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

the evening。 

     When Lin was three hundred dollars out�察�his voice began to clear of its 

huskiness and a slight humor revolved and sparkled in his eye。 When his 

seven hundred dollars had gone to safer hands and he had nothing left at 

all   but   some   silver   fractions   of   a   dollar�察  �his   robust   cheerfulness   was   all 

back again。 He walked out and stood among the railroad tracks with his 

hands in his pockets�察�and laughed at himself in the dark。 Then his fingers 

came on the check for Omaha�察�and he laughed loudly。 The trunk by this 

hour must be nearing Rawlins�察�it was going east anyhow。 

     ;I'm   following   it�察  �you   bet�察─  �he   declared�察  �kicking   the   rail。   ;Not   yet 

though。 Nor I'll not go to Washakie to have 'em josh me。 And yonder lays 

Boston。; He stretched his arm and pointed eastward。 Had he seen another 

man going on in this fashion alone in the dark�察�among side´tracked freight 

cars�察�he would have pitied the poor fool。 ;And I guess Boston'll have to 

get along without me for a spell�察�too�察─�continued Lin。 ;A man don't want to 

show up plumb broke like that younger son did after eatin' with the hogs 

the bishop told about。 His father was a Jim´dandy�察�that hog chap's。 Hustled 

around and set 'em up when he come back home。 Frank�察�he'd say to me 

'How do you do�察�brother��' and he'd be wearin' a good suit o' clothes and 

no�察�sir�察�you bet� ─�



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     Lin now watched the great headlight of a freight train bearing slowly 

down into Green River from the wilderness。 Green River is the end of a 

division�察  �an   epoch   in   every   train's   journey。   Lanterns   swung   signals�察  �the 

great dim thing slowed to its standstill by  the coal chute�察�its locomotive 

moved   away   for   a   turn   of   repose�察  �the   successor   backed   steaming   to   its 

place   to   tackle   a   night's   work。   Cars   were   shifted�察  �heavily   bumping   and 

parting。 

     ;Hello�察�Lin� ─�A face was looking from the window of the caboose。 

     ;Hello� ─  �responded   Mr。   McLean�察  �perceiving   above   his   head   Honey 

Wiggin�察�a good friend of his。 They had not met for three years。 

     ;They   claimed   you   got   killed   somewheres。   I   was   sorry   to   hear   it。; 

Honey offered his condolence quite sincerely。 

     ;Bruck my leg�察─�corrected Lin�察 �if that's what they meant。; 

     ;I expect that's it�察─�said Honey。 ;You've had no other trouble�拭─�

     ;Been boomin'�察─�said Lin。 

     From the mere undertone in their voices it was plain they were good 

friends�察�carefully hiding their pleasure at meeting。 

     ;Wher're yu' bound�拭─�inquired Honey。 

     ;East�察─�said Lin。 

     ;Better jump in here�察�then。 We're goin' west。; 

     ;That just suits me�察─�said Lin。 

     The busy lanterns wagged among the switches�察�the steady lights of the 

saloons shone along the town's wooden facade。 From the bluffs that wall 

Green   River   the   sweet�察  �clean   sage´brush   wind   blew   down   in   currents 

freshly through the coal´smoke。 A wrench passed through the train  from 

locomotive to caboose�察�each fettered car in turn strained into motion and 

slowly rolled over the bridge and into silence from the steam and the bells 

of the railroad yard。 Through the open windows of the caboose great dull´ 

red    cinders    rattled   in�察  �and    the   whistles    of   distant   Union     Pacific 

locomotives sounded over the open plains ominous and long�察�like ships at 

sea。 

     Honey   and     Lin   sat  for  a  while�察  �making     few   observations     and   far 

between�察     �as  their  way    is  between    whom      flows   a  stream    of  old´time 

understanding。 Mutual whiskey and silence can express much friendship�察�



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and eloquently。 

     ;What are yu' doing at present�拭─�Lin inquired。 

     ;Prospectin'。; 

     Now prospecting means hunting gold�察�except to such spirits as the boy 

Lin。 To these it means finding gold。 So Lin McLean listened to the talk of 

his   friend   Honey  Wiggin   as   the   caboose   trundled   through   the   night。   He 

saw himself in a vision of the near future enter a bank and thump down a 

bag of gold´dust。 Then he saw the new�察�clean money the man would hand 

him   in   exchange�察  �bills   with   round   zeroes   half   covered   by   being   folded 

over�察�and heavy�察�satisfactory gold pieces。 And then he saw the blue water 

that twinkles beneath Boston。 His fingers came again on his trunk check。 

He had his ticket�察�too。 And as dawn now revealed the gray country to him�察�

his eye fell casually upon a mile´post�此 �Omaha�察�876。; He began to watch 

for them��877�察�878。 But the trunk would really get to Omaha。 

     ;What are yu' laughin' about�拭─�asked Honey。 

     ;Oh�察�the wheels。; 

     ;Wheels�拭─�

     ;Don't yu' hear 'em�拭─�said Lin。 ;'Variety��' they keep a´sayin'。 'Variety�察�

variety。' ; 

     ;Huh� ─�said Honey�察�with scorn。 ;'Ker´chunka´chunk' 's all I make it。; 

     ;You're no poet�察─�observed Mr。 McLean。 

     As the train moved into Evanston in the sunlight�察�a gleam of dismay 

shot over Lin's face�察�and he ducked his head out of sight of the window�察�

but immediately raised it again。 Then he leaned out�察�waving his arm with a 

certain defiant vigor。 But the bishop on the platform failed to notice this 

performance�察      �though    it  was  done    for  his  sole  benefit�察  �nor  would     Lin 

explain   to   the   inquisitive   Wiggin   what   the   matter   was。   Therefore�察  �very 

naturally�察�Honey drew a conclusion for himself�察�looked quickly out of the 

window�察  �and�察  �being   disappointed   in   what   he   expected   to   see   remarked�察�

sulkily�察 �Do yu' figure I care what sort of a lookin' girl is stuck on yu' in 

Evanston�拭─�And upon this young Lin laughed so loudly that his friend told 

him he had never seen a man get so foolish in three years。 

     By´and´by they were in Utah�察�and�察�in the company of Ogden friends�察�

forgot prospecting。 Later they resumed freight trains and journeyed north 



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In Idaho they said good´bye to the train hands in the caboose�察�and came to 

Little Camas�察�and so among the mountains near Feather Creek。 Here the 

berries were of several sorts�察�and growing riper each day�察�and the bears in 

the timber above knew this�察�and came down punctually with the season�察�

making variety in the otherwise even life of the prospectors。 It was now 

August�察�and Lin sat on a wet hill making mud´pies for sixty days。 But the 

philosopher's stone was not in the wash at that placer�察�nor did Lin gather 

gold´dust sufficient to cover the nail of his thumb。 Then they heard of an 

excitement at Obo�察�Nevada�察�and�察�hurrying to Obo�察�they made some more 

mud´pies。 

     Now and then�察�eating their fat bacon at noon�察�Honey would say�察 �Lin�察�

wher're yu' goin'�拭─�

     And Lin always replied�察 �East。; This became a signal for drinks。 

     For   beauty   and   promise�察  �Nevada   is   a   name   among   names。   Nevada� �

Pronounce   the   word   aloud。   Does   it   not   evoke   mountains   and   clear   air�察�

heights of untrodden snow and valleys aromatic with the pine and musical 

with     falling   waters�拭   �Nevada�     �But    the   name    is  all。  Abomination       of 

desolation presides over nine´tenths of the place。 The sun beats down as 

on a roof of zinc�察�fierce and dull。 Not a drop of water to a mile of sand。 

The mean ash´dump landscape stretches on from nowhere to nowhere�察�a 

spot   of   mange。   No   portion   of   the   earth   is   more   lacquered   with   paltry�察�

unimportant ugliness。 

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