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Show 190\ One of the new men poured brandy in a cup for him and then went to pour some water in i t . Olaf said, "Don't spoil i t with that. This child has been drinking water a l l day long. Now I ' l l just have a drink of what you men brought over the mountains!" Olaf took a sip and said, "Fine, fine brandy that John Sutter makes. Think I ' l l just make a l i t t l e t r i p over the mountains myself some day soon and go see John Sutter again." "You'll be welcomed by him same as usual with a brandy b o t t l e , but you'll have to go up to Hock Farm!" said the man who had poured Olaf a drink. "Hock Farm huh? I rode up there with him." Olaf said. "When did you see him last?" "Must have been in forty-seven-been ten, eleven years." The man nodded. "The forty-nine gold rush changed things a t S u t t e r ' s Fort-it's in bad shape, and so is Sutter-drinking too much brandy-lives a l l the time now a t Hock Farm." '•That so? His place used to be the grandest place east of Frisco," Olaf said. "Bill, how much longer 'till the meat's ready?" Lunch Mouth asked. "Less than an hour I'd think. Won't matter if it's a little pink-fact is it would be Juicier and we've got the very best of that old bruin there. I left all the back steaks on that hind-quarter." Olad said, "And I tendered 'em up pulling it in on its back! He turned to Sunny, "This man has the strength of |