Спрут: Калифорнийская история
Chapter I
Who,den,willderditchge-tend?Say,youtell’umBismarckhefgottasurestaybeiderplace.Say,youhefderpullmitderGovernor.Youspeakdergutwordforme.”
“Harranisthemanthathasthepullwithhisfather,Bismarck,”answeredPresley.“YougetHarrantospeakforyou,andyou’reallright.”
“SiebenyahrIhefstay,”protestedHooven,“andwhowillderditchge-tend,undalledemcettlesdrive?”
“Well,Harran’syourman,”answeredPresley,preparingtomounthisbicycle.
“Say,youhefhearaboutdoseting?”
“Idon’thearaboutanything,Bismarck.Idon’tknowthefirstthingabouthowtheranchisrun.”
“UNDDERPIPE-LINEGE-MEND,”Hoovenburstout,suddenlyrememberingaforgottenargument.Hewavedanarm.“Ach,derpipe-linebeiderMissionGreek,undderwaater-holefordosecettles.Say,hedoanddooutHIMSELLUF,berhaps,Idoandtink.”
“Well,talktoHarranaboutit.”
“Say,hedoandfarmderwholedemnrenchbeihisseluf.Me,Igottastay.”
Butonasuddenthewaterinthecartgushedoverthesidesfromtheventinthetopwithasmartsoundofsplashing.Hoovenwasforcedtoturnhisattentiontoit.Presleygothiswheelunderway.
“IhefsomeconverzationsmitHerran,”Hoovencalledafterhim.“Hedoanddooutbeihisseluf,den,Mist’rDerrick;ach,no.Istaybeiderrenchtodrivedosecettles.
