Question

The two passengers in a seat nearby had heard most of the conversation.Said one of them: "That marshal's a good sort of chap. Some of these Westernfellows are all right."

"Pretty young to hold an office like that, isn't he?" asked the other.
"Young!" exclaimed the first speaker, "why-Oh! didn't you catch on?Say-did you ever know an officer to handcuff a prisoner to his right hand?"

Q 1) Which two passengers are referred to?​

Answer 1

Answer:

the two passengers are the eavesdroppers ,who sat in the nearby seat of the two men and Miss Fairchild.They played a significant role in the story, as they reveals the identity of the real marshal ,who was the glum- faced man and not Mr.Easton