The Sweep Winner
with them, always finding them keen business fellow
Chinaman still standing in his doorway like a statue, as though
at the shop window. He saw three tea chests, which he guessed were empty, a couple of Chinese bowls, a vase with strange hideous dragons painted or b
or sale?" he
inaman
od cat; he catchee
w there were
if they were here
ame is
inaman
ry good Engli
dney years,
heap of mone
ce with the white man
lau
know better than that
n he did so his cheeks flapped and his
pound of good
e shop. Bill followed. He did not
nd the counter, leanin
you want?
ea
oo gr
fool,"
lau
o you
ant no
do I
head wag
," sai
up," re
e had with us? You frightened h
vidently unexpected, and Bill wa
ots of silly women were frightened at Chiname
men. Some of you yellow dogs buy and sell our girls, and trade them to
greed Lin. "You
ut w
in whit
rel. I expect yo
was a good Chinaman,
his eyes, and concluded
out West?" he aske
A few years ago he ha
rested. What too
money. He did not live at Bourke
f dealings?"
uld not di
he might smoke opium there if he wished; also that he
ing what had induced him
wled after him, called him bad names and
. Me stare at white woman! Why not? Me had dealings with many white women. Busi
en he came to the corner of Mark
nly like Craig Bel
came towards him. It was Bellshaw.
s? What brings
sold
Tired of Bo
now, and I got a good price for
fencers, and my men, shearers, and so on. I had a nip or two at your
. No worse than the man wh
ught yo
t you
shoul
on't suppose you've been over liberal with him," said Bill. He watched Be
wondered why he wanted to l
ought Bill, an
d it all profi
haw l
he agreed. "Who's there no
e
eft Mintaro and
He was in the hous
ests. He shall pay for it. He'd no busi
be all right. You've
w laugh
ll pull through
ll went back to the coffee hous
nt to meet him. He's not my kind. Besides he might try and
d to make me believe he knew nothing about Garry Backham taking my place? It's all bunku
lows on the fence, Abe Carew, was employed by him for a long time. He offended Bellshaw, who kicked him out, and he was very s
r know when you've got 'em. He's been in my place and said things I knew were
for the sake of ly
only one in it. She went straight up to him, holding out both hands. When he took them she kissed
he asked when he had r
nderful. Are we going to
otel. We are staying her
leave home
tay there; there was on
at?" she asked as though
ays. Can't y
mber-
from when you
laug
e. You know I alw
Jim, and Bil
emed p
o, and yet-" she put
d he have to wait? That it would all come b
the street. Lin Soo's shop was nea
se slipped and fell. This attracted his attention. He turned round with the inte
e woman at the window gave a faint c
s it?"
y. I've seen him before. Who is he? Do y
Craig B