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     Without citing chapter and verse the bishop began�此�

     ;And he   arose�察�and   came to   his father。   But when   he was   yet a   great 

way off�察�his father saw him�察�and had compassion�察�and ran�察�and fell on his 

neck and kissed him。; 

     The     bishop    told   the   story   of  that   surpassing     parable�察   �and    then 

proceeded   to   draw   from   it   a   discourse   fitted   to   the   drifting   destinies   in 

whose   presence   he   found   himself   for   one   solitary   morning。   He   spoke 

unlike   many  clergymen。   His   words   were   chiefly  those   which   the   people 

round     him    used�察  �and    his  voice    was   more     like  earnest    talking   than 

preaching。 

     Miss Sabina Stone felt the arm of her cow´puncher loosen slightly�察�and 

she looked at him。 But he was looking at the bishop�察�no longer gravely but 

with wide´open eyes�察�alert。 When the narrative reached the elder brother in 

the field�察�and how he came to the house and heard sounds of music and 

dancing�察 �Miss   Stone   drew   away  from  her   companion   and let   him  watch 

the   bishop�察  �since   he   seemed   to   prefer   that。   She   took   to   reading   hymns 

vindictively。 The bishop himself noted the sun´browned boy face and the 

wide´open       eyes。   He   was   too   far  away    to  see   anything    but   the   alert�察�

listening   position   of   the   young   cow´puncher。   He   could   not   discern   how 

that�察�after he had left   the music and dancing   and begun to draw  morals�察�

attention faded from those eyes that seemed to watch him�察�and they filled 

with dreaminess。 It was very hot in church。 Chief Washakie went to sleep�察�

and so did a corporal�察�but Lin McLean sat in the same alert position till 

Miss Stone pulled him and asked if he intended to sit down through the 

hymn。 Then church was out。 Officers�察�Indians�察�and all the people dispersed 

through the great sunshine to their   dwellings�察�and   the cow´puncher   rode 

beside Sabina in silence。 

     ;What are you studying over�察�Mr。 McLean�拭─�inquired the lady�察�after a 

hundred yards。 

     ;Did you ever taste steamed Duxbury clams�拭─�asked Lin�察�absently。 

     ;No�察�indeed。 What's them�拭─�



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     ;Oh�察 �just   clams。 Yu'  have drawn   butter�察 �too。;   Mr。   McLean   fell   silent 

again。 

     ;I   guess   I'll   be   late   for   settin'   the   colonel's   table。   Good´bye�察─  �said 

Sabina�察  �quickly�察  �and   swished   her   whip   across   the   pony�察  �who   scampered 

away with her along the straight road across the plain to the post。 

     Lin caught up with her at once and made his peace。 

     ;Only�察─�protested Sabina�察 �I ain't used to gentlemen taking me out and´ 

´ well�察�same as if I was a collie´dog。 Maybe it's Wind River politeness。; 

     But    she   went    riding   with   him   up    Trout    Creek    in  the  cool    of  the 

afternoon。 Out of the Indian tepees�察�scattered wide among the flat levels of 

sage´brush�察     �smoke     rose   thin   and   gentle�察   �and   vanished。     They    splashed 

across   the   many   little   running   channels   which   lead   water   through   that 

thirsty   soil�察  �and   though   the   range   of   mountains   came   no   nearer�察  �behind 

them the post�察�with its white�察�flat buildings and green trees�察�dwindled to a 

toy village。 

     ;My�   �but   it's   far   to   everywheres   here�察─  �exclaimed   Sabina�察   �and   it's 

little   you're   sayin'   for   yourself   to´day�察  �Mr。   McLean。   I'll   have   to   do   the 

talking。 What's that thing now�察�where the rocks are�拭─�

     ;That's   Little   Wind   River   Canyon�察─  �said   the   young   man。   ;Feel   like 

goin' there�察�Miss Stone�拭─�

     ;Why�察�yes。 It looks real nice and shady like�察�don't it�拭�Let's。; 

     So Miss Stone turned her pony in that direction。 

     ;When do your folks eat supper�拭─�inquired Lin。 

     ;Half´past six。 Oh�察�we've lots of time� �Come on。; 

     ;How   many   miles   per   hour   do   you   figure   that   cayuse   of   yourn   can 

travel�拭─�Lin asked。 

     ;What   are   you   a´talking   about�察  �anyway�拭�You're   that   strange   to´day�察─�

said the lady。 

     ;Only if we try to make that canyon�察�I guess you'll be late settin' the 

colonel's table�察─�Lin remarked�察�his hazel eyes smiling upon her。 ;That is�察�if 

your horse ain't good for twenty miles an hour。 Mine ain't�察�I know。 But I'll 

do my best to stay with yu'。; 

     ;You're the teasingest man; said Miss Stone�察�pouting。 ;I might have 

knowed it was ever so much further nor it looked。; 



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     ;Well�察�I ain't sayin' I don't want to go�察�if yu' was desirous of campin' 

out to´night。; 

     ;Mr。 McLean� �Indeed�察�and I'd do no such thing� ─�and Sabina giggled。 

     A sage´hen rose under their horses' feet�察�and hurtled away heavily over 

the next rise of ground�察�taking a final wide sail out of sight。 

     ;Something like them partridges used to�察─�said Lin�察�musingly。 

     ;Partridges�拭─�inquired Sabina。 

     ;Used to be in the woods between Lynn and Salem。 Maybe the woods 

are gone by this time。 Yes�察�they must be gone�察�I guess。; 

     Presently they dismounted and sought the stream bank。 

     ;We had music and dancing at Thanksgiving and such times�察─�said Lin�察�

his wiry length stretched on the grass beside the seated Sabina。 He was not 

looking at her�察�but she took a pleasure in watching him�察�his curly head and 

bronze     face�察  �against   which     the  young     mustache     showed     to   its  full 

advantage。 

     ;I expect you used to dance a lot�察─�remarked Sabina�察�for a subject。 

     ;Yes。 Do yu' know the Portland Fancy�拭─�

     Sabina did not�察�and her subject died away。 

     ;Did anybody ever tell you you had good eyes�拭─�she inquired next。 

     ;Why�察  �sure�察─  �said   Lin�察  �waking   for   a   moment�察   �but   I   like   your   color 

best。 A girl's eyes will mostly beat a man's。; 

     ;Indeed�察�I don't think so� ─�exclaimed poor Sabina�察�too much expectant 

to   perceive   the   fatal   note   of   routine   with   which   her   transient   admirer 

pronounced this gallantry。 He informed her that hers were like the sea�察�and 

she told him she had not yet looked upon the sea。 

     ;Never�拭─�said he。 ;It's a turruble pity you've never saw salt water。 It's 

different from fresh。 All around home it's blueawful blue in July around 

Swampscott   and   Marblehead   and   Nahant�察  �and   around   the   islands。   I've 

swam   there     lots。  Then    our  home     bruck   up   and   we   went   to  board    in 

Boston。; He snapped off a flower in reach of his long arm。 Suddenly all 

dreaminess left him。 

     ;I wonder if you'll be settin' the colonel's table when I come back�拭─�he 

said。 

     Miss Stone was at a loss。 



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     ;I'm goin' East to´morrowEast�察�to Boston。; 

     Yesterday he had told her that sixteen miles to Lander was the farthest 

journey from the post that he intended to makethe farthest from the post 

and her。 

     ;I hope nothing ain't happened to your folks�拭─�said she。 

     ;I   ain't   got   no   folks�察─  �replied   Lin�察   �barring   a   brother。   I   expect   he   is 

taking good care of himself。; 

     ;Don't you correspond�拭─�

     ;Well�察�I guess he would if there was anything to say。 There ain't been 

nothin'。; 

     Sabina   thought   they   must   have   quarrelled�察  �but   learned   that   they   had 

not。 It was time for her now to return and set the colonel's table�察�so Lin 

rose and went to bring her horse。 When he had put her in her saddle she 

noticed him step to his own。 

     ;Why�察�I didn't know you were 

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