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When we returns to the front room another prominent citizen makes a little speech that was quite beautiful to hear, and says mebby we represents some new concern that ain't never been in them parts and is figgering on buying cotton. "No," the doctor says, "we ain't cotton buyers."
"But I ain't letting what happened interfere with the business that's brought me here to-day. I've heard that you're intending to start the Kicker again; that you're figgering on staying here and running the Circle Bar. What I'm here for is to buy you out. I'm offering you fifteen thousand dollars for the Circle Bar and this damn newspaper."
They got a taste for white man's outfit now. Time was when they fancied only neche scalps. It's not that way now. No, sir. I'm figgering now how long we'll be safe here, in this Fort. There's just two hundred and odd miles between us, and Say, when do you figger you're making that way? Fall?" Kars nodded. "The time they got Allan. Don't do it. I warn you solemnly. And I guess I know."
I I that is to say, I was figgering on goin' to the village myself to-morrer." Then Emma would pump up a blush, and smile, and purr that she was SO glad, 'cause then she'd have comp'ny. And Eben would glower at Beriah and Beriah'd grin sort of superior-like, and the mutual barometer, so's to speak, would fall about a foot during the next hour.
And we poor fools of selectmen was congratulating ourselves that Ase Blueworthy was doing something toward earning his keep at last. And then 'long in July 'twas Betsy Mullen died. One evening, just after the Fourth, Deborah and Asaph was in the dining room, figgering out fortunes with a pack of cards, when there comes a knock at the door.
"I haven't noticed it hard for folks to talk, unless it is to tell of their own shortcomings. Guess you aren't figgering that way. Maybe I can help you. I'd hate to be setting out on a two years' trip and leaving Millie to scratch around without me." Steve's eyes lit. "That's it, Doc," he said with a nod which told the other of the emotions stirring under his calm exterior. "Two years!"
What are you figgering?" Kars searched the gray skies. "We'll make Bell River." "I guessed you would. Maybe some folks would say it's you that's crazy. Ask Peigan." Bill laughed. His clever face was always at its best when his twinkling eyes, as it were, bubbled over. The men moved on towards their camp. The threat of the sky added to the gloomy nature of the crudely rugged country.
We got on ther tracks of the band ther other side of ther San Quentin range, and figgering thet they'd cut across here ter git to ther feeding grounds on ther Pablo range on t'other side of ther desert we stopped in here fer water an' shade." "My name's Bud Reynolds," he volunteered tentatively. Peggy took the hint conveyed. "And we are part of a scientific exploring party," she said.
Another prominent citizen has the idea mebby we is figgering on one of these here inter-Reuben trolley lines, so the Rubes in one village can ride over and visit the Rubes in the next. And another one thinks mebby we is figgering on a telephone line. And each one makes a very eloquent little speech about them things, and rings in something about our fair Southland.
I reckon Judge Graney has told you that if he ain't you've heard it from some one else. It don't make any difference. So there won't be any misunderstanding I'll tell you that I ain't figgering on you and me hitching up to the mutual friendship wagon either. I might say that we wasn't introduced right." He grinned evilly.
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