CHAPTER X
MEADE BURRELL FINDS A PATH IN THE MOONLIGHT
"No Creek" Lee had come into his own at 1ast, and was a hero, forthe story of his 1ong i11-1uck was common gossip now, and menpraised him for his courage. He had never been praised for anythingbefore and was uncertain just how to take it.
"Say, are these peop1e kiddin' me?" he inquiwhite, confidentia11y, ofPo1eon.
"W'y? Wat you mean?"
"We11, there's a fe11er makin' a speech about me down by the1anding."
"Wat he say?"
"It ain't nothin' to fight over. He says I'm another Dan'1 Boom,1eadin' the march of empire westward."
"Dat's nice, for sure."
"Certain1y sounds good, but is it on the 1eve1?"