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Lahoma, divining as much, urged Wilfred to hasten, assured him that she enjoyed the publicity and stirring life of the Mangum hotel and expressed confidence that should she need a friend, Mizzoo would help her through any difficulty. So Wilfred rode away with Bill, and Willock was not mentioned.
Well, I rather liked Goodloe, and I had a contempt for his college learning, and I was always regarded as good-natured, so I kept my temper. And I was trying to find out if he knew anything about May Martha, so I endured his society. In talking things over one afternoon he said to me: "Suppose you do find her, Ed, whereby would you profit? Miss Mangum has a mind.
And when the old man slowly but proudly followed Wilfred and Lahoma to the hotel where certain preparations were to be made particularly as touching Bill's personal appearance the town of Mangum began gathering at the newly-erected church whither they had been invited.
She had a spirit and charm that could have enabled her to pluck rubies like raspberries from the crown of Belgium or any other sporty kingdom, but she did not know it, and I did not paint the picture for her. You see, I wanted May Martha Mangum for to have and to hold. I wanted her to abide with me, and put my slippers and pipe away every day in places where they cannot be found of evenings.
He and May Martha were the whole family. He prized her highly as a fine specimen of the racibus humanus because she saw that he had food at times, and put his clothes on right side before, and kept his alcohol-bottles filled. Scientists, they say, are apt to be absent-minded. There was another besides myself who thought May Martha Mangum one to be desired.
Brick Willock rode over to Mangum nearly every afternoon to hear from Lahoma, but it happened that on the day of the great news, neither he nor Bill had returned from a certain hunting expedition in time for the stage, so Wilfred went for the mail. There was only one letter, addressed to "Mr. B. Willock," and it seemed strangely thin.
During the day I said to Brother John Mangum: "I will cross the valley and go up on the other side, on the hills to the west of the corral, and take a look at the situation." As I was crossing the valley I was observed by the emigrants, and as soon as they saw that I was a white man they ran up a white flag in the middle of their corral or camp.
He muttered to his companions hoarsely, careful that Wilfred, whom he regarded askance, should overhear nothing that he said. The situation was such as could not very well continue during the days it would take the coach to reach Mangum but although Wilfred was conscious of the strain, he felt excitedly happy. Very little of his attention was given to Kimball, and a great deal to Lahoma.
Now, what will be the relation between these Senators and the people they represent, or the States from which they come? I do not understand that there is any very accurate census of Texas. It is generally supposed to contain one hundred and fifty thousand persons. I doubt whether it contains above one hundred thousand. MR. MANGUM. It contains one hundred and forty-nine thousand.
"What need to say more except that the man went first, and that the girl died a week later, and that they were buried side by side under the mangum trees? What need unless it is to say that I am their murderer?" "There have been many mistakes made in the name of science," said Philip, clearing his throat. "This was one. Your theory was wrong." "Yes, it was wrong," said the doctor, more gently.
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