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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