PAPER-CHASE and ROUNDERS, for instance; you know
those? He brushed by her, his revolver in his hand. Into the ranch yard thundered
Kreff and his companions. Top-games are not as fashionable as they used to be;
still,there are a good many of them left. Presently Cheetim opened his eyes and
lookedinto the painted face of the Apache Devil.
Where he had left Nejeunee Shoz-Dijiji found Luis
Marielwaiting for him. POINT is like I SPY; but you need a lamp-post for it. They
saw Luke trying to drag himself to his feet andstagger toward him. Then, in silence,
he turned and walked away, back along thetrail he had come. Shoz-Dijiji removed
Cheetims weapons from his reach andsat down and waited. POINT is like I SPY; but you
need a lamp-post for it. One boy standson the kerbstone with his back to the street,
and they call himQueenie.
If he knew whatpains those casual methods had cost
me!
The keen blade sank intothe flesh of the white man.
It is then that you fully realizethe youngsters inventive powers.
And if youre not yet tired of duty games, I will
tell youone or two more. Gambling is forbidden by law, and they know it. Luis
glanced behind him through the doorway into the otherroom and then back at Wichita.
You said that you would help me, Luis, if you could. The war chief took his mate
into his arms and looked downinto her tear filled eyes.
My point, my only point, was theinventiveness of
the children.
If he guesses right, he goes on being Queenie; if
not, the boy who hasthe ball takes his place. One reviewer lamented that the book
did not contain sufficientdescriptions of the sports.
He would not have it, all the same; not evengratis.
In the back room Cheetim and Wichita heard the dread nameas Luis cried it
aloud.
Because he cuts a lump off the distance in front of
Bill. And leave you alone, at night, with all these dead men?
He recognized him instantly; then heturned toward
the girl.
But I does it matter how all of them are
played?
With the patience that is an Apacheshe
waited.
Before him stretched a life time inwhich to bring
the quarry, to bay.
The other men reached for their six-shooters. It
was onlythe rapidity with which their mounts had been moving thatprevented any
casualties.
Because, of course, our boys dontgamble, and theres
an end to it.
Perhaps these are more of SenorCheetims friends, he
suggested. PAPER-CHASE and ROUNDERS, for instance; you know those? If youwant to
find out about them, you must come yourself and talk to a fewof our rough chaps. But
however many I might tell you, there are notnearly as many as there ought to be. The
sounds of approachinghorses ceased, and all was quiet.