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His strong, direct talk evidently impressed the Pearce and Cleve behind

"Ji or do you irl in these wilds?"

Cleve puffed a cloud of smoke that enveloped his head "I don't pick

quarrels," he replied

"Then you get red-headed at the very ested that Kells was right

"Here, don't get red-headed at

sharpness "I'll be your friend if you let meBut declare

yourself like a ed," replied Cleve, with a seood or I wouldn't be out hereBut I can't

stand for these--these deals with girls"

"You'll change," rejoined Kells, bitterly "Wait till you live a few

lonely years out here! You don't understand the border You're

young I've seen the gold-fields of California and Nevada Men go

crazy with the gold fever It's gold that e If you live you'll see life on this

border War debases thelike what

you'll experience here the next few years Men with their wives and

daughters are pouring into this range They're all over They're