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Chapter 6

           Sheheernmetellin’theold’un’boutthespottedmustang;andnothin’wouldcontentherthurandthen,tillhepromisedhe’dofferabigpriceforcatchin’thecritter.Hesayedhe’dgiveakuppleo’hunderddollarsfortheanymal,ef’twuranythinlikewhatIsayeditwur.Incoorse,Iknowedthet’udsendallthemustangersinthesettlementstraightcustrutarterit;so,sayin’nuthin’tonobody,Ikimoverhyur,fastasmyolemaar’udfetchme.Yougrupthet’erespotty,anZebStump’llgoyurbailye’llgrabthemtwohunderddollars."

           "Willyoustepthisway,MrStump?"saidtheyoungIrishman,risingfromhisstool,andproceedinginthedirectionofthedoor.

           Thehunterfollowed,notwithoutshowingsomesurpriseattheabruptinvitation.

           Mauriceconductedhisvisitorroundtotherearofthecabin;and,pointingintotheshed,inquired

           "Doesthatlookanythinglikethemustangyou’vebeenspeakingof?"

           "Dog-gonemycats,ef’tainttheeyedenticulsame!Gruppedalready!Twohunderddollars,easyasslidin’downabarkedsaplin’!Youngfellur,yurinluck:twohunderd,slicksure!anddurnme,eftheanymalain’twortheverycento’themoney!Geehosofat!whataputtybeestitair!Won’tMissPeintdexterbepleezed!It’llturnthatyoungcritter’mostcrazy!"

           

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