{"product_id":"2940151400428","title":"The Lamb, The Original Western Short Story","description":"When came the famine in stock-cars on the Montana Central, and the Flying U herd had grazed for two days within five miles of Dry Lake, waiting for the promised train of empties, Chip Bennett, lately promoted foreman, felt that he had trouble a-plenty. When, short-handed as he was, two of his cowboys went a-spreeing and a-leisuring in town, with their faces turned from honest toil and their hands manipulating pairs and flushes and face-cards, rather than good \"grass\" ropes, he was positive that his cup was dripping trouble all round the rim.\u003cbr\u003eThe delinquents were not \"top hands,\" it is true. They—the Happy Family, of which Jim Whitmore was inordinately proud—would sooner forswear their country than the Flying U. But even two transients of very ordinary ability are missed when they suddenly vanish in shipping time, and Chip, feeling keenly his responsibilities, rode disgustedly into town to reclaim the recreants or pay them off and hire others in their places.\u003cbr\u003eWith his temper somewhat roughened by the agent's report that no cars were yet on the way, he clanked into Rusty Brown's place after his deserters. One was laid blissfully out in the little back room, breathing loudly, dead to the world and the exigencies of life; him Chip passed up with a snort of disgust. The other was sitting in a corner, with his hat balanced precariously over his left ear, gazing superciliously upon his fellows and, incidentally, winning everything in sight. He leered up at Chip and fingered ostentatiously his three stacks of blues.","brand":"Shepperd Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080590639344,"sku":"2940151400428","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940151400428_p0.jpg?v=1764010631","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940151400428","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}