"Seems so to me," answered Alf. "Seems to me there was just millions of 'em, and we only got away with a little passel, in spite of all that shootin'. Why, when we come out on the ridge the valley down there seemed fuller of 'em than it was at first.""I ain't kickin' about it," said Shorty stubbornly. "I've got the worth of it.""So the masters say." That was unanswerable, and Cadnan accepted it. He flicked a glance at the TV screen which showed him the smelting process, and leaped for the buttons. After a few minutes of action he was finished: there was a slight breathing-space."Clear out, now, if you don't want to git hurt," said the larger man,' moving his hand toward his hip. Born in Georgia on Monday;