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"Now, then, which on ye'll see the stranger up the creek to Altascar's, tomorrow?" There was a general movement of opposition in the group, but no decided answer. "Kin you go, Kerg?" "Who's to look up stock in Strarberry perar-ie?"
But," adds George, "here's the lower bench of the foothills, and here's Altascar's corral, and that white building you see yonder is the casa." A whitewashed wall inclosed a court containing another adobe building, baked with the solar beams of many summers.
We have a muddy walk for a few hundred yards before we strike a dry trail, and simultaneously the white walls of Altascar's appear like a snow-bank before us. Lights are moving in the courtyard; but otherwise the old tomb-like repose characterizes the building. One of the peons recognized me as I entered the court, and Altascar met me on the corridor.
Wonder whar the ole man'll drive stakes next." "I meant as to your father and George, Wise." "Oh, the old man and I'll go on to 'Miles's, whar Tom packed the old woman and babies last week. George'll turn up somewhar atween this and Altascar's ef he ain't thar now." I ask how the Altascars have suffered. "Well, I reckon he ain't lost much in stock.
We have a muddy walk for a few hundred yards before we strike a dry trail, and simultaneously the white walls of Altascar's appear like a snowbank before us. Lights are moving in the courtyard; but otherwise the old tomblike repose characterizes the building. One of the peons recognized me as I entered the court, and Altascar met me on the corridor.
But," adds George, "here's the lower bench of the foothills, and here's Altascar's corral, and that White building you see yonder is the casa." A whitewashed wall enclosed a court containing another adobe building, baked with the solar beams of many summers.
"Now, then, which on ye'll see the stranger up the creek to Altascar's to-morrow?" There was a general movement of opposition in the group, but no decided answer. "Kin you go, Kerg?" "Who's to look up stock in Strarberry per-ar-ie?"
Wonder whar the ole man'll drive stakes next." "I meant as to your father and George, Wise." "Oh, the ole man and I'll go on to Miles's, whar Tom packed the old woman and babies last week. George'll turn up somewhar atween this and Altascar's, ef he ain't thar now." I ask how the Altascars have suffered. "Well, I reckon he ain't lost much in stock.
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