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"I reckon thar ain't no law agin the ranger's bein' a ranger an' a taker-up too," put in one of the bystanders. "'Tain't like a sher'ff 's buyin' at his own sale. An' he hed ter pay haffen her vally into the treasury o' the county arter twelve months, ef the owner never proved her away."
"She dipity sher'ff, an' she goin' try for git 'lect for de beeg sher'ff dis fall. Mebbe-so she lak' for git chanct for 'rest som'one. A'm goin' see 'bout dat." He stepped to the side of the man, who started nervously and peered into his face. "Hello, Bat, what the devil you doin' prowlin' around here? Why hain't you in dancin'?" The half-breed shrugged: "Me, A'm no lak' for dance mooch.
"I ain't heard 'bout that," he said in a mellifluous voice. "Ye know I was tucked up in yonder" he jerked his thumb over his shoulder "tendin' to the countin' of the votes, bein' returnin'-officer. Who married?" "Why this hyar Walter Hoxon him ez is candidate fur sher'ff," said the red-haired interlocutor, widening his grin. Beckett elevated his heavy, grizzled eyebrows.
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