human
Speakin' wide, the weddin' cake of matrimony has been mostly mildewed for me, said Mormon reflectively,
gpt
What was that, Mormon? I heerd she was a good cook.
human
It warn't her cookin', though that was prime when she was in the humor. But she sure c'ud attend to her own business, an' there's damn few can do that. Sandy's one of the few. I can't call another to mind jest now.
gpt
You sure had me that time, ol' hawss. An' the mildew on the weddin' cake warn't none of yore fault. That sort of pastry's too rich for me to tackle. I used to wonder why they allus put frostin' on weddin' cake. I reckon it's a warnin'--or else sarcasm.
human
Ef you ever git roped thataway, Sam, you're goin' to fall high an' hard, said Mormon.
gpt
You'll come to consciousness hawg-tied an' branded.
human
That the way it was with you?
gpt
Yep. I've allus had an affinity fo' the sex. I ain't like Sandy. Nature give him an instinct ag'in' 'em, as pardners. He was bo'n lucky.
human
He thinks a heap of Molly, opined Sam.
gpt
I reckon he sure hates to lose her, if he is woman-shy. 'Course Molly was jest a kid. But I don't fancy she'll take the back-trail once she gits mixed up with the Keith outfit.
human
I ain't so plumb sure of that, returned Mormon.
gpt
Molly's bo'n an' bred with the West in her blood. She'll allus hear the call of the range, like a colt that's stepped wild. He'll drink at the tank, but he ain't forgettin' the water-hole.