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"'Oho! You have,' said Cleve, quick, like he was pleased 'An' did

you get her?' "'Not yet Just looked over the ground I'old, an' I'll take the girl' "Cleve swung the whisky-bottle an' it s,

knockin' hiun burnin' red The

other fellers were dodgin' low An' as I ducked I seen Gulden, flat

on his back, draggin' at his gun He stopped short an' his hand

flopped The side of his face went all bloody I rabbed Cleve

"It'd been all right if Gulden had only cashed But he hadn't He

caun an' fer his pards Why, you could

have heard him for a mileThen, as I told you, I had trouble in

holdin' back a general mix-up An' while he was hollerin' about it I

led them all over to you Gulden is layin' back there with his ear

shot off An' that's all"

Kells, with thoughtful roup of

dark-faced ," he said to theanization If you're not all a lot of fools