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a while it came clear that she's just been engaged to Mr。 Gledware。 

     ;It seemed   to   me   it   would   be   like   fighting behind   bushes   to   tell   her 

what I thought of Mr Gledware�察�while under his roof and at his expense�察�

so I opened up matters by talking about Wilfred Compton。 I told her how 

faithful and true Wilfred has been to her all these years�察�carrying her letters 

next to his heart�察�and dreaming of her night and day�察�and how he came to 

see me�察�once�察�because it had been two years since he'd seen a sure´enough 

girl�察�and how I tried to interest him as hard as I could�察�but he never wanted 

to come back because his heart belonged to Annabel。 



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     ;After a while she began to cry�察�but it wasn't over Wilfred�察�it was over 

Edgerton。 When Wilfred went away to be a cowboy she lost interest and 

sympathy in him because she doesn't understand cowboys�察�they are not in 

her imagination。 But his brother Edgerton has always been a city man in 

nice clothes with pleasing manners�察�and if he had money But what's the 

use talking�拭�Seems like that's the worst waste of time there can be�察�and the 

most aggravating�察�to say if so´and´so had money I Because if he hasn't got 

it�察�somebody else has�察�and if you think money's more than the man�察�there 

you are。 And Mr。 Gledware has it。 He's not the man but he has the money。 

     ;Then I expressed myself。 You know what I think。 So does Annabel�察�

now。 That's how I made me some news�察�when there wasn't any。 The news 

is�察�that Annabel will never forgive me�察�and as I'm here solely as her guest�察�

my   guesting´time   will   be   briefjust   long   enough   to   find   out   what   Mr。 

Gledware   decides   to   do。   I   oughtn't   to   have   told   Annabel   that   she   was 

mercenary�察�or that Mr。 Gledware was as hard as a stone and as old as M 

��I'm not sure how to spell him�察�but you remember�此�the oldest man��。 Yes�察�I 

know I oughtn't。 If a woman can marry a man when she doesn't love him�察�

it won't change her purpose to know what YOU think about it�察�because her 

own feelings are the biggest things that could stand in the way。 

     ;But I told her�察�anyway。 Seemed like everything in me turned to words 

and poured out without my having to keep it going。 I just stood there and 

watched myself say things。 You see�察�Annabel is so dainty and pretty�察�and 

naturally so sweetand Mr。 Gledwarewell�察�he ISN'T。 The more I thought 

of that�察�and the better I remembered poor Wilfred pining away for her in 

the desert�察�and not coming back to see me because he couldn't get HER 

out of his brain�察�and how she changed from him to his brother�察�and from 

Mr。 Edgerton to Mr。 Gledware�察�I was ashamed of her�察�and sorry for her�察�

and angry with her。 

     ;I wish I hadn't said anything。 But I felt glorious at the time�察�just like a 

storm sweeping across the prairie�察�purifying the air and not caring whether 

the earth wants to be purified or not。 I did wrong�察�because I came to the 

big world to study  people of culture and   refinement�察�not to quarrel   with 

them。 You   must have   money�察  �you   MUST  have   money�察  �you   MUST  have 

money�察�if you're civilized。 I don't care if I AM a little storm。 Yes�察�of course�察�



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I know a storm isn't a civilized thing。 Well�察�I know what I'm going to do�察�

I'm going to come back and blow the rest of my life right there in the cove�察�

with my Brick and my Bill。 

     ;So that's my news�察�that I'm dissatisfied with the big world。 It isn't like 

I'd have   made   it�察�that's  the  truth�  �Now I'll   lay  this letter aside to   cool   ��I 

mean   IT�察  �and   ME�察  �too��   and   I'll   not   send   it   until   something   about   Red 

Kimball   happens�察  �so   you'll   be   posted   on   what   really   matters。   After   all�察�

people   that   marry   for   money   aren't   important�察  �they   don't   belong   to   big 

affairsbut there's something worth discussing in a plot to commit murder。 

That   MEANS   something�察  �as   Brick   would   say�察  �it's   'vital。'   These   people 

about me�察�kind�察�gentle�察�correct��all their waking thoughts are devoted to 

little thingsfashionable trifles that last no longer than the hour in which 

they're bornjust time´killers。 I enjoy these pleasing trifles�察�but my  eyes 

are   opened   and   I   know   they   ARE   trifles。   These   people's   eyes   are   not 

opened。 Why�拭  �Because they haven't   lived in the West�察�neighboring   with 

real things like alkali plains and sand´storms and granite mountains。 

     ;My� �but it would open their eyes if one of their dearest friends was in 

danger of getting himself hanged� �Something permanent in THAT� �

     ;LATER�此�This is midnight。 I expect to leave as soon as I possibly can�察�

but probably this letter will get away first�察�so here's something new to put 

your mind on�察�it's rather dreadful�察�when you give it a calm thought。 But 

my thoughts are not calm。 Far from it。 Oh�察�how excited I was� �But I guess 

THEY didn't know it。 It all happened about an hour ago�察�and you can see 

that my hand is still a little shaky。 

     ;There was a bright moonlight�察�but you needn't be afraid I'm going to 

talk   about   THAT�察  �this   isn't   any   tale   about   moons。   I   was   sitting   at   my 

window   because   I       couldn't   sleep�察  �not   that  I   expected   to   see  anything 

unusual。 There's a big summer´house at the far end of the lawn�察�all covered 

with vines�察�and there's a walk between dense shrubbery�察�leading to it from 

the house。 I guess that's why I didn't see anybody go to that summer´house。 

The first thing I DID see was Red Kimball come out and slip through a 

little side´gate�察�and hurry along the country road。 As soon as I saw him�察�I 

guessed   that   he   and   Mr。   Gledware   had   been   conspiring   in   the   summer´ 

house。 What a chance I had missed to act the good scout� �



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     ;But it seemed no use to go down�察�after Red Kimball had left。 If Mr。 

Gledware was still in the summer´house�察�I knew he was alone�察�and if he'd 

returned to the  house�察 �all   was   over   for  the night。  I  was   wondering   what 

new plot they had formed�察�and how I was to find out about it�察�when my 

eye was caught by a movement in the hedge that runs down to the side´ 

gate。 The   movement   was   as   slight   as   possible�察  �but   as   there   wasn't ANY 

breeze�察�it made me shiver a little�察�for I knew somebody was skulking there。 

I watched�察�and pretty soon something passed through the gate�察�light and 

quick   and   stealthy�察  �like   the   shadow   of   a   cloud。   Only�察  �there   wasn't   any 

cloud�察  �and   in   the   flash   of   moonlight   I   saw   it   was   our   old   friendRed 

Feather。 

     ;Almost   as   soon   as   I   recognized   him�察  �he   had   disappeared   behind   a 

large lilac´bush�察�but I had seen what he held in the hand behind his back 

it was a long unsheathed knife。 The lilac´bush stood close to the summer´ 

house。 He fell flat to the ground�察�and though I couldn't see him�察�after that I 

knew  he   was   wriggling   his   way  around   the   bush。 You   would   have   been 

ashamed of me for a minute or two�察�for I kept sitting beside the window as 

if I had been turned to a statue of ice。 I felt just that cold�察�too� �

     ;But maybe I didn't stay there as long as it seemed。 First thing I knew�察�

I was running downstairs as lightly and swiftly as I could�察�and out through 

the door at the end of the side hall that had been left wide openand I was 

at the summer´house door like a flash。 There was a wide path of moonlight 

across   the   concrete   floor   and   right   in   that   glare   was   a   sight   never   to   

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