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"I don't bear them any malice, though they rounded me up twice, and made me fork out each time." "Boolka horse-paddick?" suggested Mosey. "They grabbed us there once, an' it was touch-an'-go another time. But the place is worth a bit o' risk." "No; both times it was on Wo-Winya, on the Deniliquin side," replied Thompson. "First time was about nine years ago.
That was on Wo-Winya again shortly before M'Gregor sold the station to Stoddart, and just before the two of them were sent out to the Diamantina" "M'Gregor and Stoddart, of course?" I gently suggested. "Yes, Tom; I thought I made that clear." "So you did, Steve. I beg pardon." "Don't mention it, Tom."
Mixed lots, of course, with stags an' ole cows that no fence would hold. North of Ireland feller, name o' Moore, was managin' Wo-Winya at the time; an' M'Gregor was a good deal about the station, takin' a sort o' interest in this Tregarvis.
When I saw you coming, it reminded me of one time I got snapped by Barefooted Bob, on Wo-Winya, while M'Gregor owned the station. For all the world such a night as this-smoky moonlight, and as good as day.
"Got acquainted with Bob years ago, when he was making himself useful on Moogoojinna, and Bob was making himself obnoxious on Wo-Winya, or Boolka." "No; they never met till four or five weeks ago," replied Thompson, with inimitable indifference, though now licensed to proceed without damage to his own dignity. "Dan's an old acquaintance of yours is n't he?
Tell you what I seen on Wo-Winya, about three year ago jist before me an' pore Bat was put on the Diamantinar Feller name o' Tregarvis, from Bendigo, he selected a lot o' land on Wo-Winya, an' made-up his mind he'd straighten M'Gregor. Bit of a Berryite, he was. Well-off for a selector, too; an' he done a big business back an' forrid to Vic. with cattle.
Then the Court-day come on; an' Tregarvis swore to a knowledge that a white bullock of his was among the Wo-Winya cattle; an' he give evidence about the findin' o' the skin, an' swore to the head he seen in the pig-sty.
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