Веснянки
Chapter IV
“Tosomeitwouldseemtocomeaisyasbreathing;andtosome,wringin’thelastdropoftheirheart’sbloodcouldn’tforcethim!I’mnotthemanthatgoesintoaschemelikethatwiththeblindfoldovermeeyes,for,yousee,itmanestobreaktrustwiththeBoss;andI’veservedhimfaithfulasIknew.You’llhavetobemakingthethingverycleartomeunderstanding.”
“It’ssodeadeasy,”repeatedWessner,“itmakesmetiredofthesimplenessofit.Youseethere’safewtreesintheswampthat’srealgoldmines.There’sthreeespecial.Twoarebackin,butone’ssquareontheline.Why,yourpotteringoldScotchfoolofaBossnailedthewiretoitwithhisownhands!Henevernoticedwherethebarkhadbeenpeeled,orsawwhatitwas.Ifyouwillstayonthissideofthetrailjustonedaywecanhaveitcut,loaded,andreadytodriveoutatnight.Nextmorningyoucanfindit,report,andbethebusiestmaninthesearchforus.Weknowwheretofixitallsafeandeasy.ThenMcLeanhasabetupwithacoupleofthegangthattherecan’tbearawstumpfoundintheLimberlost.There’splentyofwitnessestosweartoit,andIknowthreethatwill.There’sacoolthousand,andthistreeisworthallofthat,raw.Say,it’sagoldmine,Itellyou,andjustfivehundredofitisyours.There’snodangeronearthtoyou,foryou’vegotMcLeanthatbamboozledyoucouldselloutthewholeswampandhe’dnevermistrustyou.Whatdoyousay?”
Freckles’soulwassatisfied.“Isthatall?”heasked.
“No,itain’t,”saidWessner.
