The other men reached for their
six-shooters.
On foot now, leadingNejeunee, Shoz-Dijiji followed
the faint spoor of thedismounted man.
The errand, the speed ofhis fleet pony, his own
nakedness stirred every savageinstinct within him.
He stood his post, though scarce knowing whatto do.
Creeping nearer he sawthat the horse could not rise because one of its legs
wasbroken. Or you can play with tins, or bits of metal and wood, or with
nuts.
He keeps allthose what are over, and spins up those
what are under.
He rode toChitas side and grinned into her face.
Slowly and with no great alacrity Kreff and Mariel returnedtheir revolvers to their
holsters.
On foot now, leadingNejeunee, Shoz-Dijiji followed
the faint spoor of thedismounted man.
You fellers finishrustlin the grub, he
said.
Tomorrow morning we hit the trail fer aplace I know
where God himself couldnt find us.
One boy standson the kerbstone with his back to the
street, and they call himQueenie. He was approaching Wichita as Luisspoke the name
of the scourge of three states. Git me a piece of rope, one o you fellers. The keen
blade sank intothe flesh of the white man. An he better not get funny about it
neither, even ef hedont like it. Presently hewished that he had gone himself; and
soon he reined in,halting his companions.
Wichita came close to him and laid herhands upon
his breast as she had once before, long ago.
You kin start now by givin me alittle kiss. Their
conversation was interrupted by Cheetim who rode backto Wichitas side.
Heres the damned Greaser that brought me thet
lyinletter from Dirty. Get your horse, Luis, and take the message that Igave you.
The two saw Kreff riding forward withSam and Jake.
If you dont derive profits, no royalty is
due.
Gambling is forbidden by law, and they know it. The
war chief took his mate into his arms and looked downinto her tear filled eyes. In
the three last you have to go through themill, if you fail.
You fellers finishrustlin the grub, he said. At
last the whiteman was fully cognizant of his surroundings.
My point, my only point, was theinventiveness of
the children.
It alsotells you how you may distribute copies of
this eBook if you want to. Ef you kin pick up some fellers along the way, all
right;ef you cant, do the best you kin alone. He shuddered andclosed them again, but
Shoz-Dijiji knew that the man wasconscious. They are my friends, she said to Luis
and ran through theouter room to the front doorway.