"See here, Bob, I've got something on hand better'n roundin' up stragglers and squelchin' whisky rows. I've got to pick out some men for a little raid, where there'll be a chance for a red-hot shindy. Want to go along?"The waiter wiped off the table as he replaced the glasses, and Shorty lifted up the gambler's papers to permit him to do so. He laid down his own papers instead, and with them a $10 bill."Just as important to me," Norma said. "Believe me, Johnny. I'm responsible, too."
ONE:When they reached Shorty he hustled them around to pitch their tents, but he was not fast enough to please the Orderly, who presently appeared, with the remark:
TWO:"Now, what in thunder does this mean?" asked Si with angry impatience. "What's up now?"
THREE:"So I thought. The only man of your name that I ever heard of kept a saloon in Milwaukeea great place for politicians to hang around. I used to go there myself when I was in politics. He was a sort of a ward boss. Was he your father?"
