human
You fellows want ter get down inter the valley?
gpt
Yes, and Brennan turned again quickly,
human
I never will, replied Westcott earnestly.
gpt
Not if I have to tackle the whole outfit alone.
human
You won't never have to do that. What's the idea, Moore?
gpt
Oh, I was just thinkin', he answered, still uncertain.
human
She's a good fellow, all right, an' I wouldn't mind givin' her a hand myself, pervidin' you men do the square thing. If I show yer a way, what is thar in it fer me?
gpt
What do yer mean? I'm an officer o' the law?
human
If I help yer I've got ter be protected frum Bill Lacy. He'd kill me as quick as he'd look at me. Then I'd want yer ter tell the judge how it all happened. If yer got the cards stacked, an' I reckon yer have, I ain't big enough fool to try an' play no hand against 'em. But I want ter know what's goin' ter happen ter me. You don't need ter promise nuthin'; only say yer'll give me a show. I know ye're square, Dan Brennan, an' whatever yer say goes.
gpt
That's the gospel truth, Matt, he said gravely,
human
Well, with a quick breath as he took the plunge,
gpt
and he waved his hand to indicate the direction,
human
Have you ever been down?
gpt
Wunst, an' that was enough fer me, he confessed, drawling his words.
human
Yer see it was this a-way. One time I was out there in that hell hole plum' alone fer a whole week, just a waitin' fer Mendez ter show up so I could ride into Haskell and tell Lacy he'd come. It was so damn lonesome I explored every nook an' cranny between them rocks, an' one day, lyin' out in front o' ther bunk-house, I happened to trace this ol' trail. I got a notion to give it a trial, an' I did that same afternoon. I got down all right, but it was no place fer a lady, believe me, an' I reckon no white man ever made it afore.
gpt
It had been used once?
human
There was some signs made me think so; Injuns, I reckon, an' a long while ago.
gpt
How can we get there safely? Can you guide us?