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room�察  �and   went   into   his   kitchen   to   cook   supper   for   three。   He   gave   his 

guests no further attention�察�nor did either of them come in where he was�察�

nor did the husband rejoin the wife。 He walked slowly up and down in the 

air�察�and she sat by herself in the room。 Lin's steps as he made ready round 

the stove and table�察�and Lusk's slow tread out in the setting sunlight�察�were 

the only sounds about the cabin。 When the host looked into the door of the 

next   room   to   announce   that   his   meal   was   served�察  �the   woman   sat   in   her 

chair   no   longer�察  �but   stood   with   her   back   to   him   by   a   shelf。   She   gave   a 

slight start at his summons�察�and replaced something。 He saw that she had 

been examining ;Neighbor�察─�and his face hardened suddenly to fierceness 

as he looked at her�察�but he repeated quietly that she had better come in。 

Thus   did   the   three   sit   down   to   their   meal。   Occasionally   a   word   about 

handing some dish fell from one or other of them�察�but nothing more�察�until 



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Lusk took out his watch and mentioned the hour。 

     ;Yu've not ate especially hearty�察─�said Lin�察�resting his arms upon the 

table。 

     ;I'm going�察─�asserted Lusk。 ;Governor Barker may start out。 I've got 

my interests to look after。; 

     ;Why�察�sure�察─�said Lin。 ;I can't hope you'll waste all your time on just 

me。; 

     Lusk   rose   and looked   at his   wife。  ;It'll   be ten   now  before   we get   to 

Drybone�察─�said he。 And he went down to the stable。 

     The   woman   sat   still�察 �pressing   the   crumbs   of her   bread。  ;I   know   you 

seen me�察─�she said�察�without looking at him。 

     ;Saw you when�拭─�

     ;I knowed it。 And I seen how you looked at me。; She sat twisting and 

pressing   the   crumb。   Sometimes   it   was   round�察  �sometimes   it   was   a   cube�察�

now   and   then   she   flattened   it   to   a   disk。   Mr。   McLean   seemed   to   have 

nothing that he wished to reply。 

     ;If you claim that pistol is yourn�察─�she said next�察 �I'll tell you I know 

better。 If you ask me whose should it be if not yourn�察�I would not have to 

guess the name。 She has talked to me�察�and me to her。; 

     She was still looking away from him at the bread´crumb�察�or she could 

have seen that McLean's hand was trembling as he watched her leaning on 

his arms。 

     ;Oh yes�察�she was willing to talk to me� ─�The woman uttered another 

sudden laugh。 ;I knowed about herall。 Things get heard of in this world。 

Did not all about you and me come to her knowledge in its own good time�察�

and it done and gone how many years�拭�My�察�my�察�my� ─�Her voice grew slow 

and absent。 She stopped for a moment�察�and then more rapidly resumed�此 �It 

had travelled around about you and her like it always will travel。 It was 

known how you had asked her�察�and how she had told you she would have 

you�察�and then told you she would not when she learned about you and me。 

Folks that knowed yus and folks that never seen yus in their lives had to 

have their word about her facing you down you had another wife�察�though 

she knowed the truth about me being married to Lusk and him livin' the 

day you married me�察�and ten and twenty marriages could not have tied you 



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and me up�察�no matter how honest you swore to no hinderance。 Folks said it 

was plain she did not want yus。 It give me a queer feelin' to see that girl。 It 

give me a wish to tell her to her face that she did not love yus and did not 

know love。 Waitwait�察�Lin� �Yu' never hit me yet。; 

     ;No�察─�said the cow´puncher。 ;Nor now。 I'm not Lusk。; 

     ;Yu' looked soso bad�察�Lin。 I never seen yu' look so bad in old days。 

Wait�察�now�察�and I must tell it。 I wished to laugh in her face and say�察�'What 

do you know about love��' So I walked in。 Lin�察�she does love yus� ─�

     ;Yes�察─�breathed McLean。 

     ;She was sittin' back in her room at Separ。 Not the ticket´office�察�but; 

     ;I   know�察─  �the  cow´puncher  said。  His   eyes   were burning。          ;It's   snug�察�

the   way    she   has   it。  'Good´afternoon��'     I  says。   'Is  this  Miss   Jessamine 

Buckner��'; 

     At his sweetheart's name the glow in Lin's eyes seemed to quiver to a 

flash。 

     ;And she spoke pleasant to mepleasant and gay´like。 But a woman 

can tell sorrow in a woman's eyes。 And she asked me would I rest in her 

room there�察�and what was my name。 'They tell me you claim to know it 

better than I do��' I says。 'They tell me you say it is Mrs。 McLean。' She put 

her hand on her breast�察�and she keeps lookin' at me without never speaking。 

'Maybe I am not so welcome now��' I says。 'One minute��' says she。 'Let me 

get used to it。' And she sat down。 

     ;Lin�察�she is a square´lookin' girl。 I'll say that for her。 

     ;I   never   thought   to   sit   down   onced   myself�察  �I   don't   know   why�察  �but   I 

kep'   a´standing�察  �and   I   took   in   that   room   of   hers。   She   had   flowers   and 

things around there�察�and I seen your picture standing on the table�察�and I 

seen your six´shooter right by itand�察�oh�察�Lin�察�hadn't I knowed your face 

before ever she did�察�and that gun you used to let me shoot on Bear Creek�拭�

It   took   me   that   sudden�   �Why�察  �it   rushed   over   me   so   I   spoke   right   out 

different from what I'd meant and what I had ready fixed up to say。 

     ;'Why did you do it��' I says to her�察�while she was a´sitting。 'How could 

you   act   so�察  �and   you   a   woman��'   She   just   sat�察 �and her   sad   eyes   made   me 

madder at the idea of her。 'You have had real sorrow��' says I�察�'if they report 

correct。 You have knowed your share of death�察�and misery�察�and hard work�察�



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and all。 Great God� �ain't there things enough that come to yus uncalled for 

and natural�察�but you must run around huntin' up more that was leavin' yus 

alone and givin' yus a chance�拭�I knowed him onced。 I knowed your Lin 

McLean。 And when that was over�察�I   knowed for the first time how   men 

can be different。' I'm started�察�Lin�察�I'm started。 Leave me go on�察�and when 

I'm through I'll quit。 'Some of 'em�察�anyway��' I says to her�察�'has hearts and 

self´respect�察�and ain't hogs clean through。' 

     ;'I know�察─�she says�察�thoughtful´like。 

     ;And at her whispering that way I gets madder。 

     ;'You know��' I says then。 'What is it that you know�拭�Do you know that 

you   have   hurt   a   good   man's   heart�拭  �For   onced   I   hurt   it   myself�察  �though 

different。   And   hurts   in   them   kind   of   hearts   stays。   Some   hearts   is   that 

luscious     and   pasty   you   can   stab  'em   and   it  closes  up   so  yu'd   never 

suspicion the placebut Lin McLean� �Nor yet don't yus believe his is the 

kind that breaksif any kind does that。 You may sit till the gray hairs�察�and 

you may wall up your womanhood�察�but if a man has got manhood like him�察�

he will never sit till the gray hairs。 Grief over losin' the best will not stop 

him from searchin' for a second best after a while。 He wants a home�察�and 

he has got a right to one��' says I to Miss Jessamine。 'You have not walled 

up Lin McLean��' I says to her。 Wait�察�Lin�察�wait。 Yus needn't to tell me that's 

a lie。 I know a man thinks he's walled up for a while。; 

     ;She could have told you it was a lie�察─�said the cow´puncher。 

     ;She did not。 'Let him get a home��' says she。 'I want him to be happy。' 

'That flash in your eyes talks different��' says I。 'Sure enough yus wants him 

to be happy。 Sure enough。 But not happy along with Miss Second Best。' 

     ;Lin�察�she looked at me that piercin'� �

     ;And I goes on�察�for I was w

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