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and had a slight sense of blushing。 

     ;Have a cigarette�拭─�said the leader�察�over his pie。 

     ;Thank   yu'�察─  �said   Lin。   ;I   won't   smoke�察  �if   yu'll   excuse   me。;   He   had 

devised a wholesome meal�察�with water to drink。 

     ;Chewin's       no   good    at  meals�察─   �continued     the   boy。   ;Don't    you    use 



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tobaccer�拭─       �Onced in a while。; 

     The   leader   spat   brightly。   ;He   ain't   learned   yet�察─  �said   he�察  �slanting   his 

elbows at Billy and sliding a match over his rump。 ;But beer�察�nowI never 

seen     anything   in   it。;   He   and   Towhead   soon       left   Billy   and   his   callow 

profanities behind�察�and engaged in a town conversation that silenced him�察�

and   set   him   listening   with   all   his   admiring   young   might。   Nor   did   Mr。 

McLean   join   in   the   talk�察  �but   sat   embarrassed   by   this   knowledge�察  �which 

seemed about as much as he knew himself。 

     ;I'll be goshed�察─�he thought�察 �if I'd caught on to half that when I was 

streakin'   around   in   short   pants�   �Maybe   they   grow   up   quicker   now。;   But 

now       the    Country       Mouse      perceived       Billy's     eager     and     attentive 

apprenticeship。 ;Hello�察�boys� ─�he said�察 �that theatre's got a big start on us。; 

     They had   all   forgotten he   had said   anything about theatre�察 �and   other 

topics left   their   impatient   minds�察  �while  the   Country  Mouse   paid   the  bill 

and asked to be guided to the Opera´house。 ;This man here will look out 

for your blackin' and truck�察�and let yu' have it in the morning。; 

     They were very late。 The spectacle had advanced far into passages of 

the highest thrill�察  �and   Denver's eyes   were  riveted upon   a  ship   and   some 

icebergs。     The    party    found    its  seats   during    several    beautiful    lime´light 

effects�察�and that remarkable fly´buzzing of violins which is proounced so 

helpful in times of peril and sentiment。 The children of Captain Grant had 

been tracking their father all over the equator and other scenic spots�察�and 

now   the   north   pole   was   about   to   impale   them。   The   Captain's   youngest 

child�察   �perceiving      a  hummock        rushing    at  them    with    a  sudden     motion�察�

loudly   shouted�察   �Sister�察  �the   ice   is   closing   in� ─  �and   she   replied�察  �chastely�察�

;Then let us pray。; It was a superb tableau�此�the ice split�察�and the sun rose 

and   joggled   at   once   to   the   zenith。   The   act´drop   fell�察  �and   male   Denver�察�

wrung to its religious deeps�察�went out to the rum´shop。 

     Of   course   Mr。   McLean   and   his   party  did   not   do   this。  The   party   had 

applauded   exceedingly   the   defeat   of   the   elements�察  �and   the   leader�察  �with 

Towhead�察      �discussed      the  probable     chances     of   the  ship's   getting    farther 

south   in   the   next   act。   Until   lately   Billy's   doubt   of   the   cow´puncher   had 

lingered�察  �but   during   this   intermission   whatever   had   been   holding   out   in 

him   seemed       won�察   �and    in  his  eyes�察   �that  he   turned    stealthily   upon     his 



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unconscious�察�quiet neighbor�察�shone the beginnings of hero´worship。 

     ;Don't you think this is splendid�拭─�said he。 

     ;Splendid�察─�Lin replied�察�a trifle remotely。 

     ;Don't you like it when they all get balled up and get out that way�拭─�

     ;Humming�察─�said Lin。 

     ;Don't you guess it's just girls�察�though�察�that do that�拭─�

     ;What�察�young fellow�拭─�

     ;Why�察�all that prayer´saying an' stuff。; 

     ;I guess it must be。; 

     ;She said to do it when the ice scared her�察�an' of course a man had to 

do what she wanted him。; 

     ;Sure。; 

     ;Well�察�do you believe they'd 'a' done it if she hadn't been on that boat�察�

and clung around an' cried an' everything�察�an' made her friends feel bad�拭─�

     ;I   hardly   expect    they   would�察─   �replied    the  honest    Lin�察  �and   then�察�

suddenly   mindful   of   Billy�察   �except   there   wasn't   nothin'   else   they   could 

think of�察─�he added�察�wishing to speak favorably of the custom。 

     ;Why�察�that chunk of ice weren't so awful big anyhow。 I'd 'a' shoved her 

off with a pole。 Wouldn't you�拭─�

     ;Butted her like a ram�察─�exclaimed Mr。 McLean。 

     ;Well�察�I don't say my prayers any more。 I told Mr。 Perkins I wasn't a´ 

going to�察�an' heI think he is a flubdub anyway。; 

     ;I'll bet   he   is� ─�said   Lin�察  �sympathetically。   He   was   scarcely  a   prudent 

guardian。 

     ;I told him straight�察�an' he looked at me an' down he flops on his knees。 

An' he made 'em all flop�察�but I told him I didn't care for them putting up 

any camp´meeting over me�察�an' he says�察�'I'll lick you��' an' I says�察�'Dare you 

to��' I told him mother kep' a´licking me for nothing�察�an' I'd not pray for her�察�

not in Sunday´school or anywheres else。 Do you pray much�拭─�

     ;No�察─�replied Lin�察�uneasily。 

     ;There� �I told him a man didn't�察�an' he said then a man went to hell。 

'You lie�察�father ain't going to hell��' I says�察�and you'd ought to heard the first 

class laugh right out loud�察�girls an' boys。 An' he was that mad� �But I didn't 

care。 I came here with fifty cents。; 



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     ;Yu' must have felt like a millionaire。; 

     ;Ah�察  �I   felt   all   right�   �I   bought   papers   an'   sold   'em�察  �an'   got   more   an' 

saved�察�ant got my box an' blacking outfit。 I weren't going to be licked by 

her   just   because   she   felt   like   it�察  �an'   she   feeling   like   it   most   any   time。 

Lemme see your pistol。; 

     ;You wait�察─�said Lin。 ;After this show is through I'll put it on you。; 

     ;Will you�察�honest�拭�Belt an' everything�拭�Did you ever shoot a bear�拭─�

     ;Lord� �lots。; 

     ;Honest�拭�Silver´tips�拭─�

     ;Silver´tips�察�cinnamon�察�black�察�and I roped a cub onced。; 

     ;O´h� �I never shot a bear。; 

     ;You'd ought to try it。; 

     ;I'm a´going to。 I'm a´going to camp out in the mountains。 I'd like to 

see you when you camp。 I'd like to camp with you。 Mightn't I some time�拭─�

Billy had drawn nearer to Lin�察�and was looking up at him adoringly。 

     ;You bet� ─�said Lin�察�and though he did not�察�perhaps�察�entirely mean this�察�

it was with a curiously softened face that he began to look at Billy。 As with 

dogs and his horse�察�so always he played with what children he met the 

few in his sage´brush world�察�but this was ceasing to be quite play for him�察�

and his hand went to the boy's shoulder。 

     ;Father   took   me   camping   with   him   once�察  �the   time   mother   was   off。 

Father gets awful drunk�察�too。 I've quit Laramie for good。; 

     Lin sat up�察�and his hand gripped the boy。 ;Laramie� ─�said he�察�almost 

shouting it。 ;Yu'yu'is your name Lusk�拭─�

     But the boy had shrunk from him instantly。 ;You're not going to take 

me home�拭─�he piteously wailed。 

     ;Heaven and heavens� ─�murmured Lin McLean。 ;So you're her kid� ─�

     He   relaxed   again�察  �down   in   his   chair�察  �his   legs   stretched   their   straight 

length below the chair in front。 He was waked from his bewilderment by a 

brushing under  him�察 �and   there  was   young Billy  diving   for  escape   to the 

aisle�察�like the cornered city mouse that he was。 Lin nipped that poor little 

attempt   and   had   the   limp   Billy   seated   inside   again   before   the   two   in 

discussion beyond had seen anything。 He had said not a word to the boy�察�

and   now   watched   his   unhappy   eyes   seizing   upon   the   various   exits   and 



                  

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