (English): Fact1: Jeff Webster hears of Klondike gold rush, Fact2: he and friend Ben Tatem decide to drive herd of cattle to Dawson City, Fact3: Jeff and Ben take off with Gannon and men in hot pursuit, Fact4: judge promises hot reception when Jeff returns, Fact5: men kill Ben finally forcing him to take sides
Output (English): In 1896, Jeff Webster hears of the Klondike gold rush and he and friend Ben Tatem decide to drive a herd of cattle to Dawson City, Yukon. On the way, he annoys selfappointed Judge Gannon by interrupting a hanging in Skagway, so Gannon unilaterly confiscates his herd. Jeff and Ben steal the animals back and take off with Gannon and his men in hot pursuit. After crossing the border into Canada, Jeff uses a few wellplaced warning shots to persuade Gannons gang to give up the chase, but the judge promises a hot reception when Jeff returns. When Jeff gets to Dawson, he finds a widespread benign lawlessness, and ignores it as none of his business. He auctions off his herd for 2 per pound 60lb today to new arrival Ronda Castle, a saloon owner and one of Gannons business associates, when she outbids Hominy, Grits and Molasses, coowners of the local hash house. Both Ronda and FrenchCanadian gamine Renee Vallon are strongly attracted to Jeff. Jeff and Ben use 40,000 1.2 million today of their proceeds to buy an existing gold claim, soon doubling their money. Ronda sets up a saloon in partnership with Gannon, who begins cheating the miners out of their claims. Gannon and his gunmen show up to grab their share and then some, making Dawson much more dangerous. Jeff stays out of it, instead planning to sneak out by river while Gannon is otherwise occupied. However, Gannon is tipped off when Ben buys extra coffee for the long trip; his men kill Ben and wound Jeff, finally forcing him to take sides. Jeff calls Gannon out to settle the dispute man to man, but the villain arranges an ambush. Ronda rushes out to warn Jeff and is fatally shot in the back. Jeff kills Gannon in the ensuing gunfight and the rest of his gang agree to leave town, rather than fight all the fedup longtime residents, who have finally found their courage and armed themselves to resist the gang.