Mr。McLeanwasintheticket-office,wherethenewspaperhadtransientlyremindedhimofpolitics。“WallStreet,“hewasexplainingtotheagent,“hasbeenlunchedonbythemRoss-childs,andthey’removingon。FeedingalongtoChicago。Wewant——“Herehenoticedmeand,dragginghisgauntletoff,shookmyhandwithhislustygrasp。
“Youreldestsonjustsaidyouwereinhastetofindme,“Iremarked。
“Loseyou,hemeant。Thekidgetshiswordstwisted。“
“Didn’tknowyouwereafather,Mr。McLean,“simperedtheagent。
Linfixedhiseyeontheman。“Andyoudon’tknowitnow,“saidhe。Thenheremovedhiseye。“Let’sgrub,“headdedtome。Myfrienddidnotwalktothehotel,butslowlyroundandabout,withafaceovercast。“Billyisagoodkid,“hesaidatlength,and,stopping,begantokicksmallmoundsinthedust。Politicsfloatedlightlyoverhim,butherewasamatterdwellingwithhim,heavyandreal。“He’sdeadstuckonbeingacow-puncher,“hepresentlysaid。
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