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They meets an' shakes, that's all. They takes a drink together, which shows they's out to be friends for good, an' then Billy says: "'But what I wants partic'lar, 'Doby, is that you makes over to me your son Willyum. He's shore the finest young-one in Arizona, an' Marie an' me needs him to sorter organize on. "'Billy, says 'Doby, 'you-all an' me is partners for years, an' we're partners yet.
He replied: "You-all are comin' down hyah now looking for food and work. In '65 you was down hyah lookin' fo' blood!" When we reached the great city on the Mississippi, we scattered over the town looking for jobs. I saw a pile of coal in the street before a boarding-house. I asked for the job of carrying in the coal. There were two tons of it. I toted it in and was paid a dollar.
Judy," said Brian in a low voice; "don't worry Auntie Sue." "I ain't aimin' ter worry her none," returned the mountain girl; "but I'll bet you-all a pretty that this here gal'll worry both of youuns 'fore you are through with her; me, too, I reckon." For some reason, Auntie Sue's letter to Betty Jo seemed to be rather long.
"'Feel like makin' a little wager this A. M.? says Doc. "'What do you-all want to gamble at? says Wilkins. "'Oh, says Doc, 'I'm feelin' a heap careless about what I do gamble at. S'pose I goes you ten dollars's worth of grub the Lordsburg buckboard don't show up none to-day?
"Jus' while Ah'm talkin'. Ah stopped by to tell ye that Ah'm goin' to have a party to-night, an' Ah'd be proud to have you-all come to hit." Her interest in him was so evident, and her desire to give him pleasure so real, that Friedrich responded, heartily, "Certainly, I shall go. It will give me delight. It is kind of you to ask me."
"I dunno, suh, but he sho' won't come back lessen he gets a b'ah. If you-all could wait a while, yon-all could take back some b'ah meat, if you wantuh." "Um-h-h," said the man, and fell again into silence. To all appearances, he was willing to wait here indefinitely, forgetful of the pail of milk, toward which the sun was now creeping ominously close.
Ripples of mirth waved along his chest and convulsed his face, but still he did not laugh. "Go in and tell them things to Donnegan," he said. "But don't ask me to wake him up. He's sleepin' soun' an' fas'. Like a baby; mostly, he sleeps every day to get rested up for the night. Now, can't you-all wait till Donnegan wakes up tonight? No?
"I let's that lady from France conceal her face, her past and any crimes she may have committed, is committin' or be goin' to commit, and I hereby declares myself for her forty ways from the Jack, fer anything from matrimony to murder." "Shucks," said the old man, "you-all are mighty young." "Pop," declared the Wallace heir, solemnly, "this here French lady is clean strain and grades high.
We mean business. Will you come?" Daylight extended his hand and shook. "Then you'd best be gettin' to bed," Elijah advised. "We're mushin' out at six, and four hours' sleep is none so long." "Mebbe we ought to lay over a day and let him rest up," Finn suggested. Daylight's pride was touched. "No you don't," he cried. "We all start at six. What time do you-all want to be called? Five?
The man-hunter on the ledge flung a bullet against the protecting boulder. His laugh of cruel derision drifted across the cañon. "Run to earth at last, Ranse Roush!" he shouted, "I swore I'd camp on your trail till I got you you an' the rest of yore poison tribe." From the trapped wretch quavered back a protest. "Goddlemighty, I ain't done nothin' to you-all. Lemme explain."
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