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Remembering Nelly Lebrun, he saw clearly that the only way in which he could be brought back to Lou was first to remove Nelly as a possibility in his eyes. But how remove Nelly as long as it was her cue from her father to play Landis for his money? How remove her, unless it were possible to sweep Nelly off her feet with another man?
The prosecution witnesses disagreed as to the number of lines of deputies stretched across the back and sides of the open space on the dock, the statements varying from one to four files. Chad Ballard, Harry Gray, and J. D. Landis, of the Seattle police detective bureau, and J. G. McConnell, Everett Interurban conductor, testified to the return and arrest of Mrs. Frenette, Mrs. Mahler and Mrs.
I would not have anyone think me a cad; but there are some among your signers whom I object to. I wouldn't care to have my name appear there with that of another girl whom I have in mind." To Elizabeth who blurted out everything, and who was frank and out-spoken, there was nothing more distasteful than insinuations. "Whom do you mean, Landis?" "It is not necessary to say," was the response.
He came behind the chair of the tall master of The Corner, and while Nelly Lebrun stopped her glass halfway to her lips and stared at the ragged stranger, Donnegan was whispering in the ear of Jack Landis: "I've got to see you alone." Landis turned his head slowly and his eye darkened a little as he met the reddish, unshaven face of the stranger.
"But I tell you, Garry, that I'd give up everything without an afterthought. I'll give up the money and I'll make Lebrun and Lester shut up without a word. I'll make them play square and not try to knife Landis in the back. I'll do all that willingly for you! But, Garry, I can't give up taking Landis back to Lebrun's and keeping him there until he's well. Why, man, I saw him in the hut just now.
There were six or seven large tables, all vacant except that at which Columbus Landis, the landlord, sat with his guests, while his wife and children ate in the kitchen by their own preference.
Amanda went through two rooms and came to a semi-darkened side room where the smallest Landis was putting forth a loud protest at his fancied neglect. "Come on, Johnny, don't cry no more. Manda's goin' to take you see!" She raised the baby, who changed from crying to laughter. "Ain't he dear!" Amanda said as she brought the baby into the kitchen. "And so bright he is for not quite six months old.
Elizabeth and Mary, with true housewifely instinct, put away the remnants of the feast after their guests had finished. "How economical you are becoming!" said Mame Welch. "If I become hungry to-morrow, I will visit while you are not here. If you miss anything, I think you may give Landis the credit of taking it." Landis shrugged her shoulders.
So!" murmured the colonel, a little taken aback. "But I should never send her except with an adequate protector." "An adequate protector even against these celebrated gunmen who run the camp as you have already admitted?" "An adequate protector you are the man!" Donnegan shivered. "I? I take your daughter to the camp and play her against Nelly Lebrun to win back Jack Landis? Is that the scheme?"
"And you believe that she is willing to see you, Pierre Landis?" he asked slowly. Pierre gave him a startled look. "You know my name?" "Yes. I believe that four years ago, on an especially cold and snowy night, I interrupted you in a rather extraordinary occupation and gave myself the pleasure of shooting you."
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