. The Saturday evening post. oad-ster, Nate being in St. Louis for a hardware dealers con-vention. Accordingly he crossed to the Red Front DrugStore to take on Reb Walton at dominoes—they wereplaying a four-year series. And it was through the win-dow of Rebs establishment that he perceived, shortly afterdinner, two strangers enter the garage. What can I do for you? Gus inquired, joiningthem in no time. One was a large, well-nourished man in a graysuit and wide gray hat; he might have been abackwoods traveling man or a politician. The otherwas tall and lean, and wore a black suit with a whitest
. The Saturday evening post. oad-ster, Nate being in St. Louis for a hardware dealers con-vention. Accordingly he crossed to the Red Front DrugStore to take on Reb Walton at dominoes—they wereplaying a four-year series. And it was through the win-dow of Rebs establishment that he perceived, shortly afterdinner, two strangers enter the garage. What can I do for you? Gus inquired, joiningthem in no time. One was a large, well-nourished man in a graysuit and wide gray hat; he might have been abackwoods traveling man or a politician. The otherwas tall and lean, and wore a black suit with a whitestring tie. His air was ministerial, but in any othergarb his face would have made one keep a handon his watch. We want to hire a flivver, announcedthe former. Got a good reliable driver?Where do you want to go? Ive got some business down onRed River. Havent got a car in the looked disappointed, butthe lean man said: We might trythe other garage, Lafe. Wait. Hold on a minute! ex-claimed Gasoline, and left them, to. shut himself up in the cubby-hole he called his the telephone he said to Don Rayburn: Say,therere a coupla birds in here who want to go down to theriver, and I aint got a car in the shop. How about it?Can you let me have yours? Who are they? Whatre they like? They blowed in here this morning on theKaty, I reckon. I dont know either of em from Adams offox. But if it was a loan they was after Idwant to see their collateral. Red River, huh? said the cashier thought-fully. Know what theyre after? No, but itd be easy enough to find out if Itook em there, Don. All right. Take my car,but itll cost em twenty dol-lars. The price did not disconcerthis customers in the fat one merely remarkedwith a large and tolerant care-lessness: Thats all right. A fewdollars more or less dont cutany ice. Well, was Gasolines comment ashe made ready, its a cinch they aintdrummers. They took the sandy road leading tothe wild, sparsely settled bottom landstwelve
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