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Kingfisher's beautiful daughter; the Expressman was a young fellow who was popularly supposed to have left his heart while delivering another valuable package on Maggie in person, and had "never been the same man since."

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"Derrick and Simpson of Cold Spring, and one of the 'Excelsior' boys," responded the Expressman.

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Possibly the suddenness of the appeal caused the Expressman to swallow his liquor the wrong way, for he was overtaken with a fit of coughing, and stammered hastily as he laid down his glass, "Yes -- of course -- certainly."

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"Then she don't know what her lover is yet?" asked the Expressman, eagerly.

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And, what's more, young man, "he added, suddenly turning to the Expressman," _you'll_ express them trunks of hers _through to Sacramento_ with your kempany's labels, and hand her the receipts and cheques for them, so she _can get 'em there_.

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Expressman, he could "feel and smell" the road he could no longer see.

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He even exceeded his usual deliberately regulated potations, and, standing comfortably with his back to the centre of the now deserted bar-room, was more than usually loquacious with the Expressman.

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"But," continued the Expressman, returning to his former scepticism,

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When your hoary-headed ole grandfather -- or, to speak plainer, that partikler old whiskey-soaker known as Yuba Bill, wot sits on this box, "he continued, with a diabolical wink at the Expressman --" waltzes in to pervide for a young couple jest startin 'in life, thar's nothin' mean about his style, you bet.

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"Who got in at the Summit?" he at last asked abruptly of the Expressman.

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