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;'Don't you move your hands none��' says he�察�'till you and me indulge  in a adequate amount of necessary conversation。'

;'I will not��' says I。  'I am no deaf´mute�察�and therefore will not  have to disobey your injunctions in replying。'

;'We are on the lookout��' says he�察�'for Black Bill�察�the man that held  up the Katy for 15��000 in May。  We are searching the ranches and  everybody on 'em。  What is your name�察�and what do you do on this  ranch��'

;'Captain��' says I�察�'Percival Saint Clair is my occupation�察�and my  name is sheep´herder。  I've got my flock of vealsno�察�muttonspenned  here to´night。  The shearers are coming to´morrow to give them a hair´ cutwith baa´a´rum�察�I suppose。'

;'Where's the boss of this ranch��' the captain of the gang asks me。

;'Wait just a minute�察�cap'n��' says I。  'Wasn't there a kind of a  reward offered for the capture of this desperate character you have  referred to in your preamble��'

;'There's a thousand dollars reward offered��' says the captain�察�'but  it's for his capture and conviction。  There don't seem to be no  provision made for an informer。'

;'It looks like it might rain in a day or so��' says I�察�in a tired way�察 �looking up at the cerulean blue sky。

;'If you know anything about the locality�察�disposition�察�or  secretiveness of this here Black Bill��' says he�察�in a severe dialect�察 �'you are amiable to the law in not reporting it。'

;'I heard a fence´rider say��' says I�察�in a desultory kind of voice�察 �'that a Mexican told a cowboy named Jake over at Pidgin's store on the  Nueces that he heard that Black Bill had been seen in Matamoras by a  sheepman's cousin two weeks ago。'

;'Tell you what I'll do�察�Tight Mouth��' says the captain�察�after looking  me over for bargains。  'If you put us on so we can scoop Black Bill�察 �I'll pay you a hundred dollars out of my ownout of our ownpockets。   That's liberal��' says he。  'You ain't entitled to anything。  Now�察�what  do you say��'

;'Cash down now��' I asks。

;The captain has a sort of discussion with his helpmates�察�and they all  produce the contents of their pockets for analysis。  Out of the  general results they figured up 102。30 in cash and 31 worth of plug  tobacco。

;'Come nearer�察�capitan meeo��' says I�察�'and listen。'  He so did。

;'I am mighty poor and low down in the world��' says I。  'I am working  for twelve dollars a month trying to keep a lot of animals together  whose only thought seems to be to get asunder。  Although��' says I�察�'I  regard myself as some better than the State of South Dakota�察�it's a  come´down to a man who has heretofore regarded sheep only in the form  of chops。  I'm pretty far reduced in the world on account of foiled  ambitions and rum and a kind of cocktail they make along the P。  R。   R。  all the way from Scranton to Cincinnatidry gin�察�French vermouth�察 �one squeeze of a lime�察�and a good dash of orange bitters。  If you're  ever up that way�察�don't fail to let one try you。  And�察�again��' says I�察 �'I have never yet went back on a friend。  I've stayed by 'em when they had plenty�察�and when adversity's overtaken me I've never forsook 'em。

;'But��' I goes on�察�'this is not exactly the case of a friend。  Twelve  dollars a month is only bowing´acquaintance money。  And I do not  consider brown beans and corn´bread the food of friendship。  I am a  poor man��' says I�察�'and I have a widowed mother in Texarkana。  You  will find Black Bill��' says I�察�'lying asleep in this house on a cot in  the room to your right。  He's the man you want�察�as I know from his  words and conversation。  He was in a way a friend��' I explains�察�'and  if I was the man I once was the entire product of the mines of Gondola  would not have tempted me to betray him。  But��' says I�察�'every week  half of the beans was wormy�察�and not nigh enough wood in camp。

;'Better go in careful�察�gentlemen��' says I。  'He seems impatient at  times�察�and when you think of his late professional pursuits one would  look for abrupt actions if he was come upon sudden。'

;So the whole posse unmounts and ties their horses�察�and unlimbers  their ammunition and equipments�察�and tiptoes into the house。  And I  follows�察�like Delilah when she set the Philip Stein on to Samson。

;The leader of the posse shakes Ogden and wakes him up。  And then he  jumps up�察�and two more of the reward´hunters grab him。  Ogden was  mighty tough with all his slimness�察�and he gives 'em as neat a single´ footed tussle against odds as I ever see。

;'What does this mean��' he says�察�after they had him down。

;'You're scooped in�察�Mr。  Black Bill��' says the captain。  'That's  all。'

;'It's an outrage��' says H。  Ogden�察�madder yet。

;'It was��' says the peace´and´good´will man。  'The Katy wasn't  bothering you�察�and there's a law against monkeying with express  packages。'

;And he sits on H。  Ogden's stomach and goes through his pockets  symptomatically and careful。

;'I'll make you perspire for this��' says Ogden�察�perspiring some  himself。  'I can prove who I am。'

;'So can I��' says the captain�察�as he draws from H。  Ogden's inside  coat´pocket a handful of new bills of the Second National Bank of  Espinosa City。  'Your regular engraved Tuesdays´and´Fridays visiting´ card wouldn't have a louder voice in proclaiming your indemnity than  this here currency。  You can get up now and prepare to go with us and  expatriate your sins。

;H。  Ogden gets up and fixes his necktie。  He says no more after they  have taken the money off of him。

;'A well´greased idea��' says the sheriff captain�察�admiring�察�'to slip  off down here and buy a little sheep´ranch where the hand of man is  seldom heard。  It was the slickest hide´out I ever see��' says the  captain。

;So one of the men goes to the shearing´pen and hunts up the other  herder�察�a Mexican they call John Sallies�察�and he saddles Ogden's  horse�察�and the sheriffs all ride tip close around him with their guns  in hand�察�ready to take their prisoner to town。

;Before starting�察�Ogden puts the ranch in John Sallies' hands and  gives him orders about the shearing and where to graze the sheep�察�just  as if he intended to be back in a few days。  And a couple of hours  afterward one Percival Saint Clair�察�an ex´sheep´herder of the Rancho  Chiquito�察�might have been seen�察�with a hundred and nine dollarswages  and blood´moneyin his pocket�察�riding south on another horse  belonging to said ranch。;

The red´faced man paused and listened。  The whistle of a coming  freight´train sounded far away among the low hills。

The fat�察�seedy man at his side sniffed�察�and shook his frowzy head  slowly and disparagingly。

;What is it�察�Snipy�拭─�asked the other。  ;Got the blues again�拭�

;No�察�I ain't; said the seedy one�察�sniffing again。  ;But I don't like  your talk。  You and me have been friends�察�off and on�察�for fifteen  year�察�and I never yet knew or heard of you giving anybody up to the  lawnot no one。  And here was a man whose saleratus you had et and at  whose table you had played games of cardsif casino can be so called。   And yet you inform him to the law and take money for it。  It never was  like you�察�I say。;

;This H。  Ogden�察─�resumed the red´faced man�察 �through a lawyer�察�proved  himself free by alibis and other legal terminalities�察�as I so heard  afterward。  He never suffered no harm。  He did me favors�察�and I hated  to hand him over。;

;How about the bills they found in his pocket�拭─�asked the seedy man。

;I put 'em there�察─�said the red´faced man�察 �while he was asleep�察�when  I saw the posse riding up。  I was Black Bill。  Look out�察�Snipy�察�here  she comes�  �We'll board her on the bumpers when she takes water at the  tank。;




SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS



I


Old Jerome Warren lived in a hundred´thousand´dollar house at 35 East  Fifty´Soforth Street。  He was a down´town broker�察�so rich that he  could afford to walkfor his healtha few blocks in the direction of  his office every morning�察�and then call a cab。

He had an adopted son�察�the son of an old friend named GilbertCyril  Scott could play him nicelywho was becoming a successful painter as  fast as he could squeeze the paint out of his tubes。  Another member  of the household was Barbara Ross�察�a stepniece。  Man is born to  trouble�察�so�察�as old Jerome had no family of his own�察�he took up the  burdens of others。

Gilbert and Barbara got along swimmingly。  There was a tacit and  tactical understanding all round that the two would stand up under a  floral bell some high noon�察�and promise the minister to keep old  Jerome's money in a state of high commotion。  But at this point  complications must be introduced。

Thirty years before�察�when old Jerome was young Jerome�察�there was a  brother of his named Dick。  Dick went West to seek his or somebody  else's fortune。  Nothing was heard of him until one day old Jerome had  a letter from his brother。  It was badly written on ruled paper that  smelled of salt bacon and coffee´grounds。  The writing was asthmatic  and the spelling St。  Vitusy。

It appeared that instead of Dick having forced Fortune to stand and  deliver�察�he had been held up himself�察�and made to give hostages to the  enemy。  That is�察�as his letter disclosed�察�he was on the point of  pegging out with a complication of disorders that even whiskey had  failed to check。  All that his thirty years of prospecting had netted  him was one daughter�察�nineteen years old�察�as per invoice�察�whom he was  shipping East�察�charges prepaid�察�for Jerome to clothe�察�feed�察�educate�察 �comfort�察�and cherish for the rest of her natural life or until  matrimony should them part。

Old Jerome was a board´walk。  Everybody knows that the world is  supported by the shoulders of Atlas�察�and that Atlas stands on a rail´ fence�察�and that the rail´fence is built on a turtle's back。  Now�察�the  turtle has to stand on something�察�and that is a board´walk made of men  like old Jerome。

I do not know whether immortality shall accrue to man�察�but if not so�察 �I would like to know when men like old Jerome get what is due them��

They met Nevada Warren at the station。  She was a little girl�察�deeply  sunburned and wholesomely good´looking�察�with a manner that was frankly  unsophisticated�察�yet one that not even a cigar´drummer would intrude  upon without thinking twice。  Looking at her�察�somehow you would expect  to see her in a short skirt and leather leggings�察�shooting glass balls  or taming mustangs。  But in her plain white waist and black skirt she  sent you guessing again。  With an easy exhibition of strength she  swung along a heavy valise�察�which the uniformed porters tried in vain  to wrest from her。

;I am sure we shall be the best of friends�察─�said Barbara�察�pecking at  the firm�察�sunburned cheek。

;I hope so�察─�said Nevada。

;Dear little niece�察─�said old Jerome�察 �you are as welcome to my home  as if it were your father's own。;

;Thanks�察─�said Nevada。

;And I am going to call you 'cousin��'; said Gilbert�察�with his charming  smile。

;Take the valise�察�please�察─�said Nevada。  ;It weighs a million pounds。   It's got samples from six of dad's old mines in it�察─�she explained to  Barbara。  ;I calculate they'd assay about nine cents to the thousand  tons�察�but I promised him to bring them along。;


II


It is a common custom to refer to the usual complication between one  man and two ladies�察�or one lady and two men�察�or a lady and a man and a  nobleman�察�orwell�察�any 

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