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He talked to his men for a few minutes, but what he said the gold-hunter was unable to hear. Then he walked away in the direction of the other fire. "Now I can know what this means," muttered Andrew Seldon eagerly.
The Andrew Seldon I knew was from Tennessee." "So was her father, and he must be the man you refer to. But where did he die?" "I'll tell you what I have not made known to others. Buffalo Bill and I struck a trail to see what the end would bring to us, and the night before we came to the end those we sought were buried by the caving-in of a mine which they were working under a cliff.
"I will see what this arrival means," muttered Andrew Seldon, and he kept his position among the rocks. The man who had ridden into camp gave some order, which Andrew Seldon could not hear, and one of those about the camp-fire at once set about preparing supper for him.
"Sey," my brother-in-law said sententiously, "you're incorrigible. You will persist in being the slave of prepossessions. He may have some good reason of his own for accepting. Wait till he shows his hand and then, we shall understand everything." So for the next three weeks the Forbes-Gaskells formed part of the house-party at Seldon. I must say, Charles paid them most assiduous attention.
"Yes; he came to find my father, Andrew Seldon, who, I had reason to believe, was in the mining-country about here." "You have not heard of the young man who came at your bidding?" "Let me say that he came of his own accord, knowing that a great wrong had been done my father by one whom he believed his dearest friend.
After so musing, and gazing the while at the girl, Andrew Seldon was about to leave his position, when he saw a horseman ride into the lower camp. The horse seemed to have been hard ridden, for he came in with lowered head, and that the newcomer was in authority there was shown by the men rising as he approached the fire, while one of them took care of his horse.
They were the only ones, and I have thought since that my acquaintance with them really did for me with everyone else. They were not desirable but well, I was too young, and just then too physically weak to avoid their more pressing attentions. Old Seldon was one of those flushed, swollen men whose collars seem always to be too small for them.
"It is rather hard to force an Ashby or a Seldon to do something they consider dishonorable, Miss Baylis," was the quiet reply. "You are insolent." "I did not intend to be." Of this Miss Baylis was quite well aware. She had begun to understand something of Beverly's character and to learn something of the importance of this Woodbine family and their standing in the community.
The child then and there became mistress not only of Woodbine, but of every living thing upon the place, her uncle included, and no only daughter could have been cared for, petted, spoiled or spanked more systematically than the Madcap Mary Seldon. At twenty-six she married Turner Ashby, the grandson of one of the Admiral's oldest friends.
"You were well treated, I hope, Miss Seldon?" "With perfect respect and consideration, sir, I am happy to say, the only indignity being that I was blindfolded and had my hands bound in approaching and leaving the outlaw retreat; but I suppose that was necessary for the safety of the band." "You certainly take it most coolly." "Why do otherwise, sir?"
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