He fixed the locality farther west and a good deal farther off from where we are now.

Looks as if he didn't want us to reach the place." "He's a scheming brute, but I can't see his object in deceiving us." "We'll leave that point for a minute.

You must admit it's curious that when we asked him for the easiest way he sent us through these hills and muskegs; particularly as you have learned from the Indian that we could have got north with much less trouble had we headed farther west." "That has an ugly look," Benson answered thoughtfully.
"Well, I'm going to put the thing before you as I see it.

Clarke has lent you money and has a claim on your homestead, which will increase in value as the settlement grows--and sooner or later they are bound to bring in a railroad.

Now, after what you once told me, I don't think there's any reason why you shouldn't pay him off in a year or two, if you keep steady and work hard; but while you were in his clutches that looked very far from probable." "You might have put it more plainly--I was drinking myself to death." Benson's face grew stern.