human
I grubstaked him for the Hopeful-Dynamite discovery,
gpt
Got any papeh showin' that? Witnessed.
human
You know as well as I do that papers ain't often drawn on grubstaking contracts. A man's word is considered good.
gpt
Pat Casey's would have been, I reckon,
human
I've got witnesses.
gpt
Well, we'll let that matteh slide till the mines make a showin'. Meantime, there's talk goin' on in this town concernin' the gel an' her livin' at Three Star. I look to you to contradict that so't of gossip, Plimsoll, from now on.
human
Who in hell do you think you are? he demanded.
gpt
Who appointed you censor to any man's speech?
human
A _man's_ speech don't have to be censored, Plimsoll. An' I reckon you know who I am.
gpt
You come here looking for trouble, with me?
human
I never hunt trouble, Jim. If I can't help buttin' into it, like a man might ride into a rattlesnake in the mesquite, I aim to handle it. Ef I ever got into real trouble, an' it resembled you, I'd make you climb so fast, Plimsoll, you'd wish you had horns on yore knees an' eyebrows.
gpt
Fair warning, Sandy. I never raise a fuss with a two-gun man. It ain't healthy. You've got me wrong in this matter.
human
Glad to hear it. Then there won't be no argyment. Game open?
gpt
Wide. An' a little hundred-proof stuff to take the alkali out of your throats. How about it?
human
I don't drink when I'm playin'. I aim to break the bank ter-night. I'm feelin' lucky. Brought my mascot erlong.
gpt
Meaning Sam here?