The Jedge tol' me fer ter do everything just as Kirby sed, an' I aim ter do it, but just the same I got ter keep inside the law.

I reckon thar's a hitch sumwhar', but thet's none o' my business.

Kirby is liberal 'nough with his money, an' I dunno as it makes much difference when we strike the ol' town." "'Tain't so much that, Sheriff.

I kin stan' it fer ter be up all night, but Bill wus tellin' me we might hav' som' trouble down ter the Landin' unless we finished up our job yere afore mornin'." "Oh, I reckon not; whut was it Bill said ?" "Quite a rigmarole frum furst ter last.

Giv' me a light fer the pipe, will yer ?" There was a flare above me, and then darkness once more, and then the slow drawl of the man's voice as he resumed.