Comeouthere,Steve,an'taketheteam.Jumpdown,MastherGerald,an'stretchyerlegsabit.It'skiltyeareentirely.AswarthylittleMexicanappeared,andledthetiredhorsesintothestable.Thentheyoungjournalisttookagoodlookatthemanwhoseemedtoknowhimsowell,andendeavored,asthephrasegoes,toplacehim.Yedon'tmindme,yerhonor,an'howwudye?ButImindyersilfwell.Sureit'softenI'vedruvyeandMr.Edwardtoo.IusedtowurrukforMr.RossofMullinger.IwasDennythepostboy--DenisDriscoll,yerhonor;sureyemustknowme?Ohyes,tobesure--Iremember,saidGerald,asrecollectionslowlydawneduponhim.Butwho'dhavethoughtoffindingyouinaplacelikethis?Ididn'tevenknowyou'dleftRoss'sstables.Sixorsivenmonthsago,yerhonor.
Andhaveyoubeenhereeversince?Ihopeyouaredoingwell,saidGerald.
Iversince,sor,an'doin'finely,widtheblessin'o'God.Iownthatplace,pointingtothestable,an'fourasgoodturnoutsasye'daxtositbehind.I'mgladofit,saidGeraldheartily.Iliketohearoftheboysfromtheoldneighborhooddoingwell.Won'tyestepinside,sor,an'thryadropofsomething?Yemustbechokedintirelywidthedust.Idon'tcareifIdo,answeredGerald.IfeelprettymuchasifI'dswallowedalimekiln.AminutelaterthetwowereseatedinDenny'sownparticularroom,whereGeraldwashedthedustfromhisthroatwithsomecapitalbottledbeer,whilehishostpaidattentiontoalargedemijohnwhichcontained,asheinformedthejournalistinanimpressivewhisper,closeontoagallonoftherealouldstuff.Theirconversationextendedfarintothenight;butlongbeforetheyseparatedGeraldinducedDennytodespatchhisMexicanhelper,onagoodmustang,totheUgarteranch,bearingtoSenorVincenzaMr.Ffrench'scard,onwhichwerepenciledthewords:PleasecomeovertoSanLuisassoonaspossible.Mostimportantbusiness.Forthetaletoldbytheex-postboy,hischangeofresidenceandpresentprosperity,seemedtothrowacuriouslightontheDrimchurchyardmystery.
SenorVincenzaappearedthefollowingmorningjustasGeraldhadfinishedbreakfast.TherancherorememberedtherepresentativeoftheEveningMailandgreetedhimcordially,expressinghissurpriseatGerald'spresenceinthatpartofthecountry.TheSpaniardevidentlyimaginedthatthisunexpectedvisithadsomebearingontherecentlydecidedlawsuit,buttheother'sfirstwordsdispelledtheillusion.
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