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The early sunbeams were full on him as he tilted back his head, but they showed no emotion on his face, hard-set and dully red in the clear radiance. Crouching near the summer-house at Gledware's place, he had overheard Red Kimball boast to bring Gledware the pearl and onyx pin.
I stood in the shadow, and in a low voice, I reminded him of his kindness to me, and of our kindness to him, and I begged for Mr. Gledware's life. "Red Feather asked me if I knew Mr. Gledware was my stepfather, yet hadn't acknowledged it to me. I said yes. He asked me if I didn't know Mr. Gledware had kept still about it because he didn't want the trouble and expense of taking care of me.
Wilfred was reminded of the sinister expression displayed at the first mention by Lahoma of Gledware's name, and he experienced once more that surprised feeling of not being nearly so well acquainted with him as he had supposed. After a dead silence, Willock handed the telegram to Bill, who wrinkled his brow over it a minute or two before handing it to Wilfred.
Gledware's presence in the boat this morning had been made possible only by the interposition of Lahoma; but for the Indian's deep-seated affection for her whom he regarded as a child, the man now smiling into Annabel's pale face would long ago have found his final resting-place. It was due to the Indian's singleness of thought that Lahoma's plan had struck him as good.
She caught a glimpse of Gledware's face, and her blood turned cold. That face was frozen in horror. At the turning of the boatman's head, he had instantly recognized under the huge-brimmed hat, the face of his enemy as if brought back from the grave. There was a moment's tense silence, filled with mystery for her, with indescribable agony for him, with simple waiting for the Indian.
He gave Gledware's pony a vicious cut with his lariat, and drove the spurs into his own broncho. The thunder of hoofs as they plunged in different directions, caused a sudden commotion within the isolated cabin.
Edgerton had already turned toward them; alarmed at sound of Gledware's terror. He bent to the oars, comprehending only that Annabel was in danger. "Edgerton!" she shrieked blindly. "Edgerton! Edgerton! Edgerton!" Gledware crouched at her feet, crying beseechingly, "I swear I have nothing nothing! I sold everything gave it away left it nothing in all the world!
Gledware's coming on to witness to it. Willock will claim he done the deed to save Gledware's life his and his little gal's. But Gledware will show it was otherwise. Red told me all about it. Brick's a murderer, and worst of all, he's a murderer without an amnesty that's the only difference between him and Red. Well, old tap, I took my oath to do my duty. You know what that signifies."
"When No-Man's Land was added to Oklahoma, a pardon was offered to Red Kimball and all his gang if they would come in and lay down their arms and swear to keep the peace you see, most of their crimes had been committed where no courts could touch them. Well, all the gang came in But what do you think? Gledware's danger, and just HAD to shoot Kansas Kimball to save me and my stepfather.
Thanks to the reading aloud of Lahoma's letter, he had learned of Gledware's presence in the city which he had known years before as Westport Landing. He went thither unbewildered by its marvelous changes, undistracted by its tumultuous flood of life for his mind was full of his mission; he could see only the blood following the blade of his knife, heard nothing but a groan, a death-rattle.
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