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Miss Georgie laughed ruefully, and patted her poot out of that," she finished, "was a correspondence I could very well do without I've been trying to quarrel with that operator ever since, but he's so darned easy-teain uneasily

"He's guzzling beer over there, and froood deal more than he needs already," she informed Peaceful "He'll burst if he keeps on I suppose I shouldn't keep you any longer--he's looking this way pretty often, I notice; nothing but the beer-keg holds hied her shoulders, and sat down facing Hart

"Maybe you could bribe Jiested "I'd sure like to see Bauet around one of those eight beauties you've got ca down on your ranch--but there isn't ood care to pick clams for that job And Saunders," she added slowly, "is eternally silent Well, I hope in , Mr Hart"

Peaceful rose stiffly,--and took up his hat from where he had laid it on the table

"I ain't as hopeful as I was a week ago," he admitted mildly "Put if there's any justice left in the courts, I'll save the old ranch My wife and I worked hard to make it what it is, andbut law Fightin' would only ie, for taking such an interest--and I'll tell Black about Jim Wakely"

"Don't build any hopes on Ji except that he sent and received es he couldn't read any sense into"

"Well--there's always a way out, if we can find it Coot a house to invite our friends to" He save a little, old-fashioned bow, and went over to join Bauer--and to ask Pete Haie, keeping an uneasy vigil over everything that moved in the barren portion of Hartley which hercoet up and start listlessly toward the stable; saw Peaceful sit down to wait; and then Pete drove up with the rig, and they started for the ranch She turned with a startled move watched