"The pay is good; but have you no references?"
"Yas."
"Where are they?"
"Here."
The old man put his hands upon his revolvers and drew them with a lightninglike motion that surprised the lookers-on.
"They are pretty good references on a pinch, and you may have cause to use them if you drive this trail."
"I has used them before, and I guess I kin do it ag'in," was the quiet response.
"When could you begin?"
"Now."
"What is your name?"