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"Yes, it come about through my fust hoss-trade," Henley smiled. "It was this way. Pa was on the lookout for a hoss to do field-work, and he let everybody know he had the money, and a good many came his way. He wasn't any judge of hoss-flesh, and a gypsy, passing along, stuck him burned the old chap clean to the bone.
Gary Peters lifted his eyebrows and then restored his pipe. He spoke through his teeth. "You ain't got a piece of money to bet on that, partner?" he queried softly. "Ten extra if you get to Elkhead before me." "They's limits to hoss-flesh," remarked Peters. "What time you ridin' against?" "Against a cross between a bullet and a nor'easter, Gary. I'm going back to drink to your luck."
And smart too. A hundred and fifty dollars! One side of him is worth more than that!" "Likely it is," agreed the old man solemnly. "Seems to me I saw a piece in the paper 'bout a cannery where they was goin' to put up hoss-flesh!" "I admit he's had a lot of bad luck," persisted Slim, "but get Pharaoh warmed up once and he'll surprise you. Didn't you see how fast he was coming to-day?"
I was gwine ter turn them hosses over to the Confed'rate government they need hoss-flesh." "You were going to do nothing of the kind. You are not a soldier, you are a common thief." "Now, don't be hard on me, sonny. I fit on the right side, I did," drawled the guerrilla anxiously. "You fought only for your own good." "Taint so, sonny; I fit fer the glorious Stars an' Bars.
"Would they really steal from us, after all?" asked Sile, soberly. "Steal hosses? Well, now, that isn't jest the way it looks to them. They're brought up to it. All hoss-flesh is fair game to a plains redskin. The more they have of their own, the easier it is to get 'em to keep their hands off from them that you have and to make believe good. These 'ere Nez Percés ain't a bad lot.
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