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"Huh! What's the matter with you? It was all your doing." "I know it was, but I didn't aim it at her. I wanted that ground next to Lee's, and I wanted to throw a jolt into Old Man Gale. I couldn't let the girl stand in my way; but now that it's over, I'm willing to be friends with her." "Me, too," said Runnion, looking after Necia as her figure diminished up the street. "By Heaven!
It was a heathenish time of night to arouse the girl, thought Burrell, as he left the barracks, but he must allay these fears that were besetting him, he must see Necia at once. The low, drifting clouds obscured what star-glow there was in the heavens, and he stepped back to light a lantern. By its light he looked at his watch and exclaimed, then held it to his ear.
"The Lieutenant has been stationed here, foolish," said Necia. "Come up to the store quick and tell me what it's like at Dawson." With a farewell nod to Burrell, she went off with Doret, whose speech was immediately released again. In spite of the man's unfriendliness, Burrell watched him with admiration.
That ground belongs to Necia Gale." Up to this time Stark had remained silent, his impassive face betraying not a shadow of chagrin, for he was a good loser; but now he spoke at large. "Anybody who thinks the American army is asleep is crazy." Then to Burrell, "You certainly are a nice young man to double-cross your friends like that." "You're no friend of mine," Meade retorted.
I've followed him for fifteen years. I've tracked him with men and dogs through woods and deserts and mining-camps. I've slept on his trail for five thousand miles, and now do you think I'm mistaken? He killed my wife, I say, and robbed me of my little girl! That's her in his house. That's her he calls Necia. She's my girl MY GIRL, do you understand? and I'll have his life."
"Necia tells me that you aim to keep law and order here," he began, abruptly, having drawn the young man aside. "Those are my instructions," said Burrell, "but they are so vague " "Well! This camp is bigger than it was an hour ago, and it 'ain't improved any in the growth. Yonder goes the new citizen."
"What's wrong; where is Necia? Where is she?" he demanded, and at last seized her roughly, facing her to the light, but Alluna only blinked owlishly at his lantern and shook her head. "Gone away," she finally informed him, and began to weave again in her despair, but he held her fiercely. "Where has she gone? When did she go?" He shook her to quicken her reply. "I don' know. I don' know.
"It's the Mission, boat!" cried Necia. "It's the Mission boat! Father Barnum will be aboard." She waved her arms madly and mingled her voice with Poleon's until a black-robed figure appeared beside the pilot-house. "Father Barnum!" she screamed, and, recognizing her, he signalled back.
The girl made no answer, for her heart was breaking, but turned and went into her room. Burrell had an irresistible desire to tell Gale that he wanted his daughter for his wife; it would be an unwonted pleasure to startle this iron-gray old man and the shawled and shambling mummy of red, with the unwinking eyes that always reminded him of two ox-heart cherries; but he had given Necia his promise.
"The old man takes it hard," said Lee, shaking his head, and Burrell remarked: "I've seen things like that in army quarters, and the fellow who accidentally discharges his gun invariably gets a greater shock than his companion." "I call it damned careless, begging your pardon, Miss Necia," said Runnion.
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