not to talk to , no sir , not hardly , they ran with different crowds , but he 'd seen her eating dinner in the antlers hotel or the owl 's , once at the jailhouse in ely ; he 'd seen her drinking in bud 's suds or the drum with some of the other mining folk , rolling dice out of a cup to see who 'd pay ; in worrell 's market , buying groceries , at the conoco , buying gas , in the hardware store one day , buying a can of paint and a brush , yes sir , he had seen her around , in a town this small and this isolated you saw everybody around , had to .