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“Wal,” said Haley, “if I gives you the job, it’s worth something,- say ten per cent. on the profits, expenses paid.” “Now,” said Loker, with a tremendous oath, and striking the table with his heavy fist, “don’t I know you, Dan Haley? Don’t you think to come it over me! Suppose Marks and I have taken up the catchin’ trade, jest to ‘commodate gentle- men like you, and get nothin’ for ourselves?- Not by a long chalk! we’ll have the gal out and out, and you keep quiet, or, ye see, we’ll have both,- what’s to hinder? Han’t you show’d us the game? It’s as free to us as you, I hope. If you or Shelby wants to chase us, look where the partridges was last year; if you find them or us, you’re quite welcome.” “O, wal, certainly, jest let it go at that,” said Haley, alarmed; “you catch the boy for the job;- you allers did trade far with me, Tom, and was up to yer word.” “Ye know that,” said Tom; “I don’t pretend none of your snivelling ways, but I won’t lie in my ‘counts with the devil himself. What I ses I’ll do, I will do,- you know that, Dan Haley.” “Jes so, jes so,- I said so, Tom,” said Haley; “and if you’d only promise to have the boy for me in a week, at any point you’ll name, that’s all I want.” “But it an’t all I want, by a long jump,” said Tom. “Ye don’t think I did busi- ness with you, down in Natchez, for nothing, Haley; I’ve learned to hold an eel, when I catch him. You’ve got to fork over fifty dollars, flat down, or this child don’t start a peg. I know yer.” |
