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condishun is such ez to make any woman mad´like。'                 Why�察�Lord bless ye� �

there ain't enny of them mootool differences you and him hed ez I doesn't 

knows on�察�and didn't always stand by�察�and lend ye a hand�察�and heave in a 

word or two of advice when called on。; 

     Mrs。 Catron�察�ice everywhere but in her pink cheeks�察�was glad that Mr。 

Catron      seemed     to   have    always     a   friend    to   whom      he   confided 

EVERYTHING�察�even the base falsehoods he had invented。 

     ;Mebbe   now   they   WAZ   falsehoods�察─  �said   the   captain�察  �thoughtfully。 

;But don't ye go to think�察─�he added conscientiously�察 �that he kept on that 

tack all the time。      Why�察�that day he made a raise�察�gambling�察�I think�察�over 

at   Dutch   Flat�察  �and   give   ye   them   bracelets�察  �regular   solid   gold��why�察  �it 

would have done your heart good to have heard him talk about yousaid 

you had the prettiest arm in Californy。            Well�察─�said the captain�察�looking 

around for a suitable climax�察 �well�察�you'd have thought that he was sorter 

proud of ye� �Why�察�I woz with him in 'Frisco when he bought that A 1 prize 

bonnet for ye for 75�察�and not hevin' over 50 in his pocket�察�borryed the 

other 25 outer me。        Mebbe it was a little fancy for a bonnet�察�but I allers 

thought he took it a little too much to heart when you swopped it off for 

that   Dollar   Varden     dress�察 �just  because    that  Lawyer     Maxwell     said   the 

Dollar Vardens was becomin' to ye。              Ye know�察�I reckon�察�he was always 

sorter jealous of that thar shark; 

     ;May I venture to ask what your business is with me�拭─�interrupted Mrs。 

Catron�察�sharply。 

     ;In course�察─�said the captain�察�rising。        ;Ye see�察─�he said�察�apologetically�察�



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;we   got   to   talking   o'   Roger   and   ole   times�察  �and   I   got   a   little   out   o'   my 

course。     It's a matter of; he began to fumble in his pockets�察�and finally 

produced      a  small   memorandum´         book�察  �which    he   glanced    over;it's  a 

matter of 250。; 

     ;I don't understand you�察─�said Mrs。 Catron�察�in indignant astonishment。 

     ;On the 15th of July�察─�said the captain�察�consulting his memorandum´ 

book�察   �Roger   sold   his   claim   at   Nye's   Ford   for   1��500。   Now�察  �le's   see。 

Thar was nigh on 350 ez he admitted to me he lost at poker�察�and we'll add 

50 to that for treating�察�suppers�察�and drinks gin'rallyput Roger down for 

400。     Then     there   was   YOU。      Now     you   spent   250    on   your   trip  to 

'Frisco thet summer�察�then 200 went for them presents you sent your Aunt 

Jane�察�and thar was 400 for house expenses。                Well�察�thet foots up 1��250。 

Now�察�what's become of thet other 250�拭─�

     Mrs。 Catron's woman's impulse to retaliate sharply overcame her first 

natural indignation at her visitor's impudence。 

     Therein she lost�察�woman´like�察�her ground of vantage。 

     ;Perhaps the woman he fled with can tell you�察─�she said savagely。 

     ;Thet�察─�said the captain�察�slowly�察 �is a good�察�a reasonable idee。 But it 

ain't   true�察 �from   all  I  can   gather   SHE    lent  HIM     money。     It  didn't   go 

THAR。; 

     ;Roger Catron left me penniless�察─�said Mrs。 Catron�察�hotly。 

     ;Thet's   jist   what   gets   me。  You   oughter   have   250   somewhar   lying 

round。; 

     Mrs。    Catron    saw   her   error。   ;May     I  ask   what   right   you   have   to 

question   me�拭     �If   you   have   any�察  �I   must   refer   you   to   my   lawyer   or   my 

brother´in´law�察�if you have none�察�I hope you will not oblige me to call the 

servants to put you from the house。; 

     ;Thet     sounds      reasonable     and    square�察    �too�察─  �said    the   captain�察�

thoughtfully�察 �I've a power of attorney from Roger Catron to settle up his 

affairs and pay his debts�察�given a week afore them detectives handed ye 

over his dead body。         But I thought that you and me might save lawyer's 

fees and all fuss and feathers�察�ef�察�in a sociable�察�sad´like way��lookin' back 

sorter   on   Roger   ez   you   and   me   once   knew   him��we   had   a   quiet   talk 

together。; 



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     ;Good   morning�察  �sir�察─  �said   Mrs。   Catron�察  �rising   stiffly。    The   captain 

hesitated a moment�察�a slight flush of color came in his face as he at last 

rose as the lady backed out of the room。               ;Good morning�察�ma'am�察─�said 

the captain�察�and departed。 

     Very little was known of this interview except the general impression 

in the family that Mrs。 Catron had successfully resisted a vague attempt at 

blackmail from one of her husband's former dissolute companions。                      Yet it 

is only fair to say that Mrs。 Catron snapped up�察�quite savagely�察�two male 

sympathizers on this subject�察�and cried a good deal for two days afterward�察�

and   once�察  �in   the   hearing   of   her   sister´in´law�察  �to   that   lady's   great   horror�察�

;wished she was dead。; 

     A week after this interview�察�as Lawyer Phillips sat in his office�察�he was 

visited    by  Macleod。      Recognizing�察      �possibly�察   �some    practical   difference 

between the widow and the lawyer�察�Captain Dick this time first produced 

his credentials��a ;power of attorney。;           ;I need not tell you�察─�said Phillips�察�

;that   the   death   of   your   principal   renders   this   instrument   invalid�察  �and   I 

suppose you know that�察�leaving no will�察�and no property�察�his estate has not 

been administered upon。; 

     ;Mebbe it is�察�and mebbe it isn't。           But I hain't askin' for anythin' but 

information。       There     was   a  bit  o'  prop'ty   and   a  mill   onto   it�察 �over  at 

Heavytree�察�ez sold for 10��000。           I don't see�察─�said the captain�察�consulting 

his memorandum´book�察 �ez HE got anything out of it。; 

     ;It   was   mortgaged      for  7��000�察─   �said   the  lawyer�察   �quickly�察   �and   the 

interest and fees amount to about 3��000 more。; 

     ;The mortgage was given as security for a note�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�a gambling debt�察─�said the lawyer�察�sharply。 

     ;Thet's    so�察  �and   my   belief   ez   that  it  wasn't   a  square    game。     He 

shouldn't hev given no note。          Why�察�don't ye mind�察�'way back in '60�察�when 

you and me waz in Marysville�察�that night that you bucked agin faro�察�and 

lost   seving   hundred   dollars�察  �and   then   refoosed   to   take   up   your   checks�察�

saying it was fraud and a gambling debt�拭               �And don't ye mind when that 

chap kicked ye�察�and I helped to drag him off ye and; 

     ;I'm   busy   now�察  �Mr。   Macleod�察─  �said   Phillips�察  �hastily�察   �my   clerk   will 

give you all the information you require。            Good morning。; 



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     ;It's mighty queer�察─�said the captain�察�thoughtfully�察�as he descended the 

stairs�察 �but the moment the conversation gets limber and sociable´like�察�and 

I gets to runnin' free under easy sail�察�it's always 'Good morning�察�Captain��' 

and we're becalmed。; 

     By    some    occult    influence�察   �all  the  foregoing     conversation�察     �slightly 

exaggerated�察�and the whole interview of the captain with the widow with 

sundry additions�察�became the common property of Sandy Bar�察�to the great 

delight   of   the   boys。    There   was   scarcely   a   person   who   had   ever   had 

business or social relations with Roger Catron�察�whom ;The Frozen Truth�察─�

as Sandy Bar delighted to designate the captain�察�had not ;interviewed�察─�as 

simply and directly。         It is said that he closed a conversation with one of 

the San Francisco detectives�察�who had found Roger Catron's body�察�in these 

words�此 �And now hevin' got   throo' bizness�察�I was   goin' to ask ye   what's 

gone   of   Matt。   Jones�察  �who   was   with   ye   in   the   bush   in Austraily。   Lord�察�

how he got me quite interested in ye�察�telling me how you and him got out 

on a ticket´of´leave�察�and was chased by them milishy guards�察�and at last 

swam out   to   a  San   Francisco   bark   and   escaped�察─�but   here  the inevitable 

pressure of previous business always stopped the captain's conversational 

flow。    The natural result of this was a singular reaction in favor of the late 

Roger Catron in the public sentiment of Sandy Bar�察�so strong�察�indeed�察�as to 

induce the Rev。 Mr。 Joshua McSnagly�察�the next Sunday�察�to combat it with 

the moral of   Catron's   life。      After the   service�察 �he was   approached   in the 

vestibule�察 �and   in   the   hearing   of   some   of   his   audience�察  �by  Captain   Dick�察�

with   the   following   compliment�此   �In   many   pints   ye   hed   jess   got   Roger 

Catron down to a hair。         I knew ye'd do it�此�why�察�Lord love ye�察�you and him 

had pints in common�察�and when he giv' ye that hundred dollars arter the 

fire in Sacramento�察�to help ye rebuild the parsonage�察�he said to me��me 

not likin' ye on account o' my being on the committee that invited ye to 

resign from Marysville all along o' that affair with Deacon Pursell's darter�察�

and   a   piece   she   was�察  �parson�   �eh��well�察  �Roger�察  �he   ups   and   sez   to   me�察�

'Every   man   hez   his   faults��'   sez   he�察  �and   sez   he�察  �'there's   no   reason   why   a 

parson ain't a human being like us�察�and that gal o' Pursell's is pizen�察�ez I 

know。'      So    ye  see�察  �I  seed   that  ye   was   hittin'  yourself    over   Catron's 

shoulder�察�like them early martyrs。;            But here�察�as Captain Dick was clearly 



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