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noticed him step to his own。 

     ;Why�察�I didn't know you were lame� ─�cried she。 

     ;Shucks� ─�said Lin。 ;It don't cramp my style any。; He had sprung on 

his   horse�察  �ridden   beside   her�察  �leaned   and   kissed   her   before   she   got   any 

measure of his activity。 

     ;That's how�察─  �said   he�察  �and   they  took   their   homeward   way  galloping。 

;No�察─  �Lin   continued�察   �Frank   and   me   never   quarrelled。   I   just   thought   I'd 

have a look at this Western country。 Frank�察�he thought dry´goods was good 

enough for him�察�and so we're both satisfied�察�I expect。 And that's a lot of 

years now。 Whoop ye� ─�he suddenly sang out�察�and fired his six´shooter at a 

jack´rabbit�察�who strung himself out flat and flew over the earth。 

     Both dismounted   at   the   parade´ground   gate�察 �and   he kissed   her   again 

when she was not looking�察�upon which she very properly slapped him�察�and 

he took the horses to the stable。 He sat down to tea at the hotel�察�and found 

the meal consisted of black potatoes�察�gray tea�察�and a guttering dish of fat 

pork。 But his appetite was good�察�and he remarked to himself that inside the 

first   hour   he   was   in   Boston   he   would   have   steamed   Duxbury  clams。   Of 

Sabina he never thought again�察�and it is likely that she found others to take 

his place。 Fort Washakie was one hundred and fifty miles from the railway�察�

and men there were many and girls were few。 

     The     next   morning      the   other   passengers      entered    the   stage   with 



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resignation�察�knowing the thirty´six hours of evil that lay before them。 Lin 

climbed up beside the driver。 He had a new trunk now。 

     ;Don't   get   full�察  �Lin�察─  �said   the   clerk�察  �putting   the   mail´sacks   in   at   the 

store。 

     ;My plans ain't settled that far yet�察─�replied Mr。 McLean。 

     ;Leave it out of them�察─�said the voice of the bishop�察�laughing�察�inside 

the stage。 

     It was a cool�察�fine air。 Gazing over the huge plain down in which lies 

Fort   Washakie�察  �Lin   heard   the   faint   notes   of   the   trumpet   on   the   parade 

ground�察�and took a good´bye look at all things。 He watched the American 

flag   grow   small�察  �saw   the   circle   of   steam   rising   away   down   by   the   hot 

springs�察 �looked   at   the   bad lands   beyond�察 �chemically  pink   and   rose   amid 

the vast�察�natural�察�quiet´colored plain。 Across the spreading distance Indians 

trotted at wide spaces�察�generally two large bucks on one small pony�察�or a 

squaw   and   pappoosea   bundle   of   parti´colored   rags。   Presiding   over   the 

whole rose the mountains to the west�察�serene�察�lifting into the clearest light。 

Then once again came the now tiny music of the trumpet。 

     ;When do yu' figure on comin' back�拭─�inquired the driver。 

     ;Oh�察�I'll   just look   around back there  for a spell�察─  �said Lin。  ;About   a 

month�察�I guess。; 

     He had seven hundred dollars。 At Lander the horses are changed�察�and 

during this operation Lin's friends gathered and said�察�where was any sense 

in going to Boston when you could have a good time where you were�拭�But 

Lin remained sitting safe on the stage。 Toward evening�察�at the bottom of a 

little dry gulch some eight feet deep�察�the horses decided it was a suitable 

place to stay。 It was the bishop who persuaded them to change their minds。 

He told the driver to give up beating�察�and unharness。 Then they were led 

up the bank�察�quivering�察�and a broken trace was spliced with rope。 Then the 

stage was forced on to the level ground�察�the bishop proving a strong man�察�

familiar with the gear of vehicles。 They crossed through the pass among 

the quaking asps and the pines�察�and�察�reaching Pacific Springs�察�came down 

again into open country。 That afternoon the stage put its passengers down 

on the railroad platform at Green River�察�this was the route in those days 

before     the   mid´winter     catastrophes      of  frozen    passengers      led  to   its 



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abandonment。 The bishop was going west。 His robes had passed him on 

the up stage during the night。 When the reverend gentleman heard this he 

was   silent   for   a   very   short   moment�察  �and   then   laughed   vigorously   in   the 

baggage´room。 

     ;I can understand how you swear sometimes�察─�he said to Lin McLean�察�

;but I can't�察�you see。 Not even at this。; 

     The cow´puncher was checking his own trunk to Omaha。 

     ;Good´bye   and   good   luck   to   you�察─  �continued   the   bishop�察  �giving   his 

hand to Lin。 ;And look heredon't you think you might leave that 'getting 

full' out of your plans�拭─�

     Lin gave a slightly shamefaced grin。 ;I don't guess I can�察�sir�察─�he said。 

;I'm givin' yu' straight goods�察�yu' see�察─�he added 

     ;That's right。 But you look like a man who could stop when he'd had 

enough。   Try   that。   You're   man   enoughand   come   and   see   me   whenever 

we're in the same place。;         He went to the hotel。 There were several hours 

for Lin to wait。 He walked up and down the platform till the stars came out 

and the bright lights of the town shone in the saloon windows。 Over across 

the way piano´music sounded through one of the many open doors。 

     ;Wonder if the professor's there yet�拭─�said Lin�察�and he went across the 

railroad tracks。 The bartender nodded to him as he passed through into the 

back room。 In that place were many tables�察�and the flat clicking and rattle 

of ivory counters sounded pleasantly through the music。 Lin did not join 

the   stud´poker   game。   He   stood   over   a   table   at   which   sat   a   dealer   and   a 

player�察�very silent�察�opposite each other�察�and whereon were painted sundry 

cards�察  �numerals�察  �and   the   colors   red   and   black   in   squares。   The   legend 

;Jacks     pay;    was    also   clearly   painted。    The    player   placed    chips    on 

whichever   insignia   of   fortune   he   chose�察  �and   the   dealer   slid   cards   ��quite 

fairly�� from the  top of   a pack   that lay held   within a  skeleton case  made 

with some clamped bands of tin。 Sometimes the player's pile of chips rose 

high�察�and sometimes his sumptuous pillar of gold pieces was lessened by 

one。 It was very interesting and pretty to see�察�Lin had much better have 

joined the game of stud´poker。 Presently the eye of the dealer met the eye 

of the player。 After that slight incident the player's chip pile began to rise�察�

and rose steadily�察�till the dealer made admiring comments on such a run of 



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luck。   Then   the   player   stopped�察  �cashed   in�察  �and   said   good´night�察  �having 

nearly doubled the number of his gold pieces。 

     ;Five   dollars'   worth�察─  �said   Lin�察  �sitting   down   in   the   vacant   seat。   The 

chips were  counted out to him。 He  played   with unimportant   shiftings   of 

fortune until a short while before his train was due�察�and then�察�singularly 

enough�察  �he   discovered   he   was   one   hundred   and   fifty   dollars   behind   the 

game。 

     ;I   guess   I'll   leave   the   train   go   without   me�察─  �said   Lin�察  �buying   five 

dollars;    worth    more    of  ivory    counters。   So   that   train  came    and   went�察�

removing eastward Mr。 McLean's trunk。 

     During the hour that followed his voice grew dogged and his remarks 

briefer�察  �as   he   continually   purchased   more   chips   from   the   now   surprised 

and sympathetic dealer。 It was really wonderful how steadily Lin lost just 

as steadily as his predecessor had won after that meeting of eyes early in 

the evening。 

     When Lin was three hun

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