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"Everybody unanier pro to her father in a low voice The old reat patience, but finally nodded a concession to her importunity

"We'll waive the matter of the insult just no about that boy you shot up? Looks like you're a fool to co there on his bed"

"He took his fighting chance You ain't kicking because I played out the game the way you-all started to play it? If you are, I'll have to say I ht have expected a sheep herder to look at it that way," Weaver retorted insolently

The old , any ht to kick e settle accounts with you"

"As we're liable to do right shortly, noe've got you," said Dixon, vindictively

"All right--go ahead with the indict the boy

"Keep still, Torievance "You try to run this valley as if you were God Alhty By your way of it, a man has to come with hat in hand to ask you if he may take up land here The United States says we may homestead, but Buck Weaver says we shan't Uncle Sam says we may lease land to run sheep Buck Weaver has another notion of it We're to take orders from him If we don't he clubs our sheep and drives off our cattle"

"Cattle were here first," retorted Weaver "The range is overstocked, and they've got a prior right Nesters in the hills here areTwin Star calves That's another thing"

"Some of them You'll not find any rustled calves with the Seven Mile brand on theally We intend to stay Every time your riders club a bunch of our sheep, we'll even up on Twin Star cattle You take hter captive; I hold you prisoner"

"You'll be in luck if you get away from here with a whole skin," broke out Phil "You came here to please yourself, but you'll stay to please us"

"So?" Buck sh they never guessed it

"Unbuckle his gun belt, Tom," ordered the old man

"Save you the trouble" Weaver unbuckled the belt and tossed it, revolver and all, to Yeager

"Now, Mr Weaver, we'll adjourn to the house"

"Anything to oblige"

"What about Mr Keller?" Phyllis asked, in a low voice, of her father