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Show 32 take her with me to the Klondike as my partner. Running back to the c o r r a l , I f e l t happier than I had f e l t for a long time. The dealer had t i e d Rexy to the gatepost, and when she saw me again, she whinnied with the same joy I f e l t. "Boss says two hundred, kid. Or no s a l e ." "But t h a t ' s not f a i r , " I argued. "She was stolen." "What's not f a i r , " he said, "is you trying to steal her from me." He shook his head. "No gold. No s a l e ." "But I have gold." I pulled the gold nugget from my pocket. The dealer eyed the nugget greedily. "I can't change that," he snarled. " I ' l l change i t and come back," I said. By t h i s time several men had gathered around. I was glad to see that one was the minister on the dapple-gray horse who had met the ship. He was dressed a l l in black, except for his white collar and a big white sombrero, "Caught a l i t t l e horse thief?" one of the men called, moving i n . The minister dismounted his horse. "What's a l l the commotion here?" he asked. He smiled at me kindly, "This young cheechako i s trying to s t e a l my horses," the dealer said, laughing a l i t t l e . "I'm n o t , " I said, handing him the gold nugget. "Take i t . |