land is
worthless?"

"My object don't matter to anyone but myself." Andy busied himself with
his smoking material and did not look at her.

"Oh, but it Does! It matters to me, Mr. Green, and to my company, and to
our clients."

"I'll have to buy me a new dictionary," Andy observed casually, reaching
behind him to scratch a match on the skirt of his saddle. "The one I've
got don't say anything about 'client' and 'victim' meaning the same
thing. It's getting all outa date."

"I brought enough clients"--she emphasized the word--"to settle every
eighty acres of land in that whole tract. The policy of the company was
eminently fair. We guaranteed to furnish a claim of eighty, acres to
every person who joined our homeseekers' Club, and free pasturage to all
the stock they wanted to bring. Failing to do that, we pledged ourselves
to refund the fee and pay all return expenses. We could have located
every member of this lot, and more--only for YOU."

"Say, it'd be just as easy to swear as to say 'you' in that tone uh
voice," Andy pointed out placidly.

"You managed to gobble up just exactly four thousand acres of this
tract--and you were careful to get all the water and all the best land.
That means you have knocked us out of fifty settlements--"

"Fifty wads of coin to hand back to fifty come-ons, and fifty return
tickets for fifty fellows glad to get back--tough luck, ain't it?" Andy
smiled sympathetically. "You oughta be glad I saved your conscience that
much of a load, anyway."

Florence Grace Hallman bit her lip to control her rage. "Smart talk
isn't going to help you, Mr. Green. You've simply placed yourself in
a position you can't' hold. You've put it up to us to fight--and we're
going to do it. I'm playing fair with you. I'll tell you this much: I've
investigated you and your friends pretty thoroughly, and it's easy to
guess what your object is. We rather expected the Flying U to fight this
colonization scheme, so we are neither surprised nor unprepared. Mr.
Green, for your own interest and that of your employer, let me advise
you to abandon your claims now, before we begin action in the matter.
It will be simpler, and far, far cheaper. We have our clients to look
after, and we have the law all on our side. These are bona fide settlers
we are bringing in; men and women whose sole object is to make homes for
themselves. The land laws are pretty strict, Mr. Green. If we set the
wheels in motion they will break th