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       Ah� �I have sigh'd to rest me。 Deep in the quiet grave。 

     The    girl's  sob   caught     in  her   breast�察  �stilled  with   the   awe    of  that 

heavenly music。 So for an instant she waited before it was borne in on her 

that   the   voice   was    a  human     one�察  �and   that  the   heaven    from   which     it 

descended was the hilltop above her。 

     A wild laugh�察�followed by an oath�察�cut the dying echoes of the song。 

She could hear the swish of a quirt falling again and again�察�and the sound 

of trampling hoofs thudding on the hard�察�sun´cracked ground。 Startled�察�she 

sprang to her feet�察�and saw silhouetted against the skyline a horse and his 

rider fighting for mastery。 

     The   battle   was   superb   while   it   lasted。 The   horse   had   been   a   famous 

outlaw�察  �broken   to   the   saddle   by   its   owner   out   of   the   sheer   passion   for 

victory�察 �but   there   were times   when   its   savage strength   rebelled   at   abject 

submission�察�and this was one of them。 It swung itself skyward�察�and came 

down   like   a   pile´driver�察  �camel´backed�察  �and   without   joints   in   the       legs。 

Swiftly it rose again lunging forward and whirling in the air�察�then jarred 

down at an angle。 The brute did its malevolent best�察�a fury incarnate。 But 

the ride�察�was a match�察�and more than a match�察�for it。 He sat the saddle like 

a Centaur�察�with the perfect�此�unconscious grace of a born master�察�swaying 

in his seat as need was�察�and spurring the horse to a blinder fury。 

     Sudden   as   had   been   the   start�察  �no   less   sudden   was   the   finish   of   the 

battle。 The bronco pounded to a stiff´legged standstill�察�trembled for a long 

minute like an aspen�察�and sank to a tame surrender�察�despite the sharp spurs 

roweling its bloody sides。 

     ;Ah�察�my beauty。 You've had enough�察�have you�拭─�demanded the cruel�察�

triumphant voice of the rider。 ;You would try that game�察�would you�拭�I'll 



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teach you。; 

     ;Stop spurring that horse�察�you bully。; 

     The   man   stopped�察  �in   sheer   amazement   at   this   apparition   which   had 

leaped out of   the ground   almost   at   his   feet。   His   wary  glance   circled   the 

hills to make sure she was alone。 

     ;Ce'tainly�察�ma'am。 We're sure delighted to meet up with you。 Ain't we�察�

Two´step�拭─�

     For   himself�察  �he   spoke   the   simple   truth。   He   lived   in   his   sensations�察�

spurring himself   to   fresh   ones   as he   had but   just   now been   spurring   his 

horse to sate the greed of conquest in him。 And this high´spirited�察�gallant 

creaturehe   could   feel   her   vital   courage   in   the   very   ring   of   her   voice 

offered   a   rare   fillip   to   his   jaded   appetite。   The   dusky�察  �long´lashed   eyes 

which always give a woman an effect of beauty�察�the splendid fling of head�察�

and the piquant�察�finely cut features�察�with their unconscious tale of Brahmin 

caste�察  �the   long   lines   of   the   supple   body�察  �willowy   and   yet   plump   as   a 

partridgethey went to his head like strong wine。 Here was an adventure 

from   the   godsa   stubborn   will   to   bend�察  �the   pride   of   a   haughty   young 

beauty to trail in the dust�察�her untamed heart to break if need be。 The lust 

of the battle was on him already。 She was a woman to dream about�察�

       ;Sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes�察�Or Cytherea's breath�察─�

     he told himself exultantly as he slid from his horse and stood bowing 

before her。 

     And   he�察  �for   his   part�察  �was   a   taking   enough   picture   of   devil´may´care 

gallantry gone to seed。 The touch of jaunty impudence in his humility�察�not 

less than the daring admiration of his handsome eyes and the easy�察�sinuous 

grace   of   his   flexed   muscles�察  �labeled   him   what   he   wasa   man   bold   and 

capable to do what he willed�察�and a villain every inch of him。 

     Said she�察�after that first clash of stormy eyes with bold�察�admiring ones�此�

     ;I am lostfrom the Lazy D ranch。; 

     ;Why�察�no�察�you're found�察─�he corrected�察�white teeth flashing in a smile。 

     ;My motor ran out of gasolene this afternoon。 I've been;there was a 

catch in her voice;wandering ever since。; 

     ;You're played out�察�of course�察�and y'u've had no supper�察─�he said�察�his 

quiet close gaze on her。 



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     ;Yes�察   �I'm   played   out   and   my    nerve's   gone。;    She   laughed    a  little 

hysterically。 ;I expect I'm hungry and thirsty�察�too�察�though I hadn't noticed 

it before。; 

     He   whirled   to   his   saddle�察  �and   had   the   canteen   thongs   unloosed   in   a 

moment。       While    she   drank    he  rummaged       from    his  saddle´bags     some 

sandwiches of jerky and a flask of whiskey。 She ate the sandwiches�察�he the 

while watching her with amused sympathy in his swarthy countenance。 

     ;You ain't half´bad at the chuck´wagon�察�Miss Messiter�察─�he told her。 

     She stopped�察�the sandwich part way to her mouth。 ;I don't remember 

your   face。   I've   met   so   many  people   since   I   came   to   the   Lazy  D。   Still�察  �I 

think I should remember you。; 

     He immediately relieved of duty her quasi apology。 ;You haven't seen 

my   face   before�察─  �he   laughed�察  �and�察  �though   she   puzzled   over   the   double 

meaning that seemed to lurk behind his words and amuse him�察�she could 

not find the key to it。 

     It was too dark to make out his features at all clearly�察�but she was sure 

she had seen him before or somebody that looked very much like him。 

     ;Life on the range ain't just what y'u can call exciting�察─�he continued�察�

;and   when   a   young   lady   fresh   from   back   East   drops   among   us   while 

sixguns are popping�察�breaks up a likely feud and mends right neatly all the 

ventilated feudists it's a corollary to her fun that's she is going to become 

famous。; 

     What   he   said   was   true   enough。 The   unsolicited   notoriety  her   exploit 

had brought upon her had been its chief penalty。 Garbled versions of it had 

appeared       with    fake   pictures     in  New      York    and    Chicago      Sunday 

supplements�察�and all Cattleland had heard and discussed it。 No matter into 

what unfrequented canon she rode�察�some silent cowpuncher would look at 

her as they met with admiring eyes behind which she read a knowledge of 

the story。 It was a lonely desolate country�察�full of the wide deep silences of 

utter   emptiness�察 �yet   there   could   be   no   footfall   but the   whisper   of   it   was 

bruited on the wings of the wind。 

     ;Do you know where the Lazy D ranch is from here�拭─�she asked。 

     He nodded。 

     ;Can you take me home�拭─�



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     ;I surely can。 But not to´night。 You're more tired than y'u know。 We'll 

camp here�察�and in the mo'ning we'll hit the trail bright and early。; 

     This   did   not   suit   her   at   all。   ;Is   it   far   to   the   Lazy   D�拭─  �she   inquired 

anxiously。 

     ;Every inch of forty miles。 There's a creek not more than two hundred 

yards from here。 We'll stay there till morning�察─�he made answer in a matter 

of course voice�察�leading the way to the place he had mentioned。 

     She   followed�察  �protesting。   Yet   though   it   was   not   in   accord   with   her 

civilized     sense    of  fitness�察  �she   knew     that   what    he   proposed     was    the 

common   sense   solution。   She   was   tired   and   worn   out�察  �and   she   could   see 

that his broncho had traveled far。 

     Having reached the bank of the creek�察�he unsaddled�察�watered his horse 


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