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Chapter 7
Fifty.Fifty?He’snuts.Paidseventy-eightfiftyforthatlittlenumber.Joe,youcrazyfool,youtryin’tobustus?Havetocanthatguy.Imighttakesixty.Nowlookhere,mister,Iain’tgotallday.I’mabusinessmanbutIain’touttosticknobody.Gotanythingtotrade?
GotapairofmulesI’lltrade.
Mules!Hey,Joe,hearthis?Thisguyswantstotrademules.Didn’tnobodytellyouthisisthemachineage?Theydon’tusemulesfornothingbutgluenomore.
Finebigmules—fiveandsevenyearsold.Maybewebetterlookaround.Lookaround!Youcomeinwhenwe’rebusy,an’takeupourtimean’thenwalkout!Joe,didyouknowyouwastalkin’topikers?Iain’tapiker.Igottogetacar.We’regoin’toCalifornia.Igottogetacar.
Well,I’masucker.JoesaysI’masucker.SaysifIdon’tquitgivin’myshirtawayI’llstarvetodeath.TellyouwhatI’lldo—Icangetfivebucksapieceforthemmulesfordogfeed.
Iwouldn’twantthemtogofordogfeed.
Well,maybeIcangettenorsevenmaybe.Tellyouwhatwe’lldo.We’lltakeyourmulesfortwenty.Wagongoeswith’em,don’tit?An’youputupfifty,an’youcansignacontracttosendtherestattendollarsamonth.
Butyousaideighty.
Didn’tyouneverhearaboutcarryingchargesandinsurance?Thatjustboostsheralittle.You’llgetherallpaidupinfour-fivemonths.Signyournamerighthere.We’lltakecareofever’thing.
Well,Idon’tknow
Now,lookhere.I’mgivin’youmyshirt,an’youtookallthistime.
