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"Trade you my pinto for a steer," offered still another. "Nothin" doin'! That hoss of yours has got colic bad." "Swap this here goat for that rooster of yours," said "Sinker," a youth whose early education in art had been neglected. "Goat? You box-head! That's a calf. Kind 'a' mired down, but it's sure a calf. And this ain't no rooster. This here's a eagle settin' on his eggs. You need specs."
But he could not fail to catch the mirth in her voice: "Then you lied to Willard!" "Why, yes, ma'am; I reckon I did. You see, I didn't want to let Patches get all muddied up, ridin' over to Willard." "But you are riding him into the mud now!" she declared in a strangely muffled voice. "Why, so I am, ma'am," he said gleefully; "I reckon I'm sure a box-head!"
Self-accusation shone in Lawler's eyes as he started toward her. "I'm a box-head, Miss Wharton, for standing here, talking about nothing at all, and you nearly freezing to death." And then he halted, midway of the distance toward her, aware that he could do nothing when he did reach her.
"Oh, you mustn't mind him," drawled the Virginian. "He's one of those box-head jokers goes around openin' and shuttin' doors that-a-way. We call him harmless. Well," he broke off, "I reckon I'll go smoke. Not allowed in hyeh?" This last he addressed to the landlady, with especial gentleness. She shook her head, and her eyes followed him as he went out.
Where's 'Firebrand'? Why, where would you expect a man to be that'd burned up a courthouse an' a bank an' salivated a banker? He'd be hidin' out, wouldn't he, you mis'able box-head!
I couldn't figger it out what in hell was it, anyway?" "The courthouse burned maybe the bank." Levins chuckled. "You got the record, then." "Yes." "An' I've lost the Judge! Ain't I a box-head, though!" "That's all right. Go ahead. What happened?" "I was moseyin along the ledge.
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