Спрут: Каліфорнійська історія
Chapter VI
Delaney,Ruggles,andChristianjoinedthematGuadalajara.TheyleftGuadalajara,goingtowardsMr.Annixter’sranchhouseonQuienSabe.Theyareservingthewritsinejectmentandputtingthedummybuyersinpossession.Theyarearmed.S.Behrmaniswiththem.”
“Wherearetheynow?”
“CutteriswatchingthemfromtheLongTrestle.TheyreturnedtoGuadalajara.Theyaretherenow.”
“Well,”observedGethings,“FromGuadalajaratheycanonlygototwoplaces.EithertheywilltaketheUpperRoadandgoontoOsterman’snext,ortheywilltaketheLowerRoadtoMr.Derrick’s.”
“ThatisasIsupposed,”saidMagnus.“ThatiswhyIwantedyoutocomehere.FromHooven’s,here,wecanwatchbothroadssimultaneously.”
“IsanybodyonthelookoutontheUpperRoad?”
“Cutter.HeisontheLongTrestle.”
“Say,”observedHooven,theinstinctsoftheold-timesoldierstirringhim,“say,dosefellerprettydemnschmart,Itink.WegottoputsomepicketwayoudtbeiderLowerRoadtalzoh,undhetekdoseglassusMist’rEnnixt’rgotbeium.Say,lookatdoseirregationditsch.DotditschherunrighdacrossBOTHdoseroad,hey?Dat’ssomefineentrenchment,youbedt.Wefighdumfromdoseditsch.”
Infact,thedryirrigatingditchwasanaturaltrench,admirablysuitedtothepurpose,crossingbothroadsasHoovenpointedoutandbarringapproachfromGuadalajaratoalltheranchessaveAnnixter’s—whichhadalreadybeenseized.
