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Allie's away an' Ma's layin' down, so " "Ma isn't ill, I hope?" "N no. Just ailin'. I thought mebbe one of the neighbors had run in to see her, but I guess they're busy. We got lots of neighbors here, rich ones, an' we made up our minds to like 'em, if they'll give us a chance." "You were in luck to find a house in such a smart neighborhood, Gus.
She was glad of old Mrs Grey's sweet, cheerful words, and of the light pressure of blind Allie's little hand. She was glad when she heard Mrs Nesbitt ask Effie to bring her sister over to pass a week with her, and more glad still when Effie made the promise, saying the change would do her good.
They were far past the western houses of the town, and rapidly approaching the foot of the mountain, when Ned gave Allie's hand a violent twitch. "Look back!" he exclaimed in an undertone. With a little cry of alarm, Allie sprang from the track; then, as she glanced back over her shoulder, she burst out laughing. "How you scared me, Ned!" she said, as she stopped abruptly.
Ancliffe followed close behind. The night was dark, with no stars showing. A cool wind blew in Allie's face, refreshing her after her long confinement. Hough began groping forward. This square had a rough board floor and a skeleton framework. It had been a house of canvas. Some of the partitions were still standing.
She had heroically refrained from crying out, or making any complaint, lest Johnny should be moved to espouse her cause, and avenge it on Matty; but it had gone to her heart, and to Allie's as well, that, after such forbearance, neither Bessie nor I should have noticed her plight.
For the rest, he had a mass of soft, reddish-brown hair, a freckled face, firm red lips which parted, now and then, to show two rows of small, even teeth, and two deep dimples that came and went in his cheeks, and a pair of near-sighted brown eyes that looked very steadily into Allie's, as if trying to read his new kinswoman, and find out from her into what hands he was likely to fall.
Then, prompted by the girl's quick resentment, he added, hastily, " at the right prices?" Allie's face cleared. "Why, that's right nice of you!" she declared. "I I reckon we'd be glad to."
Allie suddenly noticed the head and ears of the mustang. He heard something. She looked up the valley slope and saw a file of Indians riding down, silhouetted against the sky. They were coming fast. For an instant Allie's senses reeled. Then she rallied. Her situation was desperate almost hopeless. But here was the issue of life or death, and she met it. In one bound she had the rifle.
Neale rode to Slingerland's cabin twice during the ensuing fortnight, but did not note any improvement in Allie's condition or demeanor. The trapper, however, assured Neale that she was gradually gaining a little and taking some slight interest in things; he said that if Neale could only spend enough time there the girl might recover. This made Neale thoughtful.
"It's afternoon. About four o'clock. Buddy 'll be back " Allie's voice caught queerly. "He'll get back somehow." "He ought to be at the well putting it out. God! What a sight! I see it yet!" "The well is out!" Allie returned and seated herself beside the bed. "You probably won't understand it or believe it I can scarcely believe it myself, for it's a miracle.
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