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"You know we love her dearly." "It is a great kindness you are doing, Lady Ruthven," Barney replied, his heart responding with glad acceptance to the suggestion. "She loved this valley, and it was here she first found rest." "Yes, she loves this valley," replied Lady Ruthven, refusing to accept Barney's tense. To her, death made no change. "And here she found peace and perfect love again."
The little pool lay not far from a clump of heavy bushes which would offer them excellent shelter, as it was Barney's intention to go into hiding as soon as they had quenched their thirst at the spring. Rudolph was coughing pitifully, his slender frame wracked by the convulsion of each new attack. Barney had placed an arm about the boy to support him, for the paroxysms always left him very weak.
"My mother's got a chany jug what used to belong to her grandfather, and he lived in Lunnon." Observing a twinkle in the corner of Barney's eye he continued in an injured tone: "You've bin lyin'. Lies is wicked, and stealin's wicked too." There was a sound of conscious superiority in his tone, which was naturally irritating to his companion, who laughed hoarsely.
It may take us an hour or it may take all night, but he'll say he lied before I'm through with him." Meantime the men, and chief among them Trent, were seeking to appease the doctor and to patch up the peace. "If he apologizes I shall let the young cub off," were the doctor's terms. "If he says he lied," was Barney's condition.
Fifty times had Sam Clark called to her, "Where'd you steal that hat?" Fifty times had the mention of Barney Cahoon, the town drayman, like a nickel in a slot produced from Kennicott the apocryphal story of Barney's directing a minister, "Come down to the depot and get your case of religious books they're leaking!" She came home by the unvarying route.
The troopers, sobered and astonished, half rose, and then as these sounds of superior force emphasized the menace of Jack's pistol in front and Barney's in the rear, they sank back in their seats, the spokesman saying, tipsily: "I don't see as we've much choice." "No, you have no choice. Sergeant, bring in the cords," Jack ordered.
She laid her hand on Barney's arm, and looked as if she wished to speak. Then turning suddenly from him, she drew a small knife from her girdle and dropped it on the ground, as if accidentally, while she left the hut and re-fastened the door. Barney's heart leaped.
Surely Barney would not cause her pain, would not force her to give up her great opportunity. She sought to prolong this mood. She pictured herself a forlorn maiden in distress whom it was Barney's duty and privilege to rescue. "I'll just go and post these now," she said.
"I guess they won't be such fools as not to for such a silly reason as that, when Barney's got his house 'most done, and Charlotte has got all her wedding-clothes ready." "Ain't Barney terrible set?" "He's set enough, but I guess you'll find he won't be this time." "Well, I'm sure I hope he won't be," Rose said, and she walked along silently, her face sober in the depths of her bonnet.
"Bring it then, Barney, and you shall go on the force; for you're a fine, strong-looking man, the kind needed in these days," said Mr. Vosburgh, glad to do a good turn for one who unwittingly had rendered him so great a service, and also amused at this later aspect of the affair. This amusement was greatly enhanced by observing Barney's proud, triumphant glance at Sally.
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