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"Oh, you're not the only pebble on the beach," he cried. "Ump-um there are others! Say, it's hell to be in love, ain't it?" He looked up at Hardy, the laughter still in his cheeks, but for once there was no answering smile. The large gray eyes were far away and distant, fixed vacantly upon the dust cloud where the sheep gathered in the east.
They're such stealthy, treacherous creatures and they never have any affection for people." "Ump-um!" denied Creede, shaking his head slowly. "You don't know cats jest think you do, maybe. W'y, Tommy was the only friend I had here for two years. D'ye think he could fool me all that time?
I jest naturally grabbed onto that foot and twisted it around and stuck it into his mouth myself! Afraid? Ump-um, not me the only thing I was afraid of was that he'd git my hand and go to suckin' it by mistake.
Ain't they happy, though? And they don't give a dam' for us ump-um they're comin' across anyway. Well, that's what keeps hell crowded let 'er go!"
And did you ever have any adventures with bears?" "Bears!" exclaimed Bill contemptuously. "Bears! Huh, we don't take no more account of ordinary bears up in Coloraydo than they do of coons down here. But them big silver-tips ump-um excuse me!" He paused and swaggered a little on the precarious support of his cracker box.
But I wasn't afraid none ump-um, not me I jest kept a-crawlin' and a-crawlin', hopin' to find some rocks or shelter, until she stacked up on top of me thirty foot deep. Thirty foot and slumped down on top o' me until I felt like a horny-toad under a haystack.
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