human
What in tarnation is the meaning of this damn exhibition?
gpt
It means there's dirty work on.
human
You mean there's been a crooked deal put over on Mack?
gpt
Who in hell----
human
Swearing ain't going to do no good, Cap'n. The parson don't stand for it down here,
gpt
Whose doing is this?
human
We've got a pretty good idea who the cur is, but we ain't exactly sure.
gpt
Where'd he come from?
human
The city.
gpt
Who brung him in here?
human
We ain't just sure of that, yet.
gpt
What in h---- What's he cal'lating to do?
human
He figures to lick the tar out of the parson. And by the blazes of the inferno, if he does----
gpt
How'd he git into such a scrape?
human
It looks like the work of that d--I wish the parson would let me swear for once--Sim Hicks.
gpt
You mean Hicks brought him in?
human
He come in here more'n a week ago and asked Mr. McGowan to give him some lessons. Now the devil's to pay, and if we ain't 'way off Hicks happens to be that devil.
gpt
How----
human
For God's sake stop asking me questions or I'll cut loose and turn the air blue round here.
gpt
There ain't a feller living that can fight Mack on a week of training,
human
No one said he'd had no more'n a week of training.
gpt
I don't give a tinker's dam if he's had all the training in creation, he can't lick Mack McGowan and do it fair.
human
Them kind don't fight fair.
gpt
But, Jud, I don't see the meaning of it, anyway.
human
Then you're a heap sight blinder'n I thought. This thing's all fixed up to help Hicks get the parson out of town. When the news of this fight gets out into the church, they'll oust him like a shot from a cannon.
gpt
Then why don't you fellers stop it afore it starts?
human
Stop nothing. Hank's tried it, already.
gpt
The minister says our fears ain't got no foundation about that feller being crooked, and he won't listen to reason,
human
By the Almighty, he'll listen to me!
gpt
He wouldn't listen to his own mother if she was here. He says if what we suspect is true, he couldn't show the white feather now. He's the best sport I've ever seen, and I hate to see him beat up by that white-livered slugger.
human
I sha'n't see it!