Gentleman Joe's Leadville Lead — page 26: what you’re looking at

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And I don’t believe you’ll try it now, evenif Iam a wo. man. 1 wouldn’t advise you to, anyhow, unless you are quicker at pulling a gun thanI think ycu are. But you may talk and blaspheme all you want to, for my skin is thick and it won’t hurt me any.’’ — “I want you to get right out of my way, do you hear? I want you to get right out of my way.”’ ‘‘And where do you want me to get to?”’ ‘I don’t care. Out of Leadville would suit me better. What are you following me round and playing the spy for? What have I ever done to you that you should Spy on me? Tell me that, will you?—tell me that!”’ ‘You’re playing the spy yourself, and that’s one rea- son. I know that wherever you are there’s a wicked Frame being played, and that you’re trying to get the trumps all into your own hand. It’s a good thing for you to have the truth told you, Mr. Joyce, even though you can’t speak it. Kven though it chokes you if you try.”’ ‘“T tell you I want you to get out of my way.’’ ‘You’ll have to tell me that a good many times before you get me to moving very fast. Iam not even the Ilcast ™ bit skeery to-night, Mr. Joyce—my nerves are as steady as the top of that mountain yonder. Let me advise you not. to get me angry, for my disposition is real good now—I don’t get angry more than once a day, and I don’t killa great many people even then. But you don’t want to try my patience too far, now that my disposition is so sweet. ’’ ‘What do you want of me, anyhow?” ota wanted to know what you wanted of Kid-Glove ib?’’ ‘I wanted to know if he was here.”’ ‘And if he had been, what then?”’ ‘I should have gone in and talked with him a bit—just talked with him a bit.’’ ‘And tried to get hold of some of his money, wouldn't you? I heard somebody say that he had quite a good deal that he hadn’t been foolish enough to gamble away. I was in hope that he would come into my place and let me have a slap at it. But he was the shyest young tenderfoot ' In town, and that isn’t the sort that I so fishing after. If they come in of their own accord and make their ante, a 7 ““« in 4 ~" 7 . x >a. é ed - e + P ‘ - A. - , ‘= » * * . , e ae ' _- d . P . = « = * wa 4 « 1 aes > iy Poe: : 9 a . “~ 7 alt : Foe’ en tee Ser te i> tes . oe Oe \ : ; j ¢ ~< “ rf ve Sy rahe <. ae Ae hye ? ieee eA a 4 7 , bg + : ; a : ey » ¢ a : vee - a2 + ~ ‘ “4f. . — ~ om © - i = v ° o . - ree £ a e — - = * =I ‘ % 4 e ro oe s ee Pe Bs Pal * ap : “* “* , - 7 . > 7 cy 5 a? 34 we Be bles i > rr h) * oo <7 Y wade ies — ~ . al j ae Ae . ~l * Vv . an x 4 - >t ’ 4 / : md Se tg, tet bee Laie age es . : comicbooks.com (