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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Light of Western Stars by Zane Grey: fer thet boss, an' I liked you pretty well, but if you don't take
him away quick I'll shoot you both.' Wal, I lit out. I didn't
even git to say howdy to him."
Nels, you think it useless--any attempt to see him--persuade
him?" asked Madeline.
"I shore do, Miss Hammond," replied Nels, gravely. "I've seen a
few sun-blinded an' locoed an' snake-poisoned an' skunk-bitten
cow-punchers in my day, but Gene Stewart beats 'em all. He's
shore runnin' wild fer the divide."
Madeline dismissed Nels, but before he got out of earshot she
heard him speak to Stillwell, who awaited him on the porch.
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