Part 21 (2/2)
”But it would irl
”Oh, I reckon it would with Eastern people They look at things kind of funny, but we're not in the East”
”That's what I wanted to know Nice people back there wouldn't tolerate a girl like ood enough to associate with theuess you'd have a hard ti the 'bon-tonners' But what's the use of thinking about it This is your country and these are your people”
A ible racial distinction, but she saw Runnion, who towards them, so thanked Stark hurriedly and went on her way
”Beenfriends with that squaw, eh?” remarked Runnion, casually
”Yes,” replied Stark ”She's a nice little girl, and I like her I told her I didn't have any part in thataffair”
”Huh! What's the ”
”I knoas, but I didn't airound next to Lee's, and I wanted to throw a jolt into Old Man Gale I couldn't let the girl stand into be friends with her”
”Me, too,” said Runnion, looking after Necia as her figure diraceful as a fawn; she's white, too nobody would ever know she was a breed”
”She's a good girl,” said Stark, entle tone that Runnion had never heard before
”Getting kind of e, old man”
”No, I don't like her in that way”
”Well, I do, and I'm dead sore on that soldier”
”She's not your kind,” said Stark ”A bad h, but he can't keep her I know!”
”nobody but a fool would want to keep one,” Runnion replied, ”specially a squaw”
”She's just woke up to the fact that she is a squaw and isn't as good as white She's worried”
”I'll lay you a little eight to five that Burrell has thrown her down,”
chuckled Runnion
”I never thought of that You ht”
”If it's true I'll shuffle up a hand for that soldier”
”If I were you I wouldn't deal it to hiambler, dryly ”He may not cut to your break”