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Chapter 65

           Asforthescratches,wecan’ttellwhat’smadethem.Thornsmaybe;orwolvesifyoulike.Thatfoolishfellowofhishasastoryaboutatiger;butitwon’tdoforus."

           "Whatfellurairyetalkin’o’?YemeanIrishPheelum?Whereairhe?"

           "Stoleawaytosavehiscarcass.We’llfindhim,assoonaswe’vesettledthisbusiness;andIguessalittlehangingwilldrawthetruthoutofhim."

           "Ifyemeanabeoutthetiger,ye’lldrawnoothertruthouto’himthanhatye’vegota’ready.Isee’dthetvarmintmyself,anwarjestintimetosavetheyoungfellurfromitsclaws.Butthetaintthepeint.Ye’vehadholto’theIrish,I’spose.Didhetellyeo’nothin’elseheseedhyur?"

           "HehadayarnaboutIndians.Whobelievesit?"

           "Wal;hetoltmethesamestory,andthatlookslikesometruthin’t.Besides,hedeclurstheywurplayin’curds,anhyur’sthethingsthemselves.Ifound’emlyingscatteredabouttheflooro’theshanty.Spanishcurdstheyair."

           Zebdrawsthepackoutofhispocket,andhandsitovertotheRegulatorChief.

           Thecards,onexamination,provetobeofMexicanmanufacturesuchasareusedintheuniversalgameofmontéthequeenuponhorseback"cavallo"thespaderepresentedbyasword"espada"andtheclub"baston"symbolisedbythehugepaviour-likeimplement,seeninpicture-booksinthegraspofhairyOrson.

           "WhoeverheardofComanchesplayingcards?"demandshe,whohasscoutedtheevidenceabouttheIndians.

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