Rejected Manuscripts

Scientists in the desert

It seemed the horse was very curious about the fire and often came close to it. The tracks were those of a big work horse with immense big new steel shoes. Beckwith was suspicious. Eventually he found where the "horse" had sat down, removed his clogs and walked away as a man. A bootlegger?

-8 that horse was very curious about fire-often came close 1o it U recurcars TR N PR heavy nowerful with immense big new steel shoes caulked with unworn heavy caulks saishod work horse has no business here thatmotriding pony looks susplcious to me Letpread out and search the froundsi we ll plek up trail that ll tellS0 we spread out in ever-wideming spirals studying the frount thoroughly Finallysaw where that horse had sat dowm renoved the big umeleldy wooden clogs on which he had nailet big horse shoes ant hat walked away asman heel imprint firm full cole of boot marking the soft earthicalled the two visitors showed em the evidence We ve fust flushed outbootlegrer had his still set up over that fire md water and mash container nearer the springl That bird was ns bucy aseranberry merchmt until he heard us shouting4 talldns as we came down the Rlclose rub It hasnbeen more than jifffes since he vamoosed g0t away with the evidence-by the great horned jumpin owl butm dryl Dr Resser began to laugh that laugh grew to merriment merrinat enfoyed without stint How he did enfoy that foke Nevada Nearest ot town he ejaculatedbetween bursts burets Baker that way Baker that way Milford vhis Black Rock too smll business onbig scale even 4f et emall spring lotsa demand wormed in laughing Then he msed on it Wait ti11tell it atthe club Once more Letover itamd fix 1t 1n nind then relate it How the mem bers will enfoy it Oh this westi -and he exploded It was at the time of the Noble Experiment when Volsted was King amd we serfs of the domain were as dry of throat and as 2004 Beckwith Family All ights reserved Digital ima ge