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Shesaid,“I’llhaveplentyoftimetransplahesesets,Iguess.”
SheheardherhusbandgSbythebarn.Andalittlelatershesawthetwomehepaleyellowhillsideihesteers.
Therewasalittlesquaresafthethemums.Withhertrowelsheturhesoiloverandover,aafirTheereoreceivethesets.Backatthethemumbedshepulledoutthelittleedofftheleavesofeaewithhersdlaiditonasmallorderlypile.
Asqueakoflodofhoofstheroad.Elisalookedup.Thetryrthedensebankofwillowsand-woodsthatborderedtheriver,andupthisroadcameacuriousvehicle,curiouslydrawn.Itring-wagon,witharoundvastopohecoverofaprairieser.Itwasdrawnbyanoldbayhorseandalittlegreyand-whiteburro.Abigstubble-beardedmahecoverflapsahegteaUhewagohehindwheels,aleanandrangymwalkedsedately.Wordswerepaiheclumsy,crookedletters.“Pots,pans,knives,scissors,lawnmores,Fixed.”
Tworowsofartidthetriumphaive“Fixed”
beloainthadrundowninlittlesharppoiheachletter.
Elisa,squattingonthegrouoseethecrazy,loose-jointedassby.Butitdidn’tpass.Itturhefarmroadinfrontofherhouse,crookedoldwheelsskirlingaherangydogdartedfrombetweenthewheelsaaherdsflewoutathiTheopped,andwithstiffaails,withtautstraightlegs,withambassadnity,theyslowlyciriffingdaintily.ThepulleduptoElisa’swirefeopped.Nowthenewerdog,feelingoutnumbered,loweredhistailahewagonwithraisedhadbaredteeth.
&hewagocalledout,“That’sabaddoginafightwheed.”
Elisalaughed.“Iseeheis.Howsoondoeshegeed?”
Themancaughtupherlaughteraheartily.“Sometimesnotforweeksandweeks,”
hesaid.Heclimbedstifflydowhewheel.Thehorseandthedonkeydroopedlikeunwateredflowers.
Elisasawthathewasaverybigman.Althoughhishairandbeardweregrayilookold.Hiswornblacksuitwasottedwithgrease.Thelaughterhaddisappearedfromhisfadeyesthemomenthislaughingvoiceceased.Hiseyesweredark,andtheywerefullthatgetsieamstersandofsailors.Thecallousedhahewirefencewerecradeverycrackwasablae.Hetookoffhisbatteredhat.
“I’moffmygeneralroad,ma’am,”
hesaid.“DoesthisdirtroadcutoveracrosstherivertotheLosAngeleshigh>
&oodupahicksherapro.“Well,yes,itdoes,butitwindsarouheriver.Idon’tthinkyourteamcouldpullthroughthesand.”
&hsomeasperity,“Itmightsurpriseyouwhatthembeastspullthrough.”
&heygetstarted?”
sheasked.
Hesmiledforased.“Yes.Wheed.”
“Well,”
saidElisa,“Ithinkyou’llsavetimeifyougobacktotheSalinasroadandpickupthehighwaythere.”
Hedrewabigfihewireasing.“Iain’tinanyhurry,ma’aIgofromSeattletoSanDiegoandbackeveryyear.Takesallmytime.Aboutsixmonthseachway.Iaimtofollo>
&olovesahemintheaprohescissors.Shetouchedtheunderedgeofherman’shat,seargfitivehairs.“Thatsoundslikeanidofawaytolive,”
shesaid.
Heleanedtiallyoverthefence.“Maybeyouhewritingonmywagosandsharpenknivesandscissotahingstodo?”
“Oh,no,”
shesaidquiothi.”
Hereyeshardehresistance.
“Scissorsisthew,”
heexplaipeoplejustruinscisstosharpeIknowhoecialtool.It’salittlebobbitkindofthing,asuredoesthetrick.”
“No.Myscissorsareallsharp.”
“Allright,the,”
heuedearly,“abentpot,orapotwithahole.Imakeitlikenewsoyoudoobuy’sasavingforyou.”
“No,”
shesaidshortly.“ItellyouIhavenothiforyoutodo.”
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