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They could then sell the fresh meat to butchers in some of the border towns who might buy it from them innocently enough through the breeds , or who might be in the ring and getting their meat dirt cheap . `` However , -- let 's forget it . It is none of our funeral . And I promised Mrs. Clunie for both of us that we 'd take a run back to her place at nine o'clock . She is having a birthday party for all her old friends , and wants us help her celebrate . '' `` I guess we had better go then , Jim , or we 'll never hear the end of it . '' Half an hour later , they set out .