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Why don’t you? Rufe here says he’s sp’ilin’ fer a fight!

Rufe! Good Lord! If he ’us in hell he wouldn’t fight fire!

Thank God, I’m not headed to’ard hell, like some folks!

I know you claimed edzemption when you j’ined the church. Well, every man to his likin’. But hereafter I’m a-goin’ to take what’s comin’ to me in this world an’ the next! An’ that ’minds me, afore I fergit it: have you got any forty-five ammynition in the store?

Ax Matt. I ain’t a-workin’ here no longer.

What’s the matter? Lost your job?

That’s all fixed up, Rufe. I won’t be workin’ much fer a while an’ Paw says you can stay another month.