He ought to know."
"I see--he ought to. He sure prospected round inside me enough to know
how things are."
"You might come over to my office when you get tired of sitting around
here. There ain't anything much to do--but I've got a couple of old
law books that might interest you--and a few novels--and if you want
some real excitement I got an old dictionary--"
"That El Paso lawyer was tellin' me I ought to git a education. Don't
know but what this is a good chanct. But I reckon I'll try one of them
novels first. Mebby when I git that broke to gentle I can kind o' ride
over and fork one of them law books without gittin' throwed afore I git
my spurs hooked in good. But I sure don't aim to take no quick
chances, even if you are ridin' herd for me."
"That lawyer was right, Pete. And if I had had your chance, money, and
no responsibilities--at your age, I wouldn't have waited to pack my
war-bag to go to college."
"Well, I figured _you_ was educated, all right. Why, that there lawyer
was sayin' right out in court about you bein' intelligent and
well-informed, and readin' character.
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