"Oh! yes, you are," sneered Chunky. "We'll just look into that, Sloper. I reckons as how Colonel Job fixed things so he could count on _your_ services a certain time. You're under contract here. Mrs. Haines, kin you tell me how much longer Sloper's agreement to work for the owners of the Double Cross Ranch, or whoever they chose to app'nt foreman here, has to run?"