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When Holderman, in announcing dinner to the Colonel and the three Majors, genially remarked, "If you fellars don't come soon, everything'll get cold," he had no thought of other than a kindly and respectful regard for their welfare, and was glad to modify his form of address on being told that it was not what could be described as conventionally military.
We didn't know how we would like you fellars at first; but you're all right, and you know your business, and you mean business, and you can count on us every time!" That same night, which was hot, mosquitoes were very annoying; and shortly after midnight both the Colonel and I came to the doors of our respective tents, which adjoined one another. The sentinel in front was also fighting mosquitoes.
"Busted!" ejaculated Anson, with a curse, as he slammed down his cards. "If I ain't hoodooed I'm a two-bit of a gambler!" "Sartin you're hoodooed," said Shady Jones, in scorn. "Is thet jest dawnin' on you?" "Boss, you play like a cow stuck in the mud," remarked Moze, laconically. "Fellars, it ain't funny," declared Anson, with pathetic gravity. "I'm jest gittin' on to myself. Somethin's wrong.
Whatever it was Las Vegas said to them fellars, shore they didn't give him away. Pretty soon more men strolled into Turner's an' there got to be 'most twenty altogether, I reckon. Jeff Mulvey was there with his pards. They had been drinkin' sorta free. An' I didn't like the way Mulvey watched me. So I went out an' into the store, but kept a-lookin' for Las Vegas. He wasn't in sight.
If we all take paddles and run out yellin' an' screachin' mebbe the fellars will get scared and make tracks without showin' fight." This proposition rather staggered the boys. "The thieves probably want more than the canoes," said Ned. "It's very likely they are right outside the tent now. I hardly know what we ought to do."
I am not a politician but I must say I like the National Policy and hope it may exist while there is need of it." "Wal done, Miss Verne, I b'lieve you could lecture better'n some of them fellars that come up lection times. I'm sure they could'nt hold a candle to you." A general laugh succeeded and Mr. Spriggins was delighted to think he had made such well-timed remarks.
He did not appear shamefaced now, but just as cool, easy, clear-eyed, and lazy as the day Helen had liked his warm young face and intent gaze. "Texas! You fellars from the Pan Handle are always hollerin' Texas. I never seen thet Texans had any one else beat say from Missouri," returned Al, testily. Carmichael maintained a discreet silence, and carefully avoided looking at the girls.
Pointing to the fire and the remnants of the burnt meat and bones near it, he said: "They ain't more'n three hours ahead of us, and there's more than the two. Three fellars ate their grub here this morning." "How do you make that out?" said Chip.
"I be going to New York with my steers, for them fellars in Chicago won't pay my price, and some of them beat me out of $2,000 in less than no time," said the cow-boy. I then told him to turn his seat over and tell us how they got his money.
"Shore as hell!" he bit out, darkly. "Somers saw Isbel an' his gang trailin' us to the Jorth ranch." "Are y'u goin' to stay heah an' wait for them?" "Shore I've been quarrelin' with the fellars out there over that very question. I'm for leavin' the country. But Queen, the damn gun fighter, is daid set to kill that cowman, Blue, who swore he was King Fisher, the old Texas outlaw.
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