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Updated: June 17, 2025
Then the introductions over, the Maluka said: "Ann, now I suppose she may consider herself just 'One of Us." The homestead, standing half-way up the slope that rose from the billabong, had, after all, little of that "down-at-heels, anything'll-do" appearance that Mac had so scathingly described.
In passing, quite casually, Ted's roving eye had spied a hoof mark, perhaps a day old or more, in the soft bottom of a tiny billabong; a print I could hardly make out, leave alone identify as having been made by this beast or the other, even under the guidance of Ted's pointing finger.
Brown here do be tellin' me Miss Norah's not to go away an' there's not a man on the place but slung up his hat!" said the Irishman. "Billabong wouldn't be the same at all widout the little misthress we had a grudge agin that foine school in Melbourne, so we had. However, it's all right now." He beamed on his master.
Linton inquired mildly if he were fond of dances, he was met by raised eyebrows and a bored disclaimer of caring to do anything so energetic. Altogether this product of city culture was an eye-opener to the simple folks of Billabong. Of Norah, Cecil took very little notice.
"There's a man just kem out from Cunjee lookin' for ye, sir some one's tallyphoned in that there's a big grass fire comin' down on the Creek, an' 'twill be a miracle if it misses Billabong! I've told the men they're off to get the horses." Norah and Tommy had turned, with dismayed eyes. "Will it be at our place, Murty?" Tommy asked. "I dunno will it, Miss Tommy," the Irishman answered.
Linton and Norah had put down their feet with joint firmness, declaring that in no circumstances should she begin housekeeping until she was thoroughly fit; so the Rainhams had remained at Billabong.
"You must mix with other girls learn to see things from their point of view, and realize how many points of view there are outside Billabong. Oh, I don't want you to think there are any better " he laughed at the vigorous shake of the brown curls "but the world has wider boundaries, and you must find them out.
And beyond the range of the homestead altogether there lay an enchanted region that only she and Daddy shared the wide and stretching plains of Billabong dotted with cattle, seamed with creeks and the river, and merging at the boundary into a long low line of hills.
Shtop a minnit! Who put y' on Bobs?" "Mind your own business," said Cecil, between his teeth, looking round. "My business, is it? Sure, 'tis my business, if 'tis anny man's on Billabong! Did Miss Norah say y' could ride her pony?" "What's that to you?" "Be gob!" said Murty, "'tis more to me than it is to you, seein' 'tis meself knows Miss Norah's feelin's an' disposition about Bobs!
All that the bush could teach her Norah knew, and in most of the work of the station Billabong was a noted cattle-run she was as handy as any of the men. Her father's constant mate, every day shared with him was a delight to her. They rode together, fished, camped and explored together; it was the rarest occurrence for Mr. Linton's movements not to include Norah as a matter of course.
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