human
He looked at me with those quiet eyes, an' the twisty smile come into his face. 'No, Dad,' he says. 'It didn't get me--an' you know it didn't get me--an' it never could. I showed it I could lick it, an' that's all there is to it. I'm goin' away now, an' get drunk as hell--deliberate--not because I have to get drunk, but because I want to.' An' as I watched the boy ride away, I remembered how it had been with the Red King--he licked him an' turned him back with the wild bunch--because he wanted to.
gpt
And Old Bat? she asked,
human
Isn't there an old half-breed named Bat?
gpt
Yes, there's Old Bat. He's been cookin' at the home ranch, but when he finds out Tex has blown the outfit I expect he'll light out after him.
human
I think so too, agreed the girl,
gpt
I haven't the least doubt in the world that when we reach the ranch it will be to find Old Bat gone.