human
Shore it is,
gpt
Shore. He regarded the distant bulk thoughtfully.
human
Strikes me no sane cow ever would go out there, unless it was drove. It's our business to look into everythin'. Comin'?
gpt
I shore am. Nobody can buffalo me an' chuck me into jail without a comeback. I'm lookin' for things to fatten it.
human
It can't get too fat for me, replied his friend.
gpt
Helpin' th' Kid get his money back was enough to set me after some of that reward money; but when I sized up Kane an' his gang it promised to be a pleasure; now, after that jailin', it's a yelpin' joy. If there's no other way I'm aimin' to ride into Mesquite an' smoke up with both guns.
human
Head's swelled up like a keg, he said.
gpt
Struck by a rattler.
human
Reckon so; but cows dead from snakebite ain't common.
gpt
Shot,
human
Then somebody was out here with it, said Red swinging down.
gpt
He was tender-hearted, _he_ was. Gimme a hand. We'll turn it over an' look at th' brand.