"
Brown, deliberately engaged in pouring the coffee, contented himself
with a slight grunt, and a quick glance in the direction indicated.
Hicks slowly closed his glasses, and seated himself comfortably on the
edge of the rock. Winston, already eating, but decidedly anxious,
glanced at the two emotionless faces with curiosity.
"The situation does n't seem to worry either of you very much," he said
at last. "If you really expect an attack from those fellows over
there, is n't it about time we were arranging for some defence?"
Hicks looked over at him across the rim of his tin cup.
"Defence? Hell! here 's our defence--four o' us, countin' Mike."
"Where is Mike?"
"Oh, out yonder in ther back yard amusin' that Swede Stutter yere
brought in ter him fer a playthin'. Them foreigners seem ter all be
gittin' mighty chummy o' late. Stutter yere is a-takin' up with
Greasers, an' Mike with Swedes. I reckon I 'll have ter be lookin'
round fer an Injun, er else play a lone hand purty soon.
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