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The Texan - A Story of the Cattle Country by James B. Hendryx
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so I just sauntered over an' took a look at the cayuses. Yourn's be'n
rode 'til he's sweat under the blanket--an' he ain't soft neither."

"_Oui_, A'm fol' 'long we'n you make de ride. A'm t'ink mebbe-so two
better'n wan."

"Well, I was weaned right young, an' I don't need no governess. After
this you----"

The half-breed shrugged: "A'm tink dat tam way back in Las Vegas dat
dam' good t'ing ol' Bat fol' 'long, or else, ba Goss, you gon' to hell
for sure."

"But that's no sign I've always got to be close-herded. Did you sneak
up near enough to hear what the short-horn said?"

"_Oui_, A'm hear dat. She mak' me laugh lak' hell."

"Laugh! I didn't see nothin' so damn hilarious in it. What do you
think about Purdy?"

"A'm tink dat dam' bad luck she no git keel." The half-breed paused
and grinned: "De pilgrim she mak' de run for nuttin', an' you got to
ke'p on lyin' an' lyin', an bye-m-bye you got so dam' mooch lies you
git los'. So far, dat work out pret' good. De pilgrim gon' ke'p on de
run, 'cause he no lak' for git stretch for politick, an' you git mor'
chance for make de play for de girl."

"What do you mean?" The Texan's eyes flashed. "I just knocked the
livin' hell out of one fellow for makin' a crack about that girl."
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