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Once Crockett came to Dan, and eyed him curiously. "You're rather a young soldier boy," he observed. "Yes, sir, but I can shoot." "Can you bring down a bird on the wing?" "Yes, he can, and he has done it lots of times," put in Poke Stover. "If that's so, he's all right," said Crockett.
"Now, for instance, the water in his shower- bath is tepid." There was an instant's silence before Stover inquired, with ominous restraint: "Who's been monkeying with it?" "It's warm!" "Oh!" It was a sigh of relief. "A man can't get in shape taking warm shower-baths. Warm water weakens a person." "Mebbe you-all will listen to me next time!" again cried Willie, triumphantly.
They came forward with grave and serious mein, requesting a moment's interview. It was plain there Was something of more than ordinary importance upon their minds from the manner in which Stover spoke, but when Helen quickly volunteered to withdraw, Speed checked her. "Stay where you are; I have no secrets from you," said he.
Willie and Stover nodded. "Then let me tell you I expect to have pneumonia from that bath." The young man coughed hollowly. "That's the way I caught it once before, and it wouldn't surprise me a bit if I'd be too sick to run by Saturday." "Oh no; you don't get pneumony but once." "And, besides," Fresno added, "it wouldn't have time to show up by Saturday."
These ladies have heard of your sickness, and, having had experience in such cases, have kindly offered to stay with you and help in any way they can. Mrs. Stover, I will leave him in your hands. Please call me if I can be of any assistance." Without waiting for further comment from the patient, whose face was a picture, he hastened to the kitchen, choking as he went. Mr.
"Then come on. If we can get away, the sooner the better," returned the boy, and led the way into the water once more. They walked as far as they could and then began to swim. Stover insisted on taking the lead. "I'm used to scoutin'," he said. "We don't want to run in no hornet's nest."
Stover has been taken suddenly ill, and is, apparently, suffering much pain. The attack was very sudden, and I " "Sick?" The plump woman seemed actually to prick up her ears, like a sleepy cat at the sound of the dinner bell. "Is Seth sick? And you all alone with him here? Can't I do anything to help?" "All he wants is to be left alone," put in her husband anxiously. "He said so himself."
Amos Radbury shook his head, but in the end he consented to let Dan go, providing Poke Stover would accompany him on the trip. The old frontiersman was willing, and early on the following morning the pair set off on their mustangs, each carrying his gun, which was now a custom with all of the settlers. In those days there were two main trails, or wagon roads, crossing the Guadalupe River.
"Since there's no harm done, you'd better all go back to bed," Chapin advised. "Mr. Glass has the liberty of the ranch, boys, night or day, asleep or awake." "Looks to me like he was tryin' to elope some." Stover balanced upon one bare foot, and undertook to remove a sand-burr from the other. In the darkness he seemed supernaturally tall, so that Glass hastened to strengthen his story.
I reckon we had best push on and see whar this passage leads to." They arose, to find their legs stiff from the dampness of the passageway. At least three hundred yards were passed, and still there seemed to be no end. "One satisfaction, we are gittin' farther away from the church," observed Stover. "I can't hear nuthin' now." "Nor I, Poke. But did you notice how wet the passageway is getting?"
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