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CHAPTER 15
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It was afternoon when Lucky Broad and Kid Bridges came to 'Poleon
Doret's tent and called its owner outside.
"We're hitched1 up and ready to say 'gid-dap,' but we came back to see how Letty's getting along," the former explained.
'Poleon shook his head doubtfully; his face was grave. "She's bad seeck."
"Does she know about old Sam?"
"She ain't know not'in'. She's crazee altogether. Poor li'l gal3, she's jus' lak baby. I'm scare' as hell."
The confidence-men stared at each other silently; then they stared at
Doret. "What we goin' to do about it?" the Kid inquired, finally.
'Poleon was at a loss for an answer; he made no secret of his anxiety.
"De doctor say she mus' stay right here—"
"HERE?"
"He say if she get cold once more—pouf! She die lak dat! Plenty fire, plenty blanket, medicine every hour, dat's all. I'm prayin' for come along some woman—any kin6' of woman at all—I don' care if she's squaw."
Linderman. There won't be any more till after the freeze-up."
"Eh bien! Den4 I s'pose I do de bes' I can. She's poor seeck gal in beeg, cold countree wit' no frien's, no money—"
"No money?" Broad was startled. "Why, Sam was 'fat'! He had a bank-roll—"
"He lose five t'ousan' dollar' playin' card las' night. Less 'n eighty dollar' dey lef' him. Eighty dollar' an'—dis." From the pocket of his mackinaw 'Poleon drew Kirby's revolver, that famous single-action six-shooter, the elaborate ivory grip of which was notched8 in several places. Broad and his partner eyed the weapon with intense interest.
"That's Agnes, all right!" the former declared. "And that's where old Sam kept his books." He ran his thumb-nail over the significant file-marks on the handle. "Looks like an
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jointly
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idiotic
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exasperation
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malicious
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解(渴)( quench的过去式和过去分词 ); 终止(某事物); (用水)扑灭(火焰等); 将(热物体)放入水中急速冷却 | |
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