Monday, December 25, 2023

The habit of thieves

 "Way I heard it, that dead man had money when he come to town. Where is it now? You can bet that whoever has it will want to spend it. What Pa always said. 'You let a thief have money,' he used to say, 'and there ain't one in fifty can keep it hid. They got to go out an' live high on the hog. All you got to do is watch."

(from Borden Chantry, by Louis L'Amour)

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