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seemed to glow from its very fineness�察�its silkinessthe kind of hair one is 

prompted   to   touch�察  �to   feel   if   it   is   really   that   way�   �The   face   was   more 

wonderful�察�because it told many things that can not be expressed in mere 

hair´language。 There   was   the  seal   of   innocence on   the lips�察  �the  proof   of 

fearlessness   in   the   eyes�察  �the   touch   of   thought   on   the   brow�察  �the   sign   of 

purpose about the resolute little chin。 The slender brown hands spoke of 

life in the open air�察�and the glow of the cheeks told of burning suns。 Her 

form�察  �her   attitude�察  �spoke   not   only   of   instinctive   grace�察  �but   of   a   certain 

wildness in admirable harmony with the surrounding scene。 Somehow�察�the 

ruggedness of the mountains and the desolate solitudes of the plains were 

reflected from her face。 

     The   young   man   gazed   as   if   his thirst   would   never be   appeased。 The 



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flavor of nights about the camp´fire and other nights spent in driving sleet�察�

also   days   when   the   first   flowers   come   and   the   wide   beds   of   the   desert 

rivers are swollen with overbrimming floods�察�the cruel exposure of winter�察�

the   thrilling   balminess   of   early  springall   spoke   to   him  again   from   that 

motionless figure。 He recalled companions of his boyhood and youth�察�but 

they were not akin to this child of the desert mountains。 Still more alien 

were those of the saloon stations�察�the haunts at the outskirts of civilization。 

It seemed to him that in this young girl�察�who bad the look and poise of a 

woman�察      �he   had    found    what    hitherto    he   had    vainly    sought    in   the 

wildernessthe beauty and the charm of it�察�refined and separated from its 

sordidness and its uncouthnessin a word�察�from all that was base and ugly。 

It was for this that he had left his home in the East。 Here was typified that 

loveliness      of    the   unbroken       wilderness      without     its   profanity�察    �its 

drunkenness�察�its obscenity�察�its terrible hardships。 

     At last he tore himself away�察�retraced his steps as cautiously as he had 

conic�察�and flung himself upon the pony left waiting at a sheltered nook far 

from the cove。 As he sped over the plains toward the distant herd�察�it came 

to him suddenly in a way not before experienced�察�that it was May�察�that the 

air was balmy  and fragrant�察 �and   that the   land�察�softly lighted in the   clear 

twilight�察  �was   singularly   beautiful。   He   seemed   breathing   the   roses   back 

home which recalled another face�察�but not for long。 The last time he had 

seen that eastern face�察�the dew had lain on the early morning roseshow 

could   a   face   so   different   make   him   think   of   them�拭  �But   imagination   is 

sometimes       a  bold    robber�察  �and   now     it  did  not  hesitate    to  steal  those 

memories of sweet scents to encloud the picture of the mountain´girl。 

     The   G´Bar   headquarters   was   on   the   western   bank   of   what   was   then 

known   as   Red   River�察  �but   was   really   the   North   Fork   of   Red   River。   ;Old 

Man Walker�察─�who was scarcely past middle age�察�had built his corral on 

the margin of the plain which extended to that point in an unbroken level 

from   a   great   distance�察  �and    which�察  �having   reached   that   point�察     �dropped 

without warning�察�a sheer precipice�察�to an extensive lake。 The lake was fed 

by springs issuing from the bluffs�察�not far beyond it and not much lower�察�

was the bed of the river�察�wide�察�very red and almost dry。 Beyond the river 

rose the bold hills of the Kiowa country�察�a white line chiseled across the 



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face of each�察�as if Time had entertained some thought of their destruction�察�

but finding each a huge block of living rock�察�had passed on to torture and 

shift and alter the bed of the river。 

     The   young   man   reached   the   corral   after   a   ride   of   twelve   or   thirteen 

miles�察   �most    of  the   distance    through    a  country    of  difficult   sand。   He 

galloped up to the rude enclosure�察�surrounded by a cloud of dust through 

which his keen gray eyes discovered Mizzoo on the eve of leaving camp。 

Mizzoo was one of the men whose duty it was to ride the line all night 

the line that the young man had guarded all dayto keep Walker's cattle 

from drifting。 

     ;Come on�察�Mizz�察─�called the young man�察�as the other swung upon his 

broncho�察 �I'm going back with you。; 

     The   lean�察  �leather´skinned�察  �sandy´mustached   cattleman   uttered   words 

not    meet   for  print�察 �but   expressive    of   hearty   pleasure。   ;Ain't   you   had 

enough      of  it�察 �Bill�拭─  �he  added。    ;I'd  think   you'd    want    to  lay  up   for 

tomorrow's work。; 

     ;Oh�察�I ain't sleepy�察─�the young man declared�察�as they rode away side by 

side。 ;I couldn't close an eye tonightand I want to talk。; 

     The   cattleman   chuckled   enjoyingly。   It   was   lonely   and   monotonous 

work�察�riding back and forth through the darkness�察�keeping a sharp lookout 

for wolves or Indians�察�driving straggling cattle back to the herd�察�in brief�察�

doing the picket duty of the plains。 

     Mizzoo was so called from his habit of attributing his most emphatic 

aphorisms      to   ;his  aunt�察  �Miss    Sue   of   Missouri;a     lady   held   by   his 

companions to be a purely fictitious character�察�a convenient ;Mrs。 Harris; 

to give weight to sayings worn smooth from centuries of use。 

     Of   all   the   boys   of   the   ranch�察  �Mizzoo   found   Wilfred   Compton   most 

companionable。 When off duty�察�they were usually to be found near each 

other�察  �whether     awake    or   asleep�察 �and   when     Mizzoo�察   �on   entering   some 

village at the edge of the desert�察�sought relaxation from a life of routine by 

shooting through the windows and spurring his pony into the saloons�察�it 

was   the   young   man�察  �commonly   known   as   Bill�察  �who   lingered   behind   to 

advance   money   for   damages   to   the   windows�察  �or   who   kept   close   to   the 

drunken ranger in order to repair the damages Mizzoo had done to his own 



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soul and body。 

     ;I'll   talk   my   head   off�察─  �Mizzoo   declared�察   �if   that'll   keep   you   on   the 

move with me�察�for it's one thing meeting a ghost in the desert all alone�察�

and quite another when there's a pair of us。 Yes�察�I know you don't believe 

nothing I say about that spirit�察�and I only hope we'll come on it tonight� �It 

ain't been a week since I see something creeping along behind me whilst I 

was riding the line�察�a little thing as swift as a jack´rabbit and as sly as a 

coyote something with long arms and short legs and the face of an Injun´ 

´; 

     ;Of course it WAS an Indian�察─�returned the young man carelessly。 ;He 

is hanging about here to steal some of our horses。 I don't want you to talk 

about your ghost�察�I've heard of him a thousand times。; 

     ;Bill�察�the more you talk about a ghost�察�the more impressive he gets。 I 

tell you that wasn't no live Injun� �Didn't I blaze away at him with my six´ 

shooter and empty all my barrels for nothing�拭�No�察�sir�察�it's the same spirit 

that haunts the trail from Vernon�察�Texas�察�to Coffeyville。 I've shot at that red 

devil this side of Fort Sill�察�and at Skeleton Spring�察�and at Bull Foot Spring�察�

and a mile from Doan's storealways at night�察�for it never rises except at 

night�察�as befits a good ghost。 I reckon I'll waste cartridges on that spook as 

long as I hit the trail�察�but I don't never expect to draw blood。 Others has 

saw him�察�too�察�but 

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