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The Octopus

CHAPTER IV
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You ruined him and drove him to fill himself up with Caraher's whiskey.

He's only taken back what you plundered him of, and now you're going to hound him over the State, hunt him down like a wild animal, and bring him to the gallows at San Quentin.

That's my version of the affair, Mister Genslinger, but it's worth your subsidy from the P.and S.W.to print it." There was a murmur of approval from the crowd that stood around, and Genslinger, with an angry shrug of one shoulder, took himself away.
At length, Annixter brought Hilma through the crowd to where young Vacca was waiting with the team.

However, they could not at once start for the ranch, Annixter wishing to ask some questions at the freight office about a final consignment of chairs.

It was nearly eleven o'clock before they could start home.


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