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husband whispering together。 

     ;Come   on�察  �you�察─  �Shunk   Wilson   said   gruffly   to   Smoke。          ;Cut   this 

questionin'   short。      We   know   what   you're   tryin'   to   provethat   the   other 

bank   wasn't   searched。       The   witness   admits   it。     We   admit   it。   It   wasn't 

necessary。      No tracks led to that bank。         The snow wasn't broke。; 

     ;There was a man on the other bank just the same�察─�Smoke insisted。 

     ;That's too thin for skatin'�察�young man。            There ain't many of us on the 



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McQuestion�察�an' we got every man accounted for。; 

     ;Who   was   the   man   you   hiked   out of   camp   two   weeks   ago�拭─  �Smoke 

asked。 

     ;Alonzo Miramar。         He was a Mexican。         What's that grub´thief got to 

do with it�拭─�

     ;Nothing�察�except that you haven't accounted for HIM�察�Mr Judge。; 

     ;He went down the river�察�not up。; 

     ;How do you know where he went�拭─�

     ;Saw him start。; 

     ;And that's all you know of what became of him�拭─�

     ;No�察�it ain't�察�young man。       I know�察�we all know�察�he had four day's grub 

an' no gun   to shoot   meat   with。     If he  didn't   make the  settlement   on the 

Yukon he'd croaked long before this。; 

     ;I suppose you've got all the guns in this part of the country accounted 

for�察�too�察─�Smoke observed pointedly。 

     Shunk Wilson was angry。 

     ;You'd think I was the prisoner the way you slam questions into me。 

Come on with the next witness。           Where's French Louis�拭─�

     While French Louis was shoving forward�察�Lucy opened the door。 

     ;Where you goin'�拭─�Shunk Wilson shouted。 

     ;I reckon I don't have to stay�察─�she answered defiantly。            ;I ain't got no 

vote�察�an' besides my cabin's so jammed up I can't breathe。; 

     In a few minutes her husband followed。             The closing of the door was 

the first warning the judge received of it。 

     ;Who was that�拭─�he interrupted Pierre's narrative to ask。 

     ;Bill Peabody�察─�somebody spoke up。             ;Said he wanted to ask his wife 

something and was coming right back。; 

     Instead   of   Bill�察  �it   was   Lucy   who   re´entered�察  �took   off   her   furs�察  �and 

resumed her place by the stove。 

     ;I reckon we don't need to hear the rest of the witnesses�察─�was Shunk 

Wilson's   decision�察  �when   Pierre   had   finished。    ;We   know   they   only   can 

testify to the same facts we've already heard。            Say�察�Sorensen�察�you go an' 

bring   Bill   Peabody  back。     We'll   be   votin'   a   verdict   pretty   short。 Now�察�

Stranger�察�you can get up an' say your say concernin' what happened。                    In 



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the meantime we'll just be savin' delay by passin' around the two rifles�察�the 

ammunition�察�an' the bullets that done the killin'。; 

     Midway in his story of how he had arrived in that part of the country�察�

and at the point in his narrative where he described his own ambush and 

how   he   had   fled   to   the   bank�察  �Smoke   was   interrupted   by   the   indignant 

Shunk Wilson。 

     ;Young man�察�what sense is there in you testifyin' that way�拭                  �You're 

just   takin'   up   valuable   time。 Of   course   you   got   the   right   to   lie   to   save 

your neck�察�but we ain't goin' to stand for such foolishness。 The rifle�察�the 

ammunition�察�the bullet that killed Joe Kinade is against youWhat's that�拭�

Open the door�察�somebody� ─�

     The frost rushed in�察�taking form and substance in the heat of the room�察�

while   through   the   open   door   came   the   whining   of   dogs   that   decreased 

rapidly with distance。 

     ;It's Sorensen an' Peabody�察─�some one cried�察 �a´throwin' the whip into 

the dawgs an' headin' down river� ─�

     ;Now�察�what the hell� ─       �Shunk Wilson paused�察�with dropped jaw�察�and 

glared at Lucy。      ;I reckon you can explain�察�Mrs Peabody。; 

     She   tossed   her   head   and   compressed   her   lips�察  �and   Shunk   Wilson's 

wrathful and suspicious gaze passed on and rested on Breck。 

     ;An' I reckon that new´comer you've ben chinning with could explain 

if HE had a mind to。; 

     Breck�察�now very uncomfortable�察�found all eyes centred on him。 

     ;Sam was chewing the rag with him�察�too�察�before he hit out�察─�some one 

said。 

     ;Look     here�察  �Mr    Breck�察─   �Shunk    Wilson     continued。     ;You've      ben 

interruptin'   proceedings�察  �and   you   got   to   explain   the   meanin'   of   it。   What 

was you chinnin' about�拭─�

     Breck cleared his throat timidly and replied。           ;I was just trying to buy 

some grub。; 

     ;What with�拭─�

     ;Dust�察�of course。; 

     ;Where'd you get it�拭─�

     Breck did not answer。 



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     ;He's ben snoopin' around up the Stewart�察─�a man volunteered。                    ;I run 

across his camp a week ago when I was huntin'。                 An' I want to tell you he 

was almighty secretious about it。; 

     ;The dust didn't come   from there�察─�Breck   said。             ;That's only a   low´ 

grade hydraulic proposition。; 

     ;Bring your poke here an' let's see your dust�察─�Wilson commanded。 

     ;I tell you it didn't come from there。; 

     ;Let's see it just the same。; 

     Breck   made   as   if   to   refuse�察  �but   all   about   him   were   menacing   faces。 

Reluctantly�察�he fumbled in his coat pocket。              In the act of drawing forth a 

pepper can�察�it rattled against what was evidently a hard object。 

     ;Fetch it all out� ─�Shunk Wilson thundered。 

     And     out   came    the  big   nugget�察   �first´size�察  �yellow    as  no   gold   any 

onlooker had ever seen。          Shunk Wilson gasped。           Half a dozen�察�catching 

one   glimpse�察  �made   a   break   for   the   door。   They   reached   it   at   the   same 

moment�察  �and�察  �with   cursing   and   scuffling�察  �jammed   and   pivoted   through。 

The   judge   emptied   the   contents   of   the   pepper   can   on   the   table�察  �and   the 

sight of the rough lump´gold sent half a dozen more toward the door。 

     ;Where are you goin'�拭─�Eli Harding asked�察�as Shunk started to follow。 

     ;For my dogs�察�of course。; 

     ;Ain't you goin' to hang him�拭─�

     ;It'd take too much time right now。             He'll keep till we get back�察�so I 

reckon this court is adjourned。          This ain't no place for lingerin'。; 

     Harding      hesitated。     He    glanced     savagely     at  Smoke�察    �saw    Pierre 

beckoning to Louis from the doorway�察�took one last look at the lump´ gold 

on the table�察�and decided。 

     ;No   use   you   tryin'   to   get   away�察─  �he   flung   back   over   his   shoulder。 

;Besides�察�I'm goin' to borrow your dogs。; 

     ;What   is   itanother   one   of   them   blamed   stampedes�拭─  �the   old   blind 

trapper asked in a queer and petulant falsetto�察�as the cries of men and dogs 

and the grind of the sleds swept the silence of the room。 

     ;It sure is�察─�Lucy answered。         ;An' I never seen gold like it。        Feel that�察�

old man。; 

     She put the big nugget in his hand。           He was but slightly interested。 



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     ;It  was    a  good   fur´country�察─   �he   complained�察     �before    them   danged 

miners come in an' scared back the game。; 

     The door opened�察�and Breck entered。 

     ;Well�察─�he said�察 �we four are all that are left in camp。            It's forty miles 

to the Stewart by the cut´off I broke�察�and the fastest of them 

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