Holtzclaw says, $210 divided by five men comes to $42 each. With the $10 bonus for early completion, $52 each. He writes out checks to William, Gideon, DT, Doos and Andreas. Mr. Doos, the company does have banks in San Francisco and other major cities, but none in Austin. We would appreciate it if you'd cash or deposit your checks within the next five business days. So we can clear up our accounting and not have any outstanding payments due. He looks at his watch. The banks have closed for the today. They'll open tomorrow at 9:00.
Fox says, Well, that would push back the move out time for the highway station job. If you all are interested, please report here by 10:00 tomorrow. If we don't hear from you by then, we'll start lookin for other men.
The men take their checks, leave the office, and swing up into the saddles of their horses. The set off toward the Drover, leading the bounty of extra horses behind. Gideon says, Dr. DT, ah didn't hear anybody answer ya about that California idea a yers. I wouldn't mind seein California someday. They say the Pacific Ocean goes on all the way to Japan and China. And ya can see whales and seals er lions settin down right on the shore. And in San Frann-cisco thar's a saloon whar a pretty gal swangs on swang from the ceilin back and forth until she git high enough ta kick a bell. It's hangin from the ceilin, of course. Ah wouldn't mind seein that view a wildlife neither. But California ain't the great state a Texas, and ah don't have much interest in farm and ranch work. Ah guess ah've spent enough time doin that fer a lifetime. Maybe a little more'n a lifetime. It'd be a round-trip ticket fer me, ah expect. But ah'm jist speakin fer myself.
They ride on for a minute and he turns to Andreas and says, Um, Andreas, ah'd appreciate it if ya wouldn't mention what ah said jist now to Inga when yer back in Fredericksburg. Es ist nur eine kleine.... Wie sagt man.... Ridin and bullsh*ttin talk.
The group has two things to decide on:
a) Take the Wells Fargo job, or explore other opportunities;
b) Sell the extra horses to the horse trader today or at the horse auction on a Tuesday next week (or a Tuesday of any week).
