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But
the
land
once
settled
upon
,
the
P
.
and
S
.
W
.
seemed
to
be
in
no
hurry
as
to
fixing
exactly
the
value
of
its
sections
included
in
the
various
ranches
and
offering
them
for
sale
.
The
matter
dragged
along
from
year
to
year
,
was
forgotten
for
months
together
,
being
only
brought
to
mind
on
such
occasions
as
this
,
when
the
rumour
spread
that
the
General
Office
was
about
to
take
definite
action
in
the
affair
.
“
As
soon
as
the
railroad
wants
to
talk
business
with
me
,
”
observed
Annixter
,
“
about
selling
me
their
interest
in
Quien
Sabe
,
I
’
m
ready
.
The
land
has
more
than
quadrupled
in
value
.
I
’
ll
bet
I
could
sell
it
to
-
morrow
for
fifteen
dollars
an
acre
,
and
if
I
buy
of
the
railroad
for
two
and
a
half
an
acre
,
there
’
s
boodle
in
the
game
.
”
“
For
two
and
a
half
!
”
exclaimed
Genslinger
.
“
You
don
’
t
suppose
the
railroad
will
let
their
land
go
for
any
such
figure
as
that
,
do
you
?
Wherever
did
you
get
that
idea
?
”
“
From
the
circulars
and
pamphlets
,
”
answered
Harran
,
“
that
the
railroad
issued
to
us
when
they
opened
these
lands
.
They
are
pledged
to
that
.
Even
the
P
.
and
S
.
W
.
couldn
’
t
break
such
a
pledge
as
that
.
You
are
new
in
the
country
,
Mr
.
Genslinger
.
You
don
’
t
remember
the
conditions
upon
which
we
took
up
this
land
.
”
“
And
our
improvements
,
”
exclaimed
Annixter
.
“
Why
,
Magnus
and
I
have
put
about
five
thousand
dollars
between
us
into
that
irrigating
ditch
already
.
I
guess
we
are
not
improving
the
land
just
to
make
it
valuable
for
the
railroad
people
.
No
matter
how
much
we
improve
the
land
,
or
how
much
it
increases
in
value
,
they
have
got
to
stick
by
their
agreement
on
the
basis
of
two
-
fifty
per
acre
.
Here
’
s
one
case
where
the
P
.
and
S
.
W
.
DON
’
T
get
everything
in
sight
.
”
Genslinger
frowned
,
perplexed
.
“
I
AM
new
in
the
country
,
as
Harran
says
,
”
he
answered
,
“
but
it
seems
to
me
that
there
’
s
no
fairness
in
that
proposition
.
The
presence
of
the
railroad
has
helped
increase
the
value
of
your
ranches
quite
as
much
as
your
improvements
.
Why
should
you
get
all
the
benefit
of
the
rise
in
value
and
the
railroad
nothing
?
The
fair
way
would
be
to
share
it
between
you
.
”
“
I
don
’
t
care
anything
about
that
,
”
declared
Annixter
.
“
They
agreed
to
charge
but
two
-
fifty
,
and
they
’
ve
got
to
stick
to
it
.
”
“
Well
,
”
murmured
Genslinger
,
“
from
what
I
know
of
the
affair
,
I
don
’
t
believe
the
P
.
and
S
.
W
.
intends
to
sell
for
two
-
fifty
an
acre
,
at
all
.
The
managers
of
the
road
want
the
best
price
they
can
get
for
everything
in
these
hard
times
.
”
