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He got some Greasers to take his trunks over to the hotel , then linked his arm in mine most engagingly . `` Now , my dear chap , '' said he , `` let 's go somewhere for a B & S , and find out about each other . '' We were both young and expansive . We exchanged views , names , and confidences , and before noon we had arranged to hunt together , I to collect the outfit . The upshot of the matter was that the Honourable Timothy Clare and I had a most excellent month 's excursion , shot several good bear , and returned to Tucson the best of friends . At Tucson was Schiefflein and his stories of a big strike down in the Apache country . Nothing would do but that we should both go to see for ourselves .