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Ethel Ormiston, the governess, was about a year older than Bob, good to look at, and the only being who understood what ailed Bob's soul during this time. She was in prison herself, poor woman. Mrs. Haydon asserted afterwards that Miss Ormiston had "deliberately set herself to inveigle" the boy; but herein Mrs. Haydon was mistaken.
"You ain't forgettin' to give him that piece of chain." "Why," she said, drawing the glittering links from a pocket of her skirt; "I have it here. You may return it to him." "Me an' Haydon ain't on speakin' terms," he smiled. "He wouldn't appreciate it none, if I give it to him." "Why " she began, only to pause and look at him with a sudden comprehension in her eyes.
Haydon, "but I saw seven of them start across the open space, clearly bent on a fresh attack." At this moment a muffled sound of voices rang through the vault and came up the narrow stairs. The Kachins were at the entrance. Then there was silence for a short time. The next sound was a joyous yell, which rang and re-echoed from wall to wall. The Kachins had discovered the dead tigress.
Grazing upon the grass, with which the place was carpeted, were many horses; and lounging in the grass near the cabin, and upon some benches that ranged its walls, were perhaps a dozen men, heavily armed. Several of the men grinned as the newcomers rode in and dismounted, and one or two spoke a short greeting to Haydon, calling him "Chief."
Knowing, however, that the ethics of men of the type of Kelso, Rance, Larkin, and others provided a safe conduct for any man of their kind that came among them, Harlan had felt contempt for Haydon for his threat. And yet Harlan's rage on that occasion had been largely surface; it had been displayed for effect to force an instant decision from Haydon.
Jack was upon him in a moment, whipping off his girdle, and tying him hand and foot with stout strips of it. Mr. Haydon now began to talk with the native woman. As a rule he had preferred to speak with her through Me Dain, for her dialect contained many words unfamiliar to him.
Bobbsey, "Did you see if you could help him in any way?" she asked her husband. "Yes, I have arranged it so that Uncle Jack will have plenty of food this Winter. He can keep warm, for he has a stove and can cut all the wood he wants. I sent our doctor to see him. But Dr. Haydon thinks Uncle Jack should go to a hospital." "Then why don't you send him? He was so good to the children "
Haydon made before he went up to Mogok. He'll give us a hand if he can, I know." "He was in here, buying stuff off me to trade along the river," said Dent, "and he ought to be somewhere about Mandalay by now." "Then we'll start in the morning by the first train," said Buck; "and that reminds me, Jim, we shall want some guns; we've got nothing at all at present, and we'll look over your stock."
Kreder was there, who had now the real right to do it. And so her aunt always said nice things now to Lena, and though Mrs. Haydon sometimes was a little worried when she saw Lena looking sad and not careful, she did not have time just then to really worry much about it. Lena now never any more saw the girls she always used to sit with.
When he dismounted from his horse and walked toward Harlan there was about him an atmosphere that suggested carefulness. Before Haydon had taken half a dozen steps Harlan was aware that the man knew him knew of his reputation and feared him. Respect was in Haydon's eyes, in the droop of his shoulders, in his hesitating step.
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