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She nodded to him with a smile, but the smile aimed wan and small in an instant. There was a quick widening and then a narrowing of her eyes, and Donnegan knew that she had judged Lou Macon as only one girl can judge another who is lovelier.
"You're not very humble yourself, Henry." "Maybe not, maybe not. But I've been in a certain position around these parts, Don Garry. And it's hard to see it go!" Donnegan closed his eyes in deep reverie. And then he forced out the words one by one. "Henry, I'll let everybody know that it was I who backed down. That we were about to fight."
He slipped away into the kitchen and sat with his arms wrapped around his body, as frightened as though he had seen a ghost. But Donnegan lay on the bed without moving for hours and hours, until big George, who sat wakeful and terrified all that time, was sure that he slept. Then he stole in and covered Donnegan with a blanket, for it was the chill, gray time of the night.
"Keep out boy! Keep out, or you're buzzard meat. I'm warnin' " For the first time his glance left the rider to find George, and that instant was fatal. The hand of Donnegan licked out as the snake's tongue darts the loaded quirt slipped over in his hand, and holding it by the lash he brought the butt of it thudding on the head of Andy.
But big George withdrew without a word, and the reason for his speechlessness was the glistening of his eyes. "If I live," said Donnegan, "I'll show that George that I appreciate him." He went on aloud to Landis: "So glum, my boy? Tush! We have still four minutes left. Are you going to spend your last four minutes hating me?" He turned: "Another liqueur, George. Two of them."
But sooner or later we meet, Donnegan, and then, I swear by all that lives, I'll shoot you down without mercy like a mad dog. You've robbed me; you've hounded me: you've killed my men: you've taken the heart of the woman I love. And now nothing can save you from the end." He turned on his heel and left the room. And Donnegan remained kneeling, holding a stained handkerchief to his face.
The next step, Donnegan, is to bring Jack Landis to this house." "Tush!" said Donnegan. "Bring him away from Lebrun? Bring him away from the tigers of Lord Nick's gang? I saw them at Milligan's place tonight. A bad set, Colonel Macon." "A set you can handle," said the colonel, calmly. "Ah?" "The danger will in itself be the thing that tempts you," he went on.
But then, who had ever been able to fathom the ways of Donnegan? "Donnegan!" he cried with a sudden recklessness. "Yes?" "You're a fool!" "Yes?" "For not finishing the job." Donnegan began to laugh. In the uproar of the train it was impossible really to hear the sound, but Lefty caught the pulse of it. He fingered his bruised throat; swallowing was a painful effort.
"You're talking gibberish'" exclaimed the other pettishly. "I suppose I shouldn't expect you to understand." "On the other hand, what I have to say is short and to the point. A child could comprehend it. You've stolen the girl. I tried to let her go. I can't. I have to have her. Willing or unwilling she has to belong to me, Donnegan."
Eight miles " Did she expect to turn a sinner from the gates of heaven with a mere phrase? He cast out his hand, and she winced as though he had shaken his fist at her. "Are you afraid?" cried Donnegan. "I don't control the house." He paused, not that her reply had baffled him, but the mere pleasure of hearing her speak accounted for it.
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