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     ;What do you think�拭─�

     He   shook   his   head。   ;I'll   have   to   go   to   the   foot   of   the   class   on   that�察�

ma'am。 Give me an easier one。; ;I'll have to choose another subject then。 

What did you do about that bunch of Circle 66 cows you looked at on your 

way in�拭─�

     They discussed business for a few minutes�察�after which she went back 

to her patient and he to his work。 

     ;Ain't she   a straight´up little gentleman   for fair�拭─�the   foreman   asked 

himself in rhetorical and exuberant question�察�slapping his hat against his 

leg as he strode toward the corral。 ;Think of her coming at me like she did�察�

the blamed little thoroughbred。 Y'u bet she knows me down to the ground 

and how sudden I got over any fool notions I might a´started to get in my 

cocoanut。 But the way she came back at me�察�quick as lightning and then 

some�察�pretendin' all that foolishness and knowin' all the time I'd savez the 

game。; 

     Both McWilliams and his mistress had guessed right in their surmise 

as    to  Nora    Darling's    popularity    in   the  cow    country。    She    made    an 

immediate and pronounced hit。 It was astonishing how many errands the 

men found to take them to ;the house�察─�as they called the building where 

the mistress of the ranch dwelt。 Bannister served for a time as an excellent 

excuse。 Judging from the number of the inquiries which the men found it 

necessary   to   make   as   to   his   progress�察  �Helen   would   have   guessed   him 

exceedingly       popular    with   her  riders。   Having     a  sense   of  humor�察    �she 

mentioned this to McWilliams one day。 

     He laughed�察�and tried to turn it into a compliment to his mistress。 But 

she would have none of it。 

     ;I   know   better�察  �sir。   They   don't   come   here   to  see   me。   Nora   is  the 

attraction�察 �and   I   have   sense   enough   to   know it。   My  nose   is   quite   out   of 



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joint�察─�she laughed。 

     Mac   looked   with   gay   earnestness   at   the   feature   she   had   mentioned。 

;There's a heap of difference in noses�察─�he murmured�察�apparently apropos 

of nothing。 

     ;That's another way of telling me that Nora's pug is the sweetest thing 

you ever saw�察─�she charged。 

     ;I ain't half such a bad actor as some of the boys�察─�he deprecated。 

     ;Meaning in what way�拭─�

     ;The Nora Darling way。; 

     He   pronounced   her      name   so   much     as   if  it   were   a  caress   that  his 

mistress laughed�察�and he joined in it。 

     ;It's your fickleness that is breaking my heart�察�though I knew I was lost 

as soon as I saw your beatific look on the day you got back with Nora。 The 

first week I came none of you could do enough for me。 Now it's all Nora�察�

darling。; She mimicked gayly his intonation。 

     ;Well�察�ma'am�察�it's this way�察─�explained the foreman with a grin。 ; Y'u're 

right pleasant and friendly�察�but the boys have got a savvy way down deep 

that   y'u'd   shuck   that   friendliness   awful   sudden   if   any   of   them   dropped 

around with 'Object�察�Matrimony' in their manner。 Consequence is�察�they're 

loaded   down   to   the   ground   with   admiration   of   their   boss�察  �but   they   ain't 

presumptuous enough to expaict any more。 I had notions�察�mebbe�察�I'd cut 

more   ice�察  �me   being   not   afflicted   with   bashfulness。   My   notions      faded�察�

ma'am�察�in about a week。; 

     ;Then Nora came�拭─�she laughed。 

     ;No�察�ma'am�察�they had gone glimmering long before she arrived。 I was 

just convalescent enough to need being cheered up when she drapped in。; 

     ;And are you cheered up yet�拭─�his mistress asked。 

     He took off his dusty hat and scratched his head。 ;I ain't right certain�察�

yet�察�ma'am。 Soon as I know I'm consoled�察�I'll be round with an invite to the 

wedding。; 

     ;That is�察�if you are。; 

     ;If   I   amyes。   Y'u   can't   most   always   tell   when   they   have   eyes   like 

hers。; 

     ;You're quite an authority on the sex considering your years。; 



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     ;Yes�察  �ma'am。;   He   looked   aggrieved�察  �thinking   himself   a   man   grown。 

;How did y'u say Mr。 Bannister was�拭─�

     ;Wait�察�and I'll send Nora out to tell you�察─�she flashed�察�and disappeared 

in the house。 

     Conversation   at   the   bunkhouse   and   the   chucktent   sometimes   circled 

around   the   young   women   at   the   house�察  �but   its   personality   rarely   grew 

pronounced。       References      to  Helen     Messiter    and    the  housemaid       were 

usually by way of repartee at each other。 For a change had come over the 

spirit   of   the   Lazy   D   men�察  �and�察  �though   a   cheerful   profanity   still   flowed 

freely when they were alone together�察�vulgarity was largely banished。 

     The   morning   after   his   conversation   with   Miss   Messiter�察  �McWilliams 

was   washing   in   the   foreman's   room   when   the   triangle   beat   the   call   for 

breakfast�察�and he heard the cook's raucous ;Come and get it。; There was 

the usual stampede for the tent�察�and a minute later Mac flung back the flap 

and entered。 He took the seat at the head of the table�察�along the benches on 

both sides of which the punchers were plying busy knives and forks。 

     ;A stack of chips�察─�ordered the foreman�察�and the cook's ;Coming up; 

was   scarcely   more   prompt   than   the   plate   of   hot   cakes   he   set   before   the 

young man。 

     ;Hen fruit�察�sunny side up�察─�shouted Reddy�察�who was further advanced 

in his meal。 

     ;Tame   that   fog´horn�察  �son�察─  �advised   Wun   Hop�察  �but   presently   he   slid 

three fried eggs from a frying´pan into the plate of the hungry one。 

     ;I want y'u boys to finish flankin' that bunch of hill calves to´day�察─�said 

the foreman�察�emptying half a jug of syrup over his cakes。 

     ;Redtop�察�he ain't got no appetite these days�察─�grinned Denver�察�as the 

gentleman mentioned cleaned up a second loaded plate of ham�察�eggs and 

fried potatoes。 ;I see him studying a Wind River Bible* yesterday。 Curious 

how     in  the   spring   a  young    man's    fancy    gits  to  wandering      on   house 

furnishing。 Red�察�he was taking the catalogue alphabetically。 Carpets was 

absorbin' his attention�察�chairs on deck�察�and chandeliers in the hole�察�as we 

used to say when we was baseball kids。; 

     ��*A Wind River Bible in the Northwest ranch country is a catalogue of 

one    of  the   big  Chicago     department      stores   that  does   a  large   shipping 



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business in the West。�А�

       ;Ain't   a   word   of   truth   in   it�察─  �indignantly   denied   the   assailed�察  �his 

unfinished nose and chin giving him a pathetic�察�whipped puppy look。 ;Sho� �

I   was   just   looking   up   saddles。   Can't   a   fellow   buy   a   new   saddle   without 

asking leave of Denver�拭─�

     ;Cyarpets used to begin with a C in my spelling´book�察�but saddles got 

off right foot fust with a S�察─�suggested Mac amiably。 

     ;He   was   ce'tainly   trying   to   tree   his   saddle   among   the   C's。   He   was 

looking awful loving at a Turkish rug。 Reckon he thought it was a saddle´ 

blanket�察─�derided Denver cheerfully。 

     ;Huh� �Y'u're awful smart�察�Denver�察─�retaliated Reddy�察�his   complexion 

matching his hair。 ;Y'u talk a heap with your mouth。 Nobody believes a 

word of what y'u say。; 

     Denver relaxed into a range song by way of repartee�此�

     ;I   want   mighty   bad   to   be   married�察  �To   have   a   garden   and   a   home�察  �I 

ce'tainly aim to git married�察�And have a gyurl for my own。; 

     ;Aw� �Y'u 

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