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Then Rogers was walking away, leaving Deveny to face the man who had disrupted his plans. Deveny had not changed his position, and for an instant following the departure of Rogers, there was no word spoken. Then for the first time since he had dismounted from Purgatory, Harlan's eyes lost their wide, inclusive vacuity.
His profile was toward her; there was a wild, savage glare in his eyes. Not more than a dozen feet from him was Harlan. She saw Harlan's face from the side also. There was a grin on his lips bitter, mirthless, terrible. She stood for what seemed to her a long time, watching all of them; her heart throbbing with a dread heaviness that threatened to choke her; her body in a state of icy paralysis.
His friendship for the girl was no secret in the north country. That Spinney had made so much account of it by his insinuations was the astonishing feature, in Harlan's estimation. Fortunately for his peace of mind at that moment, he was not allowed to dwell upon the matter. The Governor's messenger came seeking him. He followed the man into the presence of his Excellency.
It exists in this Country, and has existed from the beginning." Mr. Harlan's reply to the position of Mr. Saulsbury that Slavery is right, is a Divine Institution, etc., was very able and interesting.
All the others, Sheriff Gage included, likewise halted most of them at a considerable distance, as their conceptions of prudence suggested. Harlan's grin grew ironic as he noted the pause the concerted rigidity of Lamo's population. "Seems there's a heap of folks wantin' to palaver," he said lowly. "An' no one is crowdin' me. That's polite an' proper.
"I like to square my own accounts. It's allus that way. I get plugged an' my friends clean the slate. There was that time Bye-an'-Bye went an' ambushed me ah, the devil! But I tell you one thing: when I get well I'm going down to Harlan's an' clean house proper."
It exists in this Country, and has existed from the beginning." Mr. Harlan's reply to the position of Mr. Saulsbury that Slavery is right, is a Divine Institution, etc., was very able and interesting.
Let me hear you say it now!" "I'm givin' you my word," returned Harlan slowly. And now he leaned still closer to the dying man and whispered long to him. When he concluded Morgan fought hard to raise himself to a sitting posture; he strained, dragging himself in the sand in an effort to see Harlan's face.
The General arose and accepted with cordiality, somewhat to Harlan's surprise, for his unbending youth could not yet understand how political hatchets could be buried so quickly. "I want to congratulate you, General," said the chairman on the way to the carriage. "And I want to tell you that the State Committee will swing into line behind you for the campaign. You'll find us loyal.
There was a taunt in his voice, and an irony that made Deveny squirm with fury. And yet Deveny fought hard for composure. He could see in Harlan's manner something akin to what he had seen that day, in Lamo, when Harlan had baited him. His manner was the same, yet somehow it was not the same. There was this difference: In Lamo, Harlan had betrayed the threat of violence that Deveny had felt.
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