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A frown of anger and pain came into her face. She looked at Rob. "That means more work." "Say! let me go out in your place. Come, now; what's the use-" "No; it wouldn't do no good. It ain't t'day s' much; it's every day, and-" "Yulie!" called Peterson again with a string of impatient Norwegian. "Well, all right, only I'd like to" "Well, goodbye," she said, with a little touch of feeling.
Evylyn saw Tom lurch forward and put his hand on Ahearns shoulder and suddenly she was listening to a new, anxious voice at her elbow, and, turning, found Hilda, the second maid. "Please, Mis' Piper, I tank Yulie got her hand poisoned. It's all swole up and her cheeks is hot and she's moanin' an' groanin' " "Julie is?" Evylyn asked sharply. The party suddenly receded.
When he had gone, Ken sat for a long time in silent meditation. "I guess I've arrived!" he confided to the little girl who finally waked him out of this reverie. "Yulie dear, it pays to stay with the game!" And he went in to the congratulations of Blount and his wife, who were overjoyed at his good fortune. Down at the Alcazar he found the three riders who had deserted Matlock overnight.
He pressed his lips to the grimy fingers. The child smiled softly. "Youse may tiss my face if you wants." It is worthy of note that the cowboy watching him saw nothing incongruous in the flush of color that suffused this tenderfoot's face as he availed himself of the ingenuous permission. "Another critter in your brand, Yulie," he thought, "and this one's a thoroughbred!"
They'd have t' pay a hand twenty dollars a month f'r the work I do, an' they like cheap help; but I'm not goin' t' stand it much longer, I can tell you that." Rob thought she was yery handsome as she sat there with her eyes fixed on the horizon, while these rebellious thoughts found utterance in her quivering, passionate voice. "Yulie! Kom heat!" roared the old man from the well.
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