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And you're a´going to be Lin's wife�察�honest�拭─�

     ;Honest� �Honest� ─�And Jessamine�察�laughing�察�grew red beside her lamp。 

     ;Then   I   guess   mother   can't   never   come   back   to   Lin�察  �either�察─  �stated 

Billy�察�relieved。 

     Jessamine let fall the child's hand。 

     ;Cause she liked him onced�察�and he liked her。; 

     Jessamine gazed at Lin。 

     ;It's simple�察─�said the cow´puncher。 ;It's all right。; 

     But Jessamine sat by her lamp�察�very pale。 

     ;It's all right�察─�repeated Lin in the silence�察�shifting his foot and looking 

down。 ;Once I made a fool of myself。 Worse than usual。; 

     ;Billy�拭─�whispered Jessamine。 ;Then youBut his name is Lusk� ─�

     ;Course it is�察─�said Billy。 ;Father and mother are living in Laramie。; 

     ;It's   all   straight�察─  �said   the   cow´puncher。   ;I   never   saw   her   till   three 

years ago。 I haven't anything to hide�察�onlyonlyonly it don't come easy 

to tell。; 

     I rose。 ;Miss   Buckner�察─�said   I�察 �he  will tell you。  But he  will not   tell 

you he paid dearly for what was no fault of his。 It has been no secret。 It is 

only something his friends and his enemies have forgotten。; 

     But all the while I was speaking this�察�Jessamine's eyes were fixed on 

Lin�察�and her face remained white。 

     I left the girl and the man and the little boy together�察�and crossed to the 

hotel。 But its air was foul�察�and I got my roll of camp blankets to sleep in 

the clean night�察�if sleeping´time should come�察�meanwhile I walked about 

in the silence To have taken a wife once in good faith�察�ignorant she was 

another's�察�left no stain�察�raised no barrier。 I could have told Jessamine the 

same old   story  myselfor   almost�察�but   what   had it to do   with   her   at   all�拭�

Why need she know�拭�Reasoning thus�察�yet with something left uncleared 

by reason that I could not state�察�I watched the moon edge into sight�察�heavy 

and rich´hued�察�a melon´slice of glow�察�seemingly near�察�like a great lantern 

tilted over the plain。 The smell of the sage´brush flavored the air�察�the hush 



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of Wyoming folded distant and near things�察�and all Separ but those three 

inside the   lighted window  were in bed。  Dark windows   were   everywhere 

else�察�and looming above rose the water´tank�察�a dull mass in the night�察�and 

forever somehow to me a Sphinx emblem�察�the vision I instantly see when I 

think of Separ。 Soon I heard a door creaking。 It was Billy�察�coming alone�察�

and on seeing me he walked up and spoke in a half´awed voice。 

     ;She's a´crying�察─�said he。 

     I withheld from questions�察�and as he kept along by  my side he said�此�

;I'm sorry。 Do you think she's mad with Lin for what he's told her�拭�She 

just sat�察�and when she started crying he made me go away。; 

     ;I don't believe she's mad�察─�I told Billy�察�and I sat down on my blanket�察�

he beside me�察�talking while the moon grew small as it rose over the plain�察�

and the light steadily shone in Jessamine's window。 Soon young Billy fell 

asleep�察  �and   I   looked   at   him�察  �thinking   how   in   a   way   it   was   he   who   had 

brought this trouble on the man who had saved him and loved him。 But 

that man had no such untender thoughts。 Once more the door opened�察�and 

it was he who came this time�察�alone also。 She did not follow him and stand 

to watch him from the threshold�察�though he forgot to close the door�察�and�察�

coming over to me�察�stood looking down。 

     ;What�拭─�I said at length。 

     I don't know that he heard me。 He stooped over Billy and shook him 

gently。 ;Wake�察�son�察─�said he。 ;You and I must get to our camp now。; 

     ;Now�拭─�said Billy。 ;Can't we wait till morning�拭─�

     ;No�察�son。 We can't wait here any more。 Go and get the horses and put 

the saddles on。; As Billy obeyed�察�Lin looked at the lighted window。 ;She 

is in there�察─�he said。 ;She's in there。 So near。; He looked�察�and turned to the 

hotel�察  �from   which   he   brought   his   chaps   and   spurs   and   put   them   on。   ;I 

understand her   words�察─�he continued。  ;Her words�察 �the meaning of   them。 

But not what she means�察�I guess。 It will take studyin' over。 Why�察�she don't 

blame me� ─�he suddenly said�察�speaking to me instead of to himself。 

     ;Lin�察─�I answered�察 �she has only just heard this�察�you see。 Wait awhile。; 

     ;That's not the trouble。 She knows what kind of man I have been�察�and 

she forgives that just the way she did her brother。 And she knows how I 

didn't   intentionally   conceal   anything。   Billy   hasn't   been   around�察  �and   she 



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never realized about his mother and me。 We've talked awful open�察�but that 

was not pleasant to speak of�察�and the whole country knew it so longand I 

never thought� �She don't blame me。 She says she understands�察�but she says 

I have a wife livin'。; 

     ;That is nonsense�察─�I declared。 

     ;Yu'   mustn't   say  that�察─  �said   he。   ;She   don't   claim  she's   a   wife�察  �either。 

She just shakes her head   when I asked her why  she feels so。 It must   be 

different to you and me from the way it seems to her。 I don't see her view�察�

maybe I never can see it�察�but she's made me feel she has it�察�and that she's 

honest�察  �and   loves   me   true;   His   voice   broke   for   a   moment。   ;She   said 

she'd wait。; 

     ;You can't have a marriage broken that was never tied�察─�I said。  ;But 

perhaps Governor Barker or Judge Henry; 

     ;No�察─�said the cow´puncher。 ;Law couldn't fool her。 She's thinking of 

something back of law。 She said she'd waitalways。 And when I took it in 

that this was all over and done�察�and when I thought of my ranch and the 

chickenswell�察  �I   couldn't   think   of   things   at   all�察  �and   I   came   and   waked 

Billy to clear out and quit。; 

     ;What did you tell her�拭─�I asked。 

     ;Tell her�拭�Nothin'�察�I guess。 I don't remember getting out of the room。 

Why�察�here's actually her pistol�察�and she's got mine� ─�

     ;Man�察  �man� ─  �said   I�察   �go   back   and   tell   her   to   keep   it�察 �and   that   you'll 

wait tooalways� ─�

     ;Would yu'�拭─�

     ;Look� ─�I pointed to Jessamine standing in the door。 

     I saw his face as he turned to her�察�and I walked toward Billy and the 

horses。 Presently I heard steps on the wooden station�察�and from its black�察�

brief   shadow   the   two   came   walking�察  �Lin   and   his   sweetheart�察  �into   the 

moonlight。   They   were   not   speaking�察  �but   merely   walked   together   in   the 

clear radiance�察�hand in hand�察�like two children。 I saw that she was weeping�察�

and   that   beneath   the   tyranny   of   her   resolution   her   whole   loving�察  �ample 

nature was wrung。 But the strange�察�narrow fibre in her would not yield� �I 

saw   them   go   to   the   horses�察  �and   Jessamine   stood   while   Billy   and   Lin 

mounted。   Then   quickly   the   cow´puncher   sprang   down   again   and   folded 



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her in his arms。 

     ;Lin�察  �dear   Lin�   �dear   neighbor� ─  �she   sobbed。   She   could   not   withhold 

this last good´bye。 

     I do not think he spoke。 In a moment thehorses started and were gone�察�

flying�察  �rushing   away   into   the   great   plain�察  �until   sight   and   sound   of   them 

were   lost�察  �and   only  the   sage´brush   was   there�察  �bathed   in   the   high�察  �bright 

moon。 The last thing I remember as I lay in my blankets was Jessamine's 

window   still   lighted�察  �and   the   water´tank�察  �clear´lined   and   black�察  �standing 

over Separ。 



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