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Joe and Blake, seeing what he was trying to do, helped him. Soon they were able to lift out the stranger, but there was no need of carrying him, for he suddenly opened his eyes, straightened up and stood on his feet, retaining a supporting hand on Hank's shoulder. "Where where are we?" he asked, in a dazed way. "Did we fall?"
Hank Brown had trailed him to the cabin, and was telling the others about it. Mike was so certain of it that he actually believed he had seen Hank's form dimly revealed beside a pine tree. He waited, the gun in his hands. He did not think of supper. He did not realize that he was cold, or hungry, or that as the evening wore on his tortured muscles cried out for rest.
And then music in the big house, or perhaps a ride afield to greet the neighbours, and fiddling and dancing in the two big quarters, Hank's and Johnson's, when the tables were cleared after the bountiful feast Mr. Carvel was wont to give them. There was no stint, my dears, naught but good cheer and praising God in sheer happiness at Carvel Hall.
And then music in the big house, or perhaps a ride afield to greet the neighbours, and fiddling and dancing in the two big quarters, Hank's and Johnson's, when the tables were cleared after the bountiful feast Mr. Carvel was wont to give them. There was no stint, my dears, naught but good cheer and praising God in sheer happiness at Carvel Hall.
The front yard was crowded with men, all a-laughing and a-talking and chawing and spitting tobacco and betting how long Hank would hold out. Old Si Emery, that was the city marshal, and always wore a big nickel-plated star, was out there with 'em. Si was in a sweat, 'cause Bill Nolan, that run the bar-room, and some more of Hank's friends, or as near friends as he had, was out in the road.
Arline's eyes were wet, and there was a croak in her voice when she cried jubilantly: "Well, ain't that better 'n a sewin' machine or a piano?" But Val did not attempt an answer. She was staring staring as if she could not convince herself of the reality. Even Manley was jarred out of his gloomy meditations, and half rose in the seat that he might see over Hank's shoulder.
And here's a ten-dollar gold piece to drop in the hat when it comes around. You " But Hank was standing now and looking at his employer with such terror in every line of his weather-beaten face that Billy paused again. "My God Billy! You ain't asking me me to to to to go to church?" Hank's voice fairly squeaked and stuttered with the horror that clutched him. "Hank, if there was any one else "
"Well, for Heaven's sake, try and get busy soon!" Lucy cried petulantly. "Goodness knows I did my part all that any woman could be expected to do. So far I'm the only one that's accomplished anything. Why in thunder didn't Hank's friend, Pete, 'tend to the business up there in the mountains, after you and Hank had beat it? Hooker was out, this fellow said, and the girl still tied.
But at that moment she caught sight of a figure slinking behind a stump, and she exclaimed with relief at the sight. "Why, there's Mike over there I was wishing I wanted to ask him oh, Mike! Mike!" She pulled herself free of Hank's relaxing fingers and darted from the trail, straight up the park-like slope of the giant pines. "Mike! Wait a minute, Mike. I was looking for you!"
Jest then Old Mis' Rogers, which is one of our neighbours, comes by, while Elmira is shaking me and yelling out what did I mean and how did it happen and had I saw it and where was Hank's corpse? And Mis' Rogers she says, "What's Danny been doing now, Elmira?" me being always up to something.
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