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On Tuesday, to James' surprise and Mrs Godwin's pleasure, he is invited to a birthday party for one of the boys in his class at school. The boy's name is Hollis Campbell and his father is a captain of industry just as Mr Godwin is. Mr Campbell inherited a great deal of money from his father, who made the family fortune from cattle ranching, and is now engaged in what James learns is called "diversifying", or branching out into other industries and jobs.
James expects there will be steak at Hollis' birthday party, if his grandfather is a big rancher. He wonders if Hollis' grandfather ever had trouble with Mexican bandits or Indians on his land, or if criminals ever tried to kidnap his daughters and hold them for ransom. He decides for himself that the elder Mr Campbell must have had to chase evil men from his land, for so much property and so many cattle are attractive to the common western criminal.
( Mrs Godwin takes James shopping for a birthday present )
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James expects there will be steak at Hollis' birthday party, if his grandfather is a big rancher. He wonders if Hollis' grandfather ever had trouble with Mexican bandits or Indians on his land, or if criminals ever tried to kidnap his daughters and hold them for ransom. He decides for himself that the elder Mr Campbell must have had to chase evil men from his land, for so much property and so many cattle are attractive to the common western criminal.
( Mrs Godwin takes James shopping for a birthday present )
words: 2166
total words: 18,476
quickie research: coney island
