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“
Let
me
take
that
fountain
pen
of
yours
,
”
he
said
.
Holding
the
book
on
his
knee
he
wrote
out
a
check
,
tore
it
carefully
from
the
stub
,
and
laid
it
on
the
desk
in
front
of
Ruggles
.
“
What
’
s
this
?
”
asked
Ruggles
.
“
Three
-
fourths
payment
for
the
sections
of
railroad
land
included
in
my
ranch
,
based
on
a
valuation
of
two
dollars
and
a
half
per
acre
.
You
can
have
the
balance
in
sixty
-
day
notes
.
”
Ruggles
shook
his
head
,
drawing
hastily
back
from
the
check
as
though
it
carried
contamination
.
“
I
can
’
t
touch
it
,
”
he
declared
.
“
I
’
ve
no
authority
to
sell
to
you
yet
.
”
“
I
don
’
t
understand
you
people
,
”
exclaimed
Annixter
.
“
I
offered
to
buy
of
you
the
same
way
four
years
ago
and
you
sang
the
same
song
.
Why
,
it
isn
’
t
business
.
You
lose
the
interest
on
your
money
.
Seven
per
cent
.
of
that
capital
for
four
years
—
you
can
figure
it
out
.
It
’
s
big
money
.
”
“
Well
,
then
,
I
don
’
t
see
why
you
’
re
so
keen
on
parting
with
it
.
You
can
get
seven
per
cent
.
the
same
as
us
.
”
“
I
want
to
own
my
own
land
,
”
returned
Annixter
.
“
I
want
to
feel
that
every
lump
of
dirt
inside
my
fence
is
my
personal
property
.
Why
,
the
very
house
I
live
in
now
—
the
ranch
house
—
stands
on
railroad
ground
.
”
“
But
,
you
’
ve
an
option
”
“
I
tell
you
I
don
’
t
want
your
cursed
option
.
I
want
ownership
;
and
it
’
s
the
same
with
Magnus
Derrick
and
old
Broderson
and
Osterman
and
all
the
ranchers
of
the
county
.
We
want
to
own
our
land
,
want
to
feel
we
can
do
as
we
blame
please
with
it
.
Suppose
I
should
want
to
sell
Quien
Sabe
.
I
can
’
t
sell
it
as
a
whole
till
I
’
ve
bought
of
you
.
I
can
’
t
give
anybody
a
clear
title
.
The
land
has
doubled
in
value
ten
times
over
again
since
I
came
in
on
it
and
improved
it
.
It
’
s
worth
easily
twenty
an
acre
now
.
