“That’s the feller Oren Blakely worked for--Sam Hack. He’s the tall one; the other is Gus Staley.” “Is Hack an old-timer down here?” asked Hashknife. “No, he came here a little over a year ago and bought out the NK. Bought it from the bank, I reckon--they held a big mortgage, and Kinney, the owner, couldn’t make the grade.” “You knew Blakely?” asked Sleepy. “Yeah. Nice boy, too. I know most everybody. Growed up here.” “I hear,” remarked Hashknife lazily, “that the bank bust hurt folks pretty hard around here.” “Bus…