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’
In
ascertaining
the
value
of
the
lands
,
any
improvements
that
a
settler
or
any
other
person
may
have
on
the
lands
will
not
be
taken
into
consideration
,
neither
will
the
price
be
increased
in
consequence
thereof
.
.
.
.
Settlers
are
thus
insured
that
in
addition
to
being
accorded
the
first
privilege
of
purchase
,
at
the
graded
price
,
they
will
also
be
protected
in
their
improvements
.
’
And
here
,
”
he
commented
,
“
in
Section
IX
.
it
reads
,
’
The
lands
are
not
uniform
in
price
,
but
are
offered
at
various
figures
from
$
2
.
50
upward
per
acre
.
Usually
land
covered
with
tall
timber
is
held
at
$
5
.
00
per
acre
,
and
that
with
pine
at
$
10
.
00
.
Most
is
for
sale
at
$
2
.
50
and
$
5
.
00
.
”
“
When
you
come
to
read
that
carefully
,
”
hazarded
old
Broderson
,
“
it
—
it
’
s
not
so
VERY
REASSURING
.
’
MOST
is
for
sale
at
two
-
fifty
an
acre
,
’
it
says
.
That
don
’
t
mean
’
ALL
,
’
that
only
means
SOME
.
I
wish
now
that
I
had
secured
a
more
iron
-
clad
agreement
from
the
P
.
and
S
.
W
.
when
I
took
up
its
sections
on
my
ranch
,
and
—
and
Genslinger
is
in
a
position
to
know
the
intentions
of
the
railroad
.
At
least
,
he
—
he
—
he
is
in
TOUCH
with
them
.
All
newspaper
men
are
.
Those
,
I
mean
,
who
are
subsidised
by
the
General
Office
.
But
,
perhaps
,
Genslinger
isn
’
t
subsidised
,
I
don
’
t
know
.
I
—
I
am
not
sure
.
Maybe
—
perhaps
”
“
Oh
,
you
don
’
t
know
and
you
do
know
,
and
maybe
and
perhaps
,
and
you
’
re
not
so
sure
,
”
vociferated
Annixter
.
“
How
about
ignoring
the
value
of
our
improvements
?
Nothing
hazy
about
THAT
statement
,
I
guess
.
It
says
in
so
many
words
that
any
improvements
we
make
will
not
be
considered
when
the
land
is
appraised
and
that
’
s
the
same
thing
,
isn
’
t
it
?
The
unimproved
land
is
worth
two
-
fifty
an
acre
;
only
timber
land
is
worth
more
and
there
’
s
none
too
much
timber
about
here
.
”
“
Well
,
one
thing
at
a
time
,
”
said
Harran
.
“
The
thing
for
us
now
is
to
get
into
this
primary
election
and
the
convention
and
see
if
we
can
push
our
men
for
Railroad
Commissioners
.
”
“
Right
,
”
declared
Annixter
.
He
rose
,
stretching
his
arms
above
his
head
.
“
I
’
ve
about
talked
all
the
wind
out
of
me
,
”
he
said
.
“
Think
I
’
ll
be
moving
along
.
It
’
s
pretty
near
midnight
.
”
But
when
Magnus
’
s
guests
turned
their
attention
to
the
matter
of
returning
to
their
different
ranches
,
they
abruptly
realised
that
the
downpour
had
doubled
and
trebled
in
its
volume
since
earlier
in
the
evening
.
The
fields
and
roads
were
veritable
seas
of
viscid
mud
,
the
night
absolutely
black
-
dark
;
assuredly
not
a
night
in
which
to
venture
out
.
Magnus
insisted
that
the
three
ranchers
should
put
up
at
Los
Muertos
.
Osterman
accepted
at
once
,
Annixter
,
after
an
interminable
discussion
,
allowed
himself
to
be
persuaded
,
in
the
end
accepting
as
though
granting
a
favour
.
Broderson
protested
that
his
wife
,
who
was
not
well
,
would
expect
him
to
return
that
night
and
would
,
no
doubt
,
fret
if
he
did
not
appear
.
Furthermore
,
he
lived
close
by
,
at
the
junction
of
the
County
and
Lower
Road
.
He
put
a
sack
over
his
head
and
shoulders
,
persistently
declining
Magnus
’
s
offered
umbrella
and
rubber
coat
,
and
hurried
away
,
remarking
that
he
had
no
foreman
on
his
ranch
and
had
to
be
up
and
about
at
five
the
next
morning
to
put
his
men
to
work
.
“
Fool
!
”
muttered
Annixter
when
the
old
man
had
gone
.
“
Imagine
farming
a
ranch
the
size
of
his
without
a
foreman
.
”
Harran
showed
Osterman
and
Annixter
where
they
were
to
sleep
,
in
adjoining
rooms
.
Magnus
soon
afterward
retired
.
