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Paul had apparently forgotten his resentment toward Neil and the whole matter of Brill's proposition. But Neil hadn't, and presently, when they were preparing for bed, he returned doggedly to the charge. "When did you meet that fellow Brill?" he asked. "In Gardiner's room this morning; he introduced us." Paul began to look sulky again. "Seems a decent sort, I think," he added defiantly.
The run was under way when he came in sight so he cut over and headed the mule teams at the forks and turned them back, then kept on after the boys at Brill's. Sent word to me by Evans to meet them where we did." She did not hear the latter part of his explanation for they had reached the edge of the valley and she looked down upon the ruins of her ranch. "Now I'm ready to go," she said.
If that's correct they will be holding Larry till Brill gets there to give further orders." Phil entered an objection. "That doesn't look to me like Brill's way. He's not scared of any man that lives. When he squares accounts with Keller he'll be on the job himself." "That's so, too," admitted Yeager. "Still, I figure this is Healy's work. Maybe he gave out there was to be no killing.
And the band changed again and played more quickly, more gayly than ever, and the old couple on Miss Brill's seat got up and marched away, and such a funny old man with long whiskers hobbled along in time to the music and was nearly knocked over by four girls walking abreast. Oh, how fascinating it was! How she enjoyed it! How she loved sitting here, watching it all! It was like a play.
The Brandons stayed for the night and rode off at daylight the next morning, while the Three Bar men prepared for a trip to Brill's. As the rest were saddling for the start Harris saw old Rile Foster seated by himself, gazing off across the hills. "Better come and ride over with us, Rile," he urged. "Bangs would want you to try and forget." The old man shook his head.
The details of the new work were unfamiliar ones for the girl and she was entirely absorbed in learning the reasons for every move; so much engrossed, in fact, that she had not left the Three Bar during the month which had elapsed since the dance at Brill's.
We don't want to drive Healy away yet. If the kid's in it he would go right to Healy with the whole story." Yeager swore softly. "It's all Brill's fault. He's been leading Phil into devilment for two years now." "Yes." "And all the time been playing himself for the leader of us fellows that are against the rustlers and that Bear Creek outfit," continued Jim bitterly.
In the seclusion of the wagon Waddles was carefully rereading a much-thumbed document for perhaps the hundredth time. A man had come in at daylight with the mail from Brill's and Billie Warren was within her teepee poring over her share of it. The men had finished theirs and were sleeping.
Do you recollect at Madame de Brill's ball, two days before our marriage, how you tore my skirt while waltzing in the little drawing-room?" "Because it is difficult to do two things at once-to keep step and to kiss one's partner." "I recollect, too, when mamma asked how my skirt had got torn, I felt that I was blushing up to my ears.
They were due back at the ranch in the early forenoon and Harris had allowed the freighters to depart before the others arrived. "We'll be short of guards for the next hour or two," he said. "Till the boys get back from Brill's but they'll be rocking in most any time now." "What did Alden want?" she asked, referring to the trip from which he and Waddles had returned late the night before.
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