The Mate of the Vancouver — page 153: what you’re looking at

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ease te tie. t A GOLDEN LINK. Bill nodded, using the comrion American word for yes, which is a kind of cross-breed between “yea” and the German “Ja,” pro- nounced short like “ ye.” “You bet I’ve plenty. Old Hank kem up with me, and then he cleared out again. Heand I kind of disagreed first thing, and he just skinned out. Good thing too—for him |” And Bill looked unutterable things. “Ts there any chance of getting out over the pass?” asked Mac. “If youcan fly,” answered Bill. “ Drifts is forty foot deep in parts,and soft too. I could hardly get on snow-shoein’ it. Better stay and trap with me. Better’n gold- huntn’ any time, and more dollars in it.” | “Why aint you farther up in the hills?” asked Mac, as we tramped along. “Dunno,” said Bill; “I allers camp here every year. It’s kind of clear, and there’s a chance for the cayuses to pick a bit to keep