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“
Well
,
captain
,
”
he
said
,
still
panting
,
as
he
bound
up
his
forehead
;
“
well
—
we
GOT
him
.
”
Osterman
cut
his
wheat
that
summer
before
any
of
the
other
ranchers
,
and
as
soon
as
his
harvest
was
over
organized
a
jack
-
rabbit
drive
.
Like
Annixter
’
s
barn
-
dance
,
it
was
to
be
an
event
in
which
all
the
country
-
side
should
take
part
.
The
drive
was
to
begin
on
the
most
western
division
of
the
Osterman
ranch
,
whence
it
would
proceed
towards
the
southeast
,
crossing
into
the
northern
part
of
Quien
Sabe
—
on
which
Annixter
had
sown
no
wheat
—
and
ending
in
the
hills
at
the
headwaters
of
Broderson
Creek
,
where
a
barbecue
was
to
be
held
.
Early
on
the
morning
of
the
day
of
the
drive
,
as
Harran
and
Presley
were
saddling
their
horses
before
the
stables
on
Los
Muertos
,
the
foreman
,
Phelps
,
remarked
:
“
I
was
into
town
last
night
,
and
I
hear
that
Christian
has
been
after
Ruggles
early
and
late
to
have
him
put
him
in
possession
here
on
Los
Muertos
,
and
Delaney
is
doing
the
same
for
Quien
Sabe
.
”
It
was
this
man
Christian
,
the
real
estate
broker
,
and
cousin
of
S
.
Behrman
,
one
of
the
main
actors
in
the
drama
of
Dyke
’
s
capture
,
who
had
come
forward
as
a
purchaser
of
Los
Muertos
when
the
Railroad
had
regraded
its
holdings
on
the
ranches
around
Bonneville
.
“
He
claims
,
of
course
,
”
Phelps
went
on
,
“
that
when
he
bought
Los
Muertos
of
the
Railroad
he
was
guaranteed
possession
,
and
he
wants
the
place
in
time
for
the
harvest
.
”
“
That
’
s
almost
as
thin
,
”
muttered
Harran
as
he
thrust
the
bit
into
his
horse
’
s
mouth
,
“
as
Delaney
buying
Annixter
’
s
Home
ranch
.
That
slice
of
Quien
Sabe
,
according
to
the
Railroad
’
s
grading
,
is
worth
about
ten
thousand
dollars
;
yes
,
even
fifteen
,
and
I
don
’
t
believe
Delaney
is
worth
the
price
of
a
good
horse
.
Why
,
those
people
don
’
t
even
try
to
preserve
appearances
.
Where
would
Christian
find
the
money
to
buy
Los
Muertos
?
There
’
s
no
one
man
in
all
Bonneville
rich
enough
to
do
it
.
Damned
rascals
!
as
if
we
didn
’
t
see
that
Christian
and
Delaney
are
S
.
Behrman
’
s
right
and
left
hands
.
Well
,
he
’
ll
get
’
em
cut
off
,
”
he
cried
with
sudden
fierceness
,
“
if
he
comes
too
near
the
machine
.
”
“
How
is
it
,
Harran
,
”
asked
Presley
as
the
two
young
men
rode
out
of
the
stable
yard
,
“
how
is
it
the
Railroad
gang
can
do
anything
before
the
Supreme
Court
hands
down
a
decision
?
”
“
Well
,
you
know
how
they
talk
,
”
growled
Harran
.
“
They
have
claimed
that
the
cases
taken
up
to
the
Supreme
Court
were
not
test
cases
as
WE
claim
they
ARE
,
and
that
because
neither
Annixter
nor
the
Governor
appealed
,
they
’
ve
lost
their
cases
by
default
.
It
’
s
the
rottenest
kind
of
sharp
practice
,
but
it
won
’
t
do
any
good
.
The
League
is
too
strong
.
They
won
’
t
dare
move
on
us
yet
awhile
.
Why
,
Pres
,
the
moment
they
’
d
try
to
jump
any
of
these
ranches
around
here
,
they
would
have
six
hundred
rifles
cracking
at
them
as
quick
as
how
-
do
-
you
-
do
.
Why
,
it
would
take
a
regiment
of
U
.
S
.
soldiers
to
put
any
one
of
us
off
our
land
.
No
,
sir
;
they
know
the
League
means
business
this
time
.
