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"Me heap sick," answered the squaw, shivering through her muddy shawl. "I'll make ye a heap sicker if ye don't vamose the ranch," continued Fairley, advancing. "Me wantee Wangee girl. Wangee girl give me heap grub," said the squaw, without moving. "You bet your life," groaned the old man to himself. Nevertheless an idea struck him. "Ye ain't brought no presents, hev ye?" he asked cautiously.
Corliss whirled upon her savagely, face white and voice shaking with passion. The Virgin cowered down and instinctively threw up her hands to protect her face. "Don't 'it me, sir!" she whined. "Don't 'it me!" He was frightened at himself, and waited till he could gather control. "Now," he said, calmly, "get into your things and go. All of you. Clear out. Vamose."
Then he distinguished several saddle-horses tied to the fence surrounding the water-hole and there were figures of men walking to and from his house, many of them. He set spur to Pill and loped up to the fence. A Mexican with a hard, lined face stepped up to him. "You vamose!" he said, pointing down the road. Sundown stared at the men about the yard.
It had not expected this added feature to the race, a girl jockey. Shout after shout went up as she rode over the course slowly, Hatrack having settled down into his usual dejected manner. The cheers and some of the jeers that greeted him came from the men who had been induced to bet on him. "Now, Stella," said Bud, as Stella rode back again, "when you start, shout 'Vamose! in Hatrack's ear.
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