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yeah

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there he goes Warden Bill Anderson's on

the

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loose

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well he fell for that escape setup

Marshall but I don't like it you'll like

it if he leaves me the money and the

rest of the gang won't you well if he

doesn't we're going to be in a jam with

the law ourselves it's a big chance

we're taking Rocky I'm following my

hunch

Warden

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oh

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can you give me a ride Mister sure it's

a hot day get aboard thanks a

lot my horse went lame back there

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yep you live around here son or you a

stranger like me I used to live around

here I've been away for a while huh

imagine you'll see some changes I hear

Cedar Rock's been having his troubles

than robberies

Outlaws oh is that so ordinarily they

come by stage my superiors thought it'd

be safer driving into town

myself I guess so what outfit you with

mister I'm John Harper with the west

states railroad our contact and Cedar

Rock Mr Mason the banker maybe you know

him yeah I know Mr

Mason

and another thing marthy I wish you'd

kind of put yourself out to be nice to

Mr Mas you know he's kind of sweet on

you but Uncle nugget it's so hard to to

pretend something you don't really feel

maybe you still got some feelings for

that bank robber Bill Anderson he isn't

a bank robber no one will ever convince

me he ever was well the law was

convinced that's why he's in prison

listen marthy I don't want to Argy with

you but the ranch is really in hot water

and and you need some cold

cash all right I'll try to be nice to Mr

Mason but uh I'm afraid my looks are a

little

misleading we haven't been having a very

lovely time of it at the ranch oh I'm

sorry to hear that yeah she's right them

dang Outlaws run off all our cattle SE

in a few head put that together with the

losing of my money in the bank hold up

and it's a wonder I ain't in a grave if

I could afford one yes I know what

you're up against nugget the robbers

cleaned me out too remember it's been a

struggle to keep the bank

going well I'll be a g Dar two-tailed

Bobcat this is the first time in my life

I've ever been refused a loan even

before I asked for it sit down

dear if Mr Mason can't give you some

money perhaps he can give you some

helpful

advice well the only good thing about

getting advice is you don't have to pay

interest on it or do you yes I know

advice is cheap but bear in mind you

have an only yourself to think about

being president of the local Cattleman's

Association you have an influence over

all the other members I get it I should

go to the poor house and then rent out

its rooms to all my friends no but you

should advise them to take the offer of

the Consolidated real estate company

$200 an acre is a big price these days

two listen we end selling our land to no

Consolidated skin flints especially when

we got sense enough to know why they

want our ranches why do they want them

because the railroad's coming through

here that's why I happen to know they

got a man by the name of Harper on his

way here right now Shucks I only wanted

a few books to tide me over same old

pipe dream about the railroad coming

here why they could run their Branch

line through any one of a half dozen

different towns yeah yeah maybe maybe

but if it does come through here we're

going to get a fortune for our ranches

so we're going to keep right on dreaming

our pipe dreams and you can put that in

your old corn cob and choke on it come

on

morthy now be nice to Mr Mason Martha oh

you ought know better than even listen

to me thought I raised you to have

better sense don't worry we'll manage

suppose I'll have to go to the black

blacksmith and the others and stall them

off again they won't mind they know you

I'll meet you at the Buckboard in an

hour or so all right

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then all right son you sure I can't

drive you on into town no this is fine

Mr Harper I'm supposed to meet a fell

right around here thanks a lot for the

ride

yeah

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all right keep hitting the ranchers

it'll make the Harper deal that much

easier we got another read on the town

schedule for this morning good that'll

soften him

up come

in Mr Harper's here Harper already he's

a day ahead of time anybody else see him

nobody here ask him to wait a

minute that means we've got to take care

of him right now what about that raid

the other boys can handle it you two we

outside

come in Mr harbard how are you Mr Mason

fine fine sit down thank

you you got here a little sooner than I

expected yes I made a little faster trip

than I plann the railroad comes through

they'll make it still faster I hope so

did you just get in I mean you came

directly to the bank oh yes I came right

here I'd like to meet with those

ranchers I'm to deal with as soon as

possible naturally I want to make the

best deals I can although confidentially

we're planning on a big Junction here

I'll have to settle with the ranchers

for whatever they want $ $700 an acre if

necessary I see all right Mr Hopper but

first I'd like to have you meet a couple

of friends of mine fine glad

to come

in this is Mr Harper the Western State's

railroad uh he hasn't gotten around to

showing me his credentials as yet but

maybe you'd like to show him yours I

don't know you Mr Harper we got a horse

out in back for you we're going for a

little ride don't worry about your r's

been taken care of what are you trying

to do you'll never get away with this

just worry about that let's

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go

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Bill Anderson I thought you were in

prison I was in prison but I broke out

to settle with a man who put me there

now look Bill getting tough with me

isn't going to to make things easier for

you how tough I get depends entirely on

you what do you mean I don't quite

follow you I'll tell you what I mean

exactly what I mean you're going over to

sheriff Blake with me and tell him

exactly what happened here the night of

the robbery you're going to tell him

that the reason I was here is because

you sent for me so you could frame me

because I was cutting you out with

Martha that's the most ridiculous you'll

tell Blake I didn't keep you covered

while the bandits were in the bank when

I went after him I was chasing them not

riding away with them you said

practically the same thing at the trial

and they didn't believe you maybe so I

don't know what I said I was so mixed up

besides I knew nobody take my word

against Mr Mason the big Banker

everybody's friend that's right and they

won't believe you now why should I

conspire to rob my own bank why not

there was $100,000 of the ranchers money

stolen wasn't there now look Bill put

that gun away and let's talk this over I

don't want any more of your talk get

your hand out of that drawer I'll shoot

it out maybe I ought to shoot you

anyway

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well much oblig

stranger I thought I heard it's all

right get the sheriff shall I tell him

that just tell him to get over here

quick yes

sir you know you got me out of a tough

spot well sir I don't like to see people

get hurt if it' been the other way

around and you'd had your gun on him I'd

have done the same thing only he happens

to be an escaped convict I don't believe

I know your name do you live around here

no sir I don't my name's Rocky Lane I

just drifted into town looking for work

Rocky Lane well maybe I could help you

find some uh did you happen to hear what

this fellow was saying he's afraid you

might have heard the truth about

him no I didn't hear much of

anything I happened to glance in the

windows I was passing

by no hard feelings friend but uh if you

are an escape convict sure I escaped to

try and get myself a square deal and I

might have if You' minded your own

business

hello Henry your clerk Bill Anderson I

thought he was in prison he escaped and

came here to kill me that's a lie I was

trying to make him tell the truth about

the robbery this man will tell you what

he saw Sheriff your words good enough

Henry you better come along peaceably

Anderson you know I'll use this if I

have

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to well it takes care of

that have a cigar no thanks I don't use

it well maybe have a couple of friends

that do they're quite

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good

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hey

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Anderson

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oh

don't ask me if I'm all right because

I'm not I don't blame you I was a little

worried

myself naturally I I don't know how to

thank you where did you come from anyway

I was standing just outside the bank

when your horses broke loose my name's

Rocky Lane I'm Martha Clark I'm glad to

know you well I I guess I better be

getting back into town my uncle will be

worried sick if you don't mind I'll ride

back with you I wish you would you

handle them all right

sure bang R bandage you got to be a g d

Outlaw to make a living around here I

don't know how you feel but

personally marthy where you been I

couldn't imagine what happened to you

the horses ran away during the shooting

they'd still be running if it weren't

for Mr Lane here my uncle nugget Clark

I'm glad to know you Mr Clark not as

glad as I am son thanks thanks a million

that's all I can say oh hello Mr Mason

I'd like you to meet Rocky Lane I've

already met Mr Lane he saved my life

when Bill Anderson tried to kill me B

but Bill did he escaped from prison and

now he's escaped from the sheriff I hear

he's heading toward the South Hills sure

got a desperate character on the loose

ain't there nobody going after him

Sheriff was shot during the raid Bill

wouldn't hurt anybody people have

just just given him a bad name I'm

afraid he's earned it Martha God DN it I

wish we had some protection against the

Andersons and the gunman now if we had a

few young fellas like

L see you wouldn't be needing a job

would

you well uh yes I guess I could use one

then you got one by Cy of course I

wouldn't be able to pay you right off

let me take a couple hours to think it

over though Mr Clark right now there's

something I want to do sure sure our

Ranch is straight out the Town Road just

beyond the

fork see

you maybe he'll be able to help me keep

my pipe creamer going a while longer

how's that corn coffee yours are

smoking well I haven't choked on it yet

give it

time

come

in by the heavy artillery Bill Anderson

broke out of prison and came here to

kill me he got away during the raid I

can put a couple of men on his Trail to

see he don't get away good and have them

watch The Clark Place he'll probably

show up there to see Martha there may be

another fellow there I wouldn't miss

either cowboy named lane lane what's he

done nothing in particular except he

overheard Anderson shooting off his

mouth about the robbery and he may have

heard too much and I can't afford to

take a chance we'll take care of both of

them how does uh Mr Harper look to you

good

good all right you know what the deal is

come into town with Harper's rig and

register at the hotel and start seeing

the ranchers I told you about all right

but this

one thing that's got me a little worried

what about this Harper is there any

chance of his getting loose Harper will

never be loose

again you play for keeps don't you I'm

playing for Big Money the railroad is

going to develop this whole District

around here what happens when the

railroad company misses Harper they just

disappeared nobody knows what happened

to him they'll have to send someone else

out here to buy the properties and by

that time I'll own them sounds all right

all you have to do is end the pipe dream

of these ranchers once and for all and I

suppose we get

started get my best Anderson Mr

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Lane

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oh

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Bill I'm so glad to see you and I'm glad

to see you Martha oh you look more

wonderful than ever I heard about you

being in town and I've been so worried

about you that's only Uncle nugget he's

taking his after supper snooze he'll be

dead to the world for an hour or two

have you had anything to eat I'll bet

you're starved well I am a little hungry

I guess come on in I'll get you

something don't worry about Uncle nugget

nothing will wake him

up so dangerous for you to be in Cedar

rockvill don't you think you should go

back back back to that prison I'm never

going back not till I've settled with

Henry Mason make him tell everybody I'm

not a bank robber I never believed you

were I know it that's why it's so

important to clear myself I'd have

settled with Mason this afternoon if it

hadn't been for a fellow named Lane

Rocky Lane mhm well he's just a Cowan

and why does he keep trailing me

hounding me he's lucky I didn't have a

gun a few hours ago stand in the

deliverer Bill Anderson hands up

and you too Henry Mason H up I'm going

to Wi out all the snakes for one

bullet poor dear he's so worried about

the ranch he has nightmares all the time

come on and finish

fine

thanks Martha I sure was hungry have

another glass of milk thanks I

will hold up your hands looks like my

nightmares are coming through now wait a

minute listen I ain't listening to old

jail birds and bank robbers he isn't a

bank robber if he were Cedar Rock is the

last place he would have come when he

escaped yeah maybe to be the first place

he'd come Mason said he tried to kill

him that's not true I was trying to make

Mason clear me of the robbery and pay

back the money he stole from you and the

other ranchers maybe I did lose my head

and the gun but I wouldn't have

really shot him there's no proof of that

all I got is your word give me some time

and I'll prove it I believe in him Uncle

nugget and I wish you would

too well I want

to Lord knows I could use that money

yeah I'd gotten it for you this

afternoon if that fellow Lane had and

butted in he better stay away from

me that ain't Anderson I knew him before

he went the pen he's probably that guy

laying Mason

wants see if Anderson shows up then we

can get him

I wonder who that could be maybe it's

the sheriff maybe it's Lane if it is

I'll simmer down YouTube I'll see who it

is and send them

away oh Hy Mr L good

evening I'll settle this for good right

now no bill please please don't for our

sake I uh I thought it over and decided

to take that job you offered me yeah

well you see I really don't need no C

hands right now is as a matter of fact I

I'm fresh out of cows that

so I was kind of counting on that job

you changed your mind in a hurry didn't

you well I ain't got a very big mind so

it don't take much time to change

it

by the way have you seen that fellow

Bill Anderson that escaped from the

sheriff Bill Anderson why should he come

here there's no telling where he might

show

up it's a comfy little home you got yeah

too bad you ain't got a home to go

to this is a fine picture of George

Washington you know he went a long way

because he wouldn't tell a

lie he even got got to be

president well I sort of give up the

idea of being president sometime

back let getting L young F time for me

to turn

in then I guess I better be on my way oh

uh you mind if I get a drink of water uh

you stay right here I'll get your drink

of water for

you

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there goes Anderson too come

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on

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n

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hold it

Anderson all right so you got me what

are you hunting me for anyway if you'll

listen to

me I'll try to tell you I mean

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I

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keep him

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busy

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yeah

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oh stop worrying marthy lean won't hurt

Bill

even Mr Clark has Bill Anderson come

back here I want the truth this time

United States Marshall so that's it

did we haven't seen Bill not since you

left then I suppose you're after him cuz

he escaped from prison huh the warden

and I let him Escape we were hoping he'd

lead us to the others involved in the

robbery Bill wasn't involved in the

robbery I can tell you

that and I come around to feeling the

same way Miss

Martha I overheard Bill talking to Mason

at the bank and tonight a couple of

gunmen tried to kill us both couple of

gunmen but what happened to Bill

he's all right he got away I don't know

who these men were but I found something

very interesting on one of them this man

had an imported cigar in his pocket just

like a couple Mason gave to me maybe

there's a reason for Mason to want bill

out of the way but why you he probably

figures I overheard him and Bill talking

about the robbery then why don't you

arrest Henry Mason right

now not enough evidence Miss

Martha Mason's word is just as as good

as bills that's why I wanted Bill safe

in jail so I could pretend I was working

here and see what I could uncover then

why don't you go right ahead and pretend

Camp here just like you planned

to thank you maybe I will i' give me a

chance to explain things to Bill if he

shows up that's

right well good night

Marshall good night Mary good

night

don't know who he is looks like a city

fell now remember I'm just a ranch hand

working for

you yes Mr Clark yes sir how do you do

my name is John Harper oh Mr Harper I'm

from the Denver Office of the western

states railroad we've been expecting you

Mr Harper uh meet my niece Martha how do

you do Miss Clark how do you do and my

new hand Rocky

Lane GL to know you Lane how are you

step right in Mr Harper step right

in sit

down just to make yourself right at home

thank you Mr Clark I saw some of the

other ranchers they tell me you're head

of their Association anything you say

goes that's right Mr Harper so you can

go right ahead go as far as you like

well as you may have her the railroad

would like to run a branch through this

District to do so we'd have to acquire

certain properties now we're willing to

go as high as $100 an acre for them $100

an acre you mean that's what you're

offering for our ranches that's right Mr

Clark that's all we can

offer well marthy we can get 200 from

that real estate outfit that Mason

represents well that's right if you can

do that Mr Clark I'd advise you to take

it after all the railroad can run its

track through any one of the towns

around

here so this is the end of my dream my

dream of getting a nest egg big enough

for me to retire and to set marthy

upright never mind nugget oh

no see maybe we should see Mason right

away quick before he changes his mind

well maybe we should you mind if I go

along I'd like to make certain that that

offer you're talking about is Bonafide

you're not accused Mr Clark of

misrepresenting are you certainly not

but I have to make a report to my

company well that's only natural let's

go I think I'll go along with you

there's something strange about this

whole deal what do you mean strange I

can't tell you just don't let on to

Mason that we suspect him I don't want

him to be pulling in his horns I don't

care what he pulls in so long as that

ay's pocketbook

I'm going to stop this fooling around

I've got to sell my

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property

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come in

morning Henry thought I'd drop in Bu The

Hatchet especially if I could get a few

dollars on at first well it's nice to

see you folks won't you sit down uh you

know my hand Rocky Lane and I guess you

know Mr Harper from the railroad yes I

met Mr Harper when he came in here to

see about getting in touch with you

ranchers he got in touch with us all

right and he sure entered our pipe dream

as you call it I'm sorry but business is

business is it true Mr Mason that you

offered them $200 an acre for the

properties I didn't offer it the

Consolidated realy company that I

represent made the offer however I

understand they're withdrawing it

tomorrow I'm sorry to see my company

lose out on the deal but like I told Mr

Clark he and his friends should

certainly accept your offer it's twice

as much as the railroad company can

pay I hate to do it but I reckon you

better start getting the papers ready

Henry I feel like I'm selling Martha out

of house and home for practically

nothing you're not going to sell Mar out

of anything this is another one of

Mason's frauds and that man there

there's something you ought to know

about him too he's a phony I happen to

know

because you didn't have to do that you

want him to kill somebody else like he

tried to kill

me now I'll take him over to jail see

that he gets there this

time come on

Anderson

well I don't know what it's all about

but you folks certainly have a lot of

excitement around here I'll be glad to

get back to Denver guess I'll go for the

hotel and pack it's been nice knowing

you Mr harer have a good trip

goodbye well we better get down the

business

nugget I've had an agreement drawn up

between the realy company and the

ranchers they've given you power of

attorney so you can sign for all of them

uhhuh and on the bottom line

then okay here goes nothing wait a

minute

nugget maybe you should have another

talk with the ranchers first but Martha

I told you you won't have until

tomorrow tomorrow's another day marth's

right I ain't going to be stampeded into

nothing come on

marthy forbs get Peter over here right

away you're sure this isn't the same Mr

Harper who picked you up on the road I'm

positive Marshall this Fell's wearing

the same clothes but he ain't the same

John Harper who gave me the ride and

what happened to the real Mr

Harper we're going to have a talk with

this fell when he gets back to the

hotel you hide over there where you can

watch the entrance of the hotel I got

something I want to do be right

back

Bill he not only call Lane Marshall but

evidently the kid got a ride into town

with Harper I thought Anderson suspected

something about you that's why I tried

to brain him too bad you didn't you

shouldn't have let him go out with Lane

I couldn't help it I figured on taking

care of Lane and Anderson after I got

Clark signed up you got to handle Lane

right now he's waiting over the hotel to

see me you got to get him off my

neck I got a away to get him off all our

necks it ties right in with my plan to

break down Clark keep going do what I

told

you now you go back to the hotel and

talk to Lane stall him as long as you

can and then tell our Clever Marshall

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that bill

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well Mr Ela I thought you were taking

this fell to jail I'll assume full

responsibility for his being

out okay can I do for you Marshall you

can tell me what happened to John Harper

the real John Harper I don't know what

you're talking about I think you

do just so happens Anderson here hits

the ride outside of town with the real

Mr Harper that's right well I've got

credentials to prove that I'm Harper

stolen from him just like the clothes

you're wearing you've only got a jail

Bird's word for

that maybe so but I saw you trying to

Swindle nugget and the rest of the

ranchers trying to make them think the

railroad wouldn't pay as much for their

land as Mason would I only offered them

what the railroad instructed me to

mhm suppose I told you I'd Telegraph the

railroad to find out what they are

offering and any other details they have

on Mr John

Harper

fine it'll take a little time for the

wire to get

back not too long now we'll just sit

here and wait until the answer

comes

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h

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it's about time we got that wire isn't

it it'll be here before long then we'll

get the low down in Mr

Harper all

right so I'm not

Harper you find out the truth sooner or

later anyway what happened to Harper I I

don't know I don't know anything about

his abduction or the abduction that

Mason's gone in for

now what abduction are you talking about

well Mason was going to have his men

pick up Clark and his niece Mar nugget

why what for he's going to force nugget

to sell himself and the ranchers out

after that I don't know what'll happen

why didn't you tell us this before why

is he telling it now because I was

afraid you might think I had a hand in

it I might go in for a little swindling

but murder something else Mason knows he

can't get away with this Mason's a

pretty ruthless man especially when he's

after a fortune remember nobody's seen

Harper maybe if you'd agree to help me

out in court I might be able to give you

a little more

help go on well I happen to know where

Clark and his niece are being held it's

the same place they held me when I was

waiting for

Harper you've been telling so many lies

all along I don't know whether to

believe you or not but I'm going to find

out for myself come on Bill you

too

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hide my heart

quick they're coming Lane Jackson the

Anderson kid so Jackson took in our

Clever Marshall supposing Jackson comes

in with him he won't he knows what to do

after we finish with Lane and Anderson

then I'll uh take care of my business

with the

clocks hurry

up that's

it get out of

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there

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there you are and not even guarded all

you have to do is go in and untie them

I'll wait here I think you'll come along

and help us but I've kept my part of it

you haven't fooled me at all bill you

stay outside in case somebody shows up

open

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iters never mind him get

lame

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get down

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bill

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the

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sh

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get

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oh

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what are you looking so worried about

nugget free

country worry if I want it well not

about your money I hope remember you're

going to get it all back now that Henry

Mason confessed everything ain't that

you couldn't be worrying about Miss

Martha and Bill cuz when I get back and

tell the authorities what's happened

here they'll release bill right away

ain't that well it can't be about the

railroad you know they'll buy the ranch

and for big money that's just it why

should I sell if the railroad comes

through there'll be a big boom on here

I'm going to keep our Ranch and get in

on

it well the railroad can't come through

here if you don't

sell yeah that's right so now I ain't

got to worry in the world H and it's all

your fault so long good luck bye

Martha so long Ry

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bye