a ward of the golden gate-第31节

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wrong　him！〃

〃I　think　otherwise；〃　said　the　colonel；　with　grim　and　relentless
deliberation。　　〃I　have　a　vividimpressionsirof　aninterview　I
had　with　youat　the　St。　Charleswhere　you　said〃　　He　was　silent
for　a　moment；　and　then　in　a　quite　different　voice　called　faintly

〃George！〃

Paul　and　Yerba　glanced　quickly　at　each　other。

〃George；　set　out　some　refreshment　for　the　Honorable　Paul　Hathaway。
The　best；　siryou　understand。　。　。　。　　A　good　nigger；　sira　good
boy；　and　he　never　leaves　me；　sir。　　Only；　by　gad！　sir；　he　will
starve　himself　and　his　family　to　be　with　me。　　I　brought　him　with　me
to　California　away　back　in　the　fall　of　'forty…nine。　　Those　were　the
early　days；　sirthe　early　days。〃

His　head　had　fallen　back　quite　easily　on　the　pillow　now；　but　a
slight　film　seemed　to　be　closing　over　his　dark　eyes；　like　the　inner
lid　of　an　eagle　when　it　gazes　upon　the　sun。

〃They　were　the　old　days；　sirthe　days　of　Menwhen　a　man's　WORD
was　enough　for　anything；　and　his　trigger…finger　settled　any　doubt。
When　the　Trust　that　he　took　from　Man；　Woman；　or　Child　was　never
broken。　　When　the　tide；　sir；　that　swept　through　the　Golden　Gate
came　up　as　far　as　Montgomery　Street。〃

He　did　not　speak　again。　　But　they　who　stood　beside　him　knew　that
the　tide　had　once　more　come　up　to　Montgomery　Street；　and　was
carrying　Harry　Pendleton　away　with　it。





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