"There's nothing in my blood to be ashamed of, and I'm white in here!" She struck her bosom fiercely.

"If a man loves me he'll take me no matter what it means to him." "Right for you," assented the other; "and if I was younger myself, I'd sure have a lot of nice things to say to you.

If I'd 'a' had somebody like you I'd 'a' let liquor alone, maybe, and amounted to something, but all I'm good for now is to give advice and draw my pay." He slid down from the counter where he had been sitting.

"I'm goin' to hunt up the Lieutenant and get him to let me off.

Mebbe I can stake a claim and sell it." The moment he was gone the girl's composure vanished and she gave vent to her feelings.
"It's a lie! It's a lie!" she cried, aloud, and with her fists she beat the boards in front of her.