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TheRoadsweTake（O·Henry）

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TwentymilesWestofTucson,theSunsetExpressstoppedata

tanktotakeonwater.Besidestheaqueousadditiontheengineofthat

famousflyeracquiredsomeotherthingsthatwerenotgoodforit.

Whilethefiremanwasloweringthefeedinghose,BobTidball,

SharkDodsonandaquarter-bredCreekIndiancalledJohnBigDog

climbedontheengineandshowedtheengineerthreeroundorificesin

piecesofordnancethatthecarried.Theseorificessoimpressedthe

engineerwiththeirpossibilitiesthatheraisedbothhandsinagesture

suchasaccompaniestheejaculationDotell!

AtthecrispcommandofSharkDodson,whowasleaderofthe

attackingforcetheengineerdescendedtothegroundanduncoupledthe

engineandtender.ThenJohnBigDog,percheduponthecoal,sportively

heldtwogunsupontheenginedriverandthefireman,andsuggested

thattheyruntheenginefiftyyardsawayandthereawaitfurtherorders.

SharkDodsonandBobTidball,scorningtoputsuchlow-gradeore

asthepassengersthroughthemill,struckoutfortherichpocketofthe

expresscar.Theyfoundthemessengersereneinthebeliefthatthe

SunsetExpresswastakingonnothingmorestimulatingand

dangerousthanaquapura.WhileBobwasknockingthisideaoutofhis

headwiththebutt-endofhissix-shooterSharkDodsonwasalready

dosingtheexpress-carsafewithdynamite.

Thesafeexplodedtothetuneof$30,000,allgoldandcurrency.The

passengersthrusttheirheadscasuallyoutofthewindowstolookforthe

thunder-cloud.Theconductorjerkedatthebell-rope,whichsagged

downlooseandunresisting,athistug.SharkDodsonandBobTidball,

withtheirbootyinastoutcanvasbag,tumbledoutoftheexpresscar

andranawkwardlyintheirhigh-heeledbootstotheengine.

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