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Updated: June 28, 2025
On the morrow he rode out of the red cliff gate with Dave and the pack-horses, a dull ache in his heart; for amid the cheering crowd of children and women who bade them good-bye he had caught the wave of Mescal's hand and a look of her eyes that would be with him always. What might happen before he returned, if he ever did return!
The desert became dimmer and dimmer; the oasis lost its outline in a bottomless purple pit, except for a faint light, like a star. The bleating of sheep aroused him and he returned to camp. The fire was still bright. Wolf slept close to Mescal's tent; Piute was not in sight; and Naab had rolled himself in blankets.
"We'll not wait till to-morrow to go up on the plateau; we'll go at once." Then quick surprise awakened for Hare in the meaning in Mescal's eyes; he caught only a fleeting glimpse, a dark flash, and it left him with a glow of an emotion half pleasure, half pain. "Mescal," went on August, "go into the house, and keep out of Snap's way. Jack, watch me pack. You need to learn these things.
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