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"I beg your pardon!" he said and then, noticing Bob "How are you, Rainham?" He dived into a waiting taxi, and was whisked away. "Did he bump you?" inquired Bob. "No though it would be almost a privilege to be bumped by anyone as splendid as that!" Cecilia answered. "He knows you, too! who is he, Bobby?" "That's General Harran, the Australian," said Bob proudly. "He's a great man.
They proceed from Ur or Ur-Kasdim, i.e., Chaldean Ur northward to Harran, which, by virtue of its position, became a town of much importance. This association of Ur with Harran furnishes an indication for historical relations of some sort, existing between the two places. It is therefore not accidental, that the patron deity of both places was the same.
For a whole week after the consummation of this part of the deal, Magnus had kept to his house, refusing to be seen, alleging that he was ill, which was not far from the truth. The shame of the business, the loathing of what he had done, were to him things unspeakable. He could no longer look Harran in the face. He began a course of deception with his wife.
"That was the gross, not the net figure and how can you tell what was the original cost of the road?" "Ah, that's just it," shouted Harran, emphasising each word with a blow of his fist upon his knee, his eyes sparkling, "you take cursed good care that we don't know anything about the original cost of the road.
One night, about an hour after he had gone to bed, he was awakened by the sound of voices on the porch of the ranch house, and, descending, found Mrs. Dyke there with Sidney. The ex-engineer's mother was talking to Magnus and Harran, and crying as she talked. It seemed that Dyke was missing. He had gone into town early that afternoon with the wagon and team, and was to have been home for supper.
For years he could with but little effort reconstruct the scene the densely packed crowd flattened against the sides of the barn, the festoons of lanterns, the mingled smell of evergreens, new wood, sachets, and powder smoke; the vague clamour of distress and terror that rose from the throng of guests, the squealing of the buckskin, the uneven explosions of the revolvers, the reverberation of trampling hoofs, a brief glimpse of Harran Derrick's excited face at the door of the harness room, and in the open space in the centre of the floor, himself and Delaney, manoeuvring swiftly in a cloud of smoke.
There remained in the harness room besides Vanamee and Presley Magnus Derrick, Annixter, old Broderson Harran, Garnett from the Ruby rancho, Keast from the ranch of the same name, Gethings of the San Pablo, Chattern of the Bonanza, about a score of others, ranchers from various parts of the county, and, last of all, Dabney, ignored, silent, to whom nobody spoke and who, as yet, had not uttered a word.
Esau planted himself among the barren heights of Mount Seir, subjugating or assimilating its Horite and Amalekite inhabitants, and securing the road which carried the trade of Syria to the Red Sea; while Jacob sought his wives among the settled Aramæans of Harran, and, like Abraham, pitched his tent in Canaan.
Would Magnus and Harran get down and have a drink? There was whiskey somewhere about. Magnus, however, declined. He stated his errand, asking Annixter to come over to Los Muertos that evening for seven o'clock dinner. Osterman and Broderson would be there.
"S. Behrman again," vociferated Harran Derrick. "Chose his moment well," muttered Annixter. "Hits his hardest when we're all rounded up having a good time." "Gentlemen, this is ruin." "What's to be done now?" "FIGHT! My God! do you think we are going to stand this? Do you think we CAN?" The uproar swelled again.
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