Her laugh was more of a cough. "There ain't no such animal."

"There ain't? I seen you trying to rope one to-day, all righty. I seen

you."

"You what?"

"Sure I did. The slick guy in checks."

"You--"

"Sure I seen you. I was loafing around the station a whole hour before

you seen me to-day, baby doll. I seen the whole show. Grabbed the slick

little Checkers right out of the line, didn't you? Bowled him over with

those black eyes of yours. Went for him right like he was a stick of

candy and you was licking it, eh? Pretty slick to take in a big eyeful

like that, wasn't I? Some little Checkers, he was."

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