И проиграли бой

           "Whatfor?"Londonasked."They’regoodguys."

           "They’rereds.They’regettingalotofgoodmenintotrouble.Theydon’tgiveadamnaboutyoumeniftheycanstarttrouble.Getridof’emandyoucangobacktowork."

           Londonsaid,"S’posewekick’emout?Dowegetthemoneywe’restrikin’for?Dowegetwhatwewouldofgotbeforethecut?"

           "No;butyoucangobacktoworkwithnomoretrouble.Theownerswilloverlookeverythingthat’shappened."

           "Well,whatgoodwasthestrike,then?"

           The‘super’loweredhisvoice."I’lltellyouwhatI’mpreparedtooffer.Yougetthemenbacktoworkandyou’llgetasteadyjobhereasassistantsuperintendentatfivedollarsaday."

           "Andhowabouttheseguys,thesefriendsofmine?"

           "FiftydollarsapieceiftheygetoutoftheValley."

           Jimlookedattheheavy,broodingfaceofLondon.Macwasgrinningmeanly.Londonwenton,"Iliketoseebothsides.S’posemean’myfriendsheredon’ttakeit,whatthen?"

           "Thenwekickyouoffthisplaceinhalfanhour.Thenweblacklistthewholedamnbunchofyou.Youcan’tgoanyplace;youcan’tgetajobanyplace.We’llhavefivehundreddeputysheriffsifweneed’em.That’stheotherside.We’llseeyoucan’tgetajobthissideofhell.What’smore,we’lljugyourpalshere,andseetheygetthelimit."

           Londonsaid,"Youcan’tvag’emifthey’vegotmoney."