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unimportant ugliness。 

     There     is  gold    in  Nevada�察    �but   Lin    and   Honey     did   not   find   it。 

Prospecting       of  the   sort   they   did�察  �besides    proving    unfruitful�察   �is  not 

comfortable。  Now   and   again�察  �losing   patience�察 �Lin   would   leave   his   work 

and stalk about and gaze down at the scattered men who stooped or knelt 

in the water。 Passing each busy prospector�察�Lin would read on every broad�察�

upturned   pair   of   overalls   the   same   label�察   �Levi   Strauss�察  �No。   2�察─  �with   a 

picture   of   two   lusty   horses   hitched   to   one   of   these   garments   and   vainly 

struggling to split them asunder。 Lin remembered he was wearing a label 

just like that too�察�and when he considered all things he laughed to himself。 

Then�察�having stretched the ache out of his long legs�察�he would return to his 

ditch。 As   autumn   wore   on�察  �his   feet   grew   cold   in   the   mushy   gravel   they 

were   sunk   in。   He   beat   off   the   sand   that   had   stiffened   on   his   boots�察  �and 



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hated Obo�察�Nevada。 But he held himself ready to say ;East; whenever he 

saw Honey coming along with the bottle。 The cold weather put an end to 

this adventure。 The ditches froze and filled with snow�察�through which the 

sordid gravel heaps showed in a dreary fashion�察�so the two friends drifted 

southward。 

     Near the small new town of Mesa�察�Arizona�察�they sat down again in the 

dirt。 It was milder here�察�and�察�when the sun shone�察�never quite froze。 But 

this   part   of   Arizona   is   scarcely   more   grateful   to   the   eye   than   Nevada。 

Moreover�察  �Lin   and   Honey   found   no   gold   at   all。   Some   men   near   them 

found a little。 Then in January�察�even though the sun shone�察�it quite froze 

one day。 

     ;We're seein' the country�察�anyway�察─�said Honey。 

     ;Seein'   hell�察─  �said   Lin�察   �and   there's   more   of   it   above   ground   than   I 

thought。; 

     ;What'll we do�拭─�Honey inquired。 

     ;Have   to   walk   for   a   joba   good´payin'   job�察─  �responded   the   hopeful 

cow´puncher。 And he and Honey went to town。 

     Lin   found   a   job   in   twenty´five   minutes�察  �becoming   assistant   to   the 

apothecary in Mesa。 Established at the drug´store�察�he made up the simpler 

prescriptions。   He   had   studied   practical   pharmacy   in   Boston   between   the 

ages of thirteen and fifteen�察�and�察�besides this qualification�察�the apothecary 

had seen him when he first came into Mesa�察�and liked him。 Lin made no 

mistakes that he or any one ever knew of�察�and�察�as the mild weather began�察�

he   materially   increased   the   apothecary's   business   by   persuading   him   to 

send   East   for   a   soda´water   fountain。   The   ladies   of   the   town   clustered 

around     this  entertaining    novelty�察   �and   while   sipping   vanilla   and   lemon 

bought     knickknacks。      And    the  gentlemen      of  the  town    discovered     that 

whiskey with soda and strawberry syrup was delicious�察�and produced just 

as competent effects。 A group of them were generally standing in the shop 

and    shaking    dice   to  decide    who    should    pay   for  the  next�察  �while    Lin 

administered to each glass the necessary ingredients。 Thus money began to 

come to him a little more steadily than had been its wont�察�and he divided 

with the penniless Honey。 

     But Honey found fortune quickly�察�too。 Through excellent card´playing 



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he   won   a   pinto   from   a   small   Mexican   horse´thief   who   came   into   town 

from the South�察�and who cried bitterly when he delivered up his pet pony 

to the new owner。 The new owner�察�being a man of the world and agile on 

his feet�察�was only slightly stabbed that evening as he walked to the dance´ 

hall at the edge of the town。 The Mexican was buried on the next day but 

one。 

     The pony stood thirteen two�察�and was as long as a steamboat。 He had 

white eyelashes�察�pink nostrils�察�and one eye was bright blue。 If you spoke 

pleasantly to him�察�he rose instantly on his hind´legs and tried to beat your 

face。 He did not look as if he could run�察�and that was what made him so 

valuable。     Honey     travelled    through    the   country    with   him�察   �and   every 

gentleman who saw the pinto and heard Honey became anxious to get up a 

race。 Lin always sent money for Wiggin to place�察�and he soon opened a 

bank   account�察  �while   Honey�察  �besides   his   racing´bridle�察  �bought   a   silver´ 

inlaid    one�察  �a  pair  of  forty´dollar    spurs�察  �and   a  beautiful   saddle    richly 

stamped。 Every day ��when in Mesa�� Honey would step into the drug´store 

and inquire�察 �Lin�察�wher're yu' goin'�拭─�

     But Lin never answered any more。 He merely came to the soda´water 

fountain with the whiskey。 The passing of days brought a choked season of 

fine sand   and hard blazing sky。  Heat rose up from  the ground   and hung 

heavily over man and beast。 Many insects sat out in the sun rattling with 

joy�察�the little tearing river grew clear from the swollen mud�察�and shrank to 

a   succession   of   standing   pools�察  �and   the   fat�察  �squatting   cactus   bloomed 

everywhere   into   butter´colored   flowers   big   as   tulips   in   the   sand。   There 

were artesian wells in Mesa�察�and the water did not taste very good�察�but if 

you drank from the standing pools where the river had been�察�you repaired 

to the drug´store almost immediately。 A troop of wandering players came 

dotting along the railroad�察�and�察�reaching Mesa�察�played a brass´band up and 

down the street�察�and announced the powerful drama of ;East Lynne。; Then 

Mr。   McLean       thought    of   the   Lynn  marshes   that   lie  between   there     and 

Chelsea�察  �and   of   the   sea   that   must   look   so   cool。   He   forgot   them   while 

following the painful fortunes of the Lady Isabel�察�but�察�going to bed in the 

back part of the drug´store�察�he remembered how he used to beat everybody 

swimming in the salt water。 



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     ;I'm    goin'�察─  �he  said。   Then    he   got  up�察  �and�察  �striking   the   light�察 �he 

inspected his bank account。 ;I'm sure goin'�察─�he repeated�察�blowing the light 

out�察   �and   I   can   buy   the   fatted   calf   myself�察  �you   bet� ─  �for   he   had   often 

thought   of   the   bishop's   story。   ;You   bet� ─  �he   remarked   once   more   in   a 

muffled voice�察�and was asleep in a minute。 The apothecary was sorry to 

have him go�察�and Honey was deeply grieved。 

     ;I'd pull out with yer�察─�he said�察  �only I can do business round Yuma 

and westward with the pinto。; 

     For three farewell days Lin and Honey roved together in all sorts of 

places�察  �where   they  were   welcome�察  �and   once   more   Lin   rode   a   horse   and 

was in his native element。 Then   he travelled to Deming�察�and so through 

Denver to Omaha�察�where he was told that his trunk had been sold for some 

months。 Besides a suit of clothes for town wear�察�it had contained a buffalo 

coat for his brothersomething scarce to see in these days。 

     ;Frank'll have   to   get   along   without   it�察─  �he   observed�察  �philosophically�察�

and took the next eastbound train。 

     If you journey in a Pullman from Mesa to Omaha without a waistcoat�察�

and with a silk handkerchief knotted over the collar of your flannel shirt 

instead of a tie�察�wearing�察�besides�察�tall�察�high´heeled boots�察�a soft�察�gray hat 

with a splendid brim�察�a few people will notice you�察�but not the majority。 

New   Mexico   and   Colorado   are   used   to   these   things。   As   Iowa�察  �with   its 

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