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Updated: June 6, 2025
"This yere Trust is a proper an' well-found enterprise," he said gravely. "As fer Minky, I guess we can count him in most anything that ain't dishonest. So wal, this is jest precautions. Ther's nuthin' doin' yet. But you see," he added, with a shadowy grin, "life's mostly chock-full of fancy things we don't figger on, an' anyway I can't set around easy when folks gets gay.
Jimmy's eyes, looking at you and smiling, as if they said, "It's all right, Minky, it's all right." Perhaps when Papa was young Mamma thought about him as you thought about Jimmy; so that it couldn't be so very dreadful, after all. Mary was glad when Bertha went away to school. When the new year came and she was fourteen she had almost forgotten Bertha.
I'd say you don't look a heap sick, though." "You sure don't," agreed Sandy. "But, as you sez, you can't never tell. Now, you buyin' ha'f Zip's claim makes " His words died down to a thoughtful murmur. Bill's look was somehow discouraging as he pointed at the medicine. "What you got?" he demanded abruptly. "Why, most everything," said Minky. "Ther', you see that longish bottle?
"Ther' was two fellers hit the trail this morning," the gambler said, with a short laugh. "I see 'em when I was with Zip 'fore daylight." "You you best quit it," said Minky in serious, anxious tones. "We kin, maybe, hold the gold up against him here. It ain't too late. It ain't, sure." Bill's face suddenly darkened. All the lightness which the prospect before him had inspired suddenly left it.
You ain't yearnin' fer that gang to come snoopin' around Suffering Creek. So I'm guessin' we'll hev to pass a gold-stage out o' her some time." "You're mad," cried Minky in consternation. "That's as may be," retorted Bill, quite unruffled. "Anyways, I guess I spent a hundred dollars in a mighty good deal this day if it was rotten bad poker."
They waited till Papa had gone back into the library Mark held out his arms. "Jump, Minky! Jump!" She let go the rail and drew herself up. A delicious thrill of danger went through her and out at her fingers. She flung herself into space and Mark caught her. His body felt hard and strong as it received her. They did it again and again. That was the "faith-jump."
And Minky nodded his head. He also smiled slyly upon those who stood about him. "Ther' sure is elegant humor to most things in this yer life," he said dryly. "Which 'minds me Wild Bill bo't ha'f o' that claim o' Zip's 'fore he set out fer Spawn City." And at his words somehow a curious thoughtfulness fell upon his hearers. Nor was there any responsive smile among them.
Mark was sorry for the tiger. "He was only a young cat. You'd have loved him, Minky, if you'd seen him, with his shoulders down very big cat shaking his haunches at you, and his eyes shining and playing; cat's eyes, sort of swimming and shaking with his fun." "How did you feel?" "Beastly mean to go and shoot him when he was happy and excited."
I got 'em from Minky on my way up. He told me you'd sure got grub up here, an' I didn't need to get things. But I guessed I couldn't let you do all this now I'm back. Say," he added, becoming more alert. "I want to thank you both, you bin real good helping me out." Bill swallowed some tobacco juice, and coughed violently. Sunny was eaten up with a rage he could scarcely restrain.
Minky, as a member of the Trust, had promptly lent him the conveyance, and volunteered to have Jamie looked after down at the store by Birdie until he returned. So everything was made easy for him, and he came back to his home beyond the dumps with the first feeling of contentment he had experienced since his wife had deserted him.
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