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But
Cedarquist
was
still
interested
in
the
land
troubles
of
the
Bonneville
farmers
,
and
took
the
first
occasion
to
ask
:
“
So
,
the
Railroad
are
in
possession
on
most
of
the
ranches
?
”
“
On
all
of
them
,
”
returned
Presley
.
“
The
League
went
all
to
pieces
,
so
soon
as
Magnus
was
forced
to
resign
.
The
old
story
—
they
got
quarrelling
among
themselves
.
Somebody
started
a
compromise
party
,
and
upon
that
issue
a
new
president
was
elected
.
Then
there
were
defections
.
The
Railroad
offered
to
lease
the
lands
in
question
to
the
ranchers
—
the
ranchers
who
owned
them
,
”
he
exclaimed
bitterly
,
“
and
because
the
terms
were
nominal
—
almost
nothing
—
plenty
of
the
men
took
the
chance
of
saving
themselves
.
And
,
of
course
,
once
signing
the
lease
,
they
acknowledged
the
Railroad
’
s
title
.
But
the
road
would
not
lease
to
Magnus
.
S
.
Behrman
takes
over
Los
Muertos
in
a
few
weeks
now
.
”
“
No
doubt
,
the
road
made
over
their
title
in
the
property
to
him
,
”
observed
Cedarquist
,
“
as
a
reward
of
his
services
.
”
“
No
doubt
,
”
murmured
Presley
wearily
.
He
rose
to
go
.
“
By
the
way
,
”
said
Cedarquist
,
“
what
have
you
on
hand
for
,
let
us
say
,
Friday
evening
?
Won
’
t
you
dine
with
us
then
?
The
girls
are
going
to
the
country
Monday
of
next
week
,
and
you
probably
won
’
t
see
them
again
for
some
time
if
you
take
that
ocean
voyage
of
yours
.
”
“
I
’
m
afraid
I
shall
be
very
poor
company
,
sir
,
”
hazarded
Presley
.
“
There
’
s
no
’
go
,
’
no
life
in
me
at
all
these
days
.
I
am
like
a
clock
with
a
broken
spring
.
”
“
Not
broken
,
Pres
,
my
boy
;
”
urged
the
other
,
“
only
run
down
.
Try
and
see
if
we
can
’
t
wind
you
up
a
bit
.
Say
that
we
can
expect
you
.
We
dine
at
seven
.
”
“
Thank
you
,
sir
.
Till
Friday
at
seven
,
then
.
”
Regaining
the
street
,
Presley
sent
his
valise
to
his
club
(
where
he
had
engaged
a
room
)
by
a
messenger
boy
,
and
boarded
a
Castro
Street
car
.
Before
leaving
Bonneville
,
he
had
ascertained
,
by
strenuous
enquiry
,
Mrs
.
Hooven
’
s
address
in
the
city
,
and
thitherward
he
now
directed
his
steps
.
When
Presley
had
told
Cedarquist
that
he
was
ill
,
that
he
was
jaded
,
worn
out
,
he
had
only
told
half
the
truth
.
Exhausted
he
was
,
nerveless
,
weak
,
but
this
apathy
was
still
invaded
from
time
to
time
with
fierce
incursions
of
a
spirit
of
unrest
and
revolt
,
reactions
,
momentary
returns
of
the
blind
,
undirected
energy
that
at
one
time
had
prompted
him
to
a
vast
desire
to
acquit
himself
of
some
terrible
deed
of
readjustment
,
just
what
,
he
could
not
say
,
some
terrifying
martyrdom
,
some
awe
-
inspiring
immolation
,
consummate
,
incisive
,
conclusive
.
