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Colwell, he could not sell the main objects of the purchaser's desire. An amicable arrangement, however, was made between all the parties at interest. Mr. Colwell is now the owner of all the property. For countless centuries the Indians of both west and east of Tahoe were used to congregate in the Rubicon country.
"There! there, see that light in the bushes yonder!" screamed Nancy Nimblet, who had been frightened by the idea that they were watched, and had been looking around the camp for sights of alarm. "That light yonder! what is it? what is it?" "A Jack-o'-lantern, may be, and may be somethin' wuss," said Colwell, rising. "A ball of fire! what can it be? see, it comes towards us!" added Uncle Walter.
But with the next day came a reaction; and with a heart full of rejoicing, I prepared to communicate to Dwight Pollard the fact of his release from the dominion of Rhoda Colwell.
"One of the men spoke up. 'That's the Major Major Greely." "Colwell crawled in and took him by the hand, saying: 'Greely, is this you? "'Yes, said Greely in a faint voice, hesitating and shuffling with his words, 'yes seven of us left here we are dying like men. Did what I came to do beat the best record. "Then he fell back exhausted."
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I guess the Major wouldn't loathe such a bite as this." "Aunt Polly for a supper of bear's meat, I say," added Colwell. "Aunt Polly for the fixins too," added Wilson. "Such fixins don't come afore every gang o' hungry hunters," added Flaxman. "Is't sage, or savory sprinkled on this meat?
One of the men spoke up: "That's the major, Major Greely." Colwell crawled in and took him by the hand, saying to him, "Greely, is this you?" "Yes," said Greely in a faint broken voice, hesitating and shuffling with his words, "yes seven of us left here we are dying like men. Did what I came to do beat the best record." Then he fell back exhausted.
Any thing but the sight of this humiliation in one who could easily have been my idol. I was therefore standing with my back to him when he finally approached, and touching me with the tip of his finger, calmly remarked; "I did not know you were acquainted with Miss Colwell." "Nor was I till yesterday," I rejoined.
His white cheek seemed to answer Yes, but his eyes, when he raised them, did not quail before her mocking glance, though I thought they drooped a little when, in another moment, they flashed in my direction. "Miss Sterling," he inquired, "do you understand what Miss Colwell has been saying?" I shook my head and faltered back.
Now he hears them tear off an ear! Now they craunch it, and crowd snuffling along through the corn-hills! Now they cough, and his wildest fears are up; and now they breathe in hearing, and move as if for the place of his concealment, strip down a stalk, and rend off an ear, as he thinks, where Colwell just lay! What shall he do? If he stirs, they may grasp him.
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