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long as I hit the trail�察�but I don't never expect to draw blood。 Others has 

saw him�察�too�察�but me more especial。 I reckon I'm the biggest sinner of the 

G´Bar and has to be plagued most frequent with visitations to make me a 

better man when I get to be old。; 

     ;He's a knowing old ghost if he's found you out�察�Mizzoo�察�but if you 

want my company�察�tonight�察�you'll drop the Indian。 What I want you to talk 

about   is   that   little   girl   you   met   on   the   trail   down   in   Texas�察  �seven   years 

ago。; 

     Mizzoo burst out in a hearty laugh。 ;I reckon it suits you better to take 

her as a little kid�察─�he cried�察�his tall form shaking convulsively。 ;I'll never 

forget how you looked�察�Bill�察�when we tried to run a bluff on her daddy last 

month� ─�

     The   other   did   not   answer   with   a   smile。 Apparently  the   reminiscence 

pleased     him    less  than    it  did  the   older   man。    He   spurred     his  horse 

impatiently�察  �and   it   plunged   forward   through   the   drifted   banks   of   white 



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sand。 

     Mizzoo   hastened   to   overtake   him�察  �still   chuckling。   ;Old   Man   Walker 

never knowed what a proposition he was handing us when he ordered us 

to   drive   the   old   mountain´lion   out   of   his   lair�   �Looks   like   the   six   of   us 

ought to have done the trick。 Them other fellows looked as wild as bears�察�

and   you   was   just   like   a   United   States   soldier   marching   on   a   Mexican 

strongholt�察�not stopping at nothing�察�and it ain't for me to say how brave 

_I_ done。 Pity you and me was at the tail´end of the attacking party。 Fust 

thing we knowed�察�them other four galoots was falling backwards a´getting 

out of that trap of a cove�察�and the bullets was whizzing about our ears; 

     He broke off to shout with laughter。 ;And it was all done by one old 

settler   and   his   gal�察  �them   standing   out   open   and   free   with   their   breech´ 

loaders�察�and us hiking out for camp like whipped curs� ─�

     The   young   man   was   impatient�察  �but   he   compelled   himself   to   speak 

calmly。     ;As    I  never   got   around    the   spur   of   the  mountain      before    you 

fellows were in full retreat�察�I object to being classed with the whipped curs�察�

and   you'll   bear   that   in   mind�察  �Mizzoo。   You   saw   the   girl   all   right�察  �didn't 

you�拭─�

     ;You bet I did�察�and as soon as I see her�察�I knowed it was the same I'd 

came   across   on   the   trail�察  �seven   year   ago。   I'd   have   knowed   it   from   her 

daddy�察�of course�察�but there wasn't no mistaking HER。 Her daddy give it to 

us plain that if he ever catched one of us inside his cove he'd kill us like so 

many coyotes�察�and I reckon he would。 Well�察�he's got as much right to his 

claim   as   anybody   elsethis   land   don't   belong   to   nobody�察  �and   there   he's 

been   a´squatting   considerable   longer   than   we've   laid   out   this   ranch。   He 

was   in   the   right   of   it�察  �but   what   I  admire   was   his   being   able   to   hold   his 

rights。 Lots of folks has rights but they ain't man enough to hold 'em。 And 

if von could have seen that gal�察�her eyes like two big burning suns�察�and her 

mouth closed like a steel´trap�察�and her hand as steady on that trigger as the 

mountain       rock   behind     her�   �Lord�察   �Bill�  �what    a   trembly�察   �knock´kneed�察�

meaching sort of a husband she's a´going to fashion to her hand�察�one of 

these  days�   �But   PRETTY�拭  �None   more   so。 And   a´going   all   to   waste   out 

here in the desert� ─�

     They     rode    on   for  some     time   in  silence�察   �save   for   the  intermittent 



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chuckling   of   the   cattleman   as   visions   of   his   companions'  pale   faces   and 

scurrying forms rose before his mind。 

     ;And   now   about   that   child�察  �seven   years   ago�察─  �the   young   man   said�察�

when the last hoarse sound of mirth had died away。 

     ;Why�察�yes�察�me and the boys was bringing about two thousand head up 

to   Abiline    when    we   come    on   to  this  same    pardner    and   another    man 

walking the trail�察�with a little gal coming behind 'em on her pony。 And it 

was this same gal。 I reckon she was seven or eight year old�察�then。 Well�察�sir�察�

I just thought as I looked at her�察�that I never seen a prettier sight in this 

world and I reckon I ain't�察�for when I looked at the same gal the other day�察�

the gun she was holding up to her eye sort of dazzled me so I couldn't take 

stock of all her good points。 But seeing that little gal out there in the plains 

it was   like hearing   an   old´fashioned hymn   at   the   country  meeting´house 

and   knowing   a   big   basket   dinner   was   to   follow。   I   can't   express   it   more 

deep than that。 We went into camp that evening�察�and all of us got pretty 

soft and mellow�察�what from the unusualness of the meeting�察�and we asked 

the old codger if we could all come over to his camp and shake hands with 

the galhe'd drawed back from us about a mile�察�he was that skeered to be 

sociable。 So after considerable haggling and jawing�察�he said we could�察�and 

here we come�察�just about sundown�察�all of us looking sheepish enough to be 

carved for mutton�察�but everlasting determined to take that gal by the paw。; 

     ;Well�拭─�said the young  man who   had   often heard   this story�察 �but   had 

never   been     treated   to  the  sequel�察   �what    happened     then�察  �Mizzoo�拭    �You 

always stop at the same place。 Didn't you shake hands with her�拭─�

     The other ruminated in deep silence for some time�察�then rejoined�察 �I 

don't   know   how   it   isa   fellow   can   talk   about   the   worst   devilment   in 

creation with a free rein�察�and no words hot enough to blister his tongue�察�

but let him run up against something simple like that�察�and the bottom of 

his lungs seems to fall out。 I guess they ain't no more to be told。 That was 

all there was to it�察�though I might add that the next day we come along by 

old Whisky Simeon's joint that sets out on the sand´hills�察�you know�察�and 

we put spurs to our bronks and went whooping by�察�with old Whisky Sim a´ 

staring and a´hollering after us like he thought we was crazy。 I don't know 

as   I   had   missed   a   drunk   before   for   five   year�察  �when   the   materials   was 



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ready´found for its making。 And I ain't never forgot the little kid with the 

brown hair and the eyes that seen to your bottom layer�察�like a water´witch 

a´penetrating the ground with a glance�察�seeing through dirt and clay and 

rocks to what water they is。; 

     Mizzoo      relapsed    into   meditative     silence�察  �and   the   young    man�察   �in 

sympathy   with   his   mood�察  �kept   at   his   side�察  �no   longer   asking   questions。 

Darkness came on and the hour grew late but few words were exchanged 

as   they   rode   the   weary   miles   that   marked   the   limit   of   the   range。   There 

were     the  usual    incidents    of  such    work�察  �each    bringing    its  customary 

comments。   The   midnight   luncheon   beside   a   small   fire�察  �over   which   the 

coffee     steamed�察    �roused    something      like   cheerful    conversation      which�察�

however�察�flickered   and   flared uncertainly  like   the bonfire。  On   the   whole 

the young man was unwontedly reserved�察�and the other�察�perceiving it�察�fell 

back     contentedly     on   his  own    resourcespleasant       memories      and   rank 

tobacco。 

     ;Guess   I'll   leave   you   now�察─  �remarked   the   young   man�察  �when   the   fire 

had died away。

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