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"I've turned my 'tention to raisin' real black foxes, first thing," explained the other, with a touch of genuine pride in his manner, Max could easily see; "and if the try turns out as profitable as I reckon she promises to be, why, then, I'm figgerin' on tryin' to raise mink and marten and sech other furs as fetch top-notch prices."
"Not knowin' what you thought an' not even knowin' what you wanted to think, an' figgerin' to play safe, I've picked up the dope all over. Which is sayin' I bought drinks on both sides the street, whiskey at Whitey Wimble's joint an' more of the same at Dan Hodges's. An' I foun' out several things, m'lord. If it is your wish " "Spit 'em out, Guy Little! What for a man is he?"
"You're weakenin'," said Bill sharply, but his eyes were serious, and suggested a deep train of swift thought. Presently he reached a piece of bread and spread molasses on it. "Guess you're figgerin' it 'ud be safer to empty out." Minky nodded. "And these strangers?" Bill went on. "They've lit out," said Minky ruefully. "I ast a few questions of the boys. They rode out at sun-up."
Captain Zelotes, looking keenly at him, seemed to guess his thoughts. "Of course," he said deliberately, but with a firmness which permitted no misunderstanding of his meaning, "of course you mustn't get it into your head for one minute that the boy is figgerin' on your daughter's bein' a rich girl. He hasn't given that a thought. You take my word for that, Mr. Fosdick.
Kalkilatin' wot she cost me in repairs and taxes, and wot she brought me in since then, accordin' to my figgerin', I don't call a clear profit of 15,000 dollars much of a swindle." "Tell him all," said Rosey, quickly, more alarmed at Renshaw's despairing face than at the news itself. "Tell him everything, Dick Mr. Renshaw; it may not be too late."
"Wal, shore you was so good an' right in your figgerin', as opposed to mine, that I'm sick with admirin' of you. If you hedn't sent me wal, I'm reckonin' somethin' might hev happened. As it is we're shore up against a hell of a proposition!" How significant was the effect of his words upon all the cowboys!
"He tried to yank her off an' she biffed him," replied Wilson. "That Riggs is jest daffy or plain locoed," said Snake, in an aside to Moze. "Boss, you mean plain cussed. Mark my words, he'll hoodoo this outfit. Jim was figgerin' correct." "Hoodoo " cursed Anson, under his breath. Many hands made quick work.
"'I've been figgerin' on you, says Cherokee, 'an' I gives you the result in strict confidence without holdin' out a kyard. When you- all talks of tearin' up Wolfville, you're a liar an' a hoss-thief, an' you ain't goin' to tear up nothin'. "'What's this I hears! yells the frenzied Red Dog man, reachin' for his gun.
Bob Short puts it up he'd bet a hundred dollars even Mace gets one of 'em; a hundred to two hundred he gets two, an' a hundred to five hundred he gets 'em all; an' some short-kyard sharp who's up from Socorro, after figgerin' it all silent to himse'f, takes 'em all. "'Now I don't reckon, stranger, says Benson, sorter reproachful, to the short-kyard party, 'you knows Mace Bowman mighty well?
This proved to be the fact, as Scattergood learned from no less an authority than Mr. Spackles himself. "Felt like strikin' him right there 'n' then," said Mr. Spackles, heatedly, "but I seen 'twouldn't do to abuse one of Ellen's childern." "Um!... Was you and Grandmother Penny figgerin' on hitchin' up?" Scattergood asked. "I put the question," said Mr.
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