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manner she gave her attention to eating up the dusty miles。 

     ;Yes�察�ma'am。 I reckon I never was more glad to death to meet a lady 

than I was to meet up with y'u�察─�he continued�察�cheerily。 ;Y'u sure looked 

good to me as y'u come a´foggin' down the road。 I fair had been yearnin' 

for    company      but   was   some     discouraged      for  fear   the   invitation   had 

miscarried。;      He   broke    off  his  sardonic    raillery   and   let  his  level  gaze 

possess   her   for   a   long   moment。   ;Miss   Messiter�察  �I'm   certainly   under   an 

obligation to y'u I can't repay。 Y'u saved my life�察─�he finished gravely。 

     ;Nonsense。; 

     ;Fact。; 

     ;It   isn't   a   personal   matter   at   all�察─  �she   assured   him�察  �with   a   touch   of 

impatient hauteur。 

     ;It s a heap personal to me。; 

     In   spite   of   her   healthy   young   resentment   she   laughed   at   the   way   in 

which he drawled this out�察�and with a swift sweep her boyish eyes took in 

again   his   compelling   devil´may´care   charm。   She   was   a   tenderfoot�察  �but 

intuition as well as experience taught her that he was unusual enough to be 

one of ten thousand。 No young Greek god's head could have risen more 

superbly     above     the  brick´tanned     column     of  the   neck   than   this   close´ 

cropped curly one。 Gray eyes�察�deep and unwavering and masterful�察�looked 

out   of   a   face   as   brown as Wyoming。   He   was   got up   with   no   thought   of 

effect�察�but the tigerish litheness�察�the picturesque competency of him�察�spake 

louder than costuming。 

     ;Aren't   you   really  hurt   worse   than   you   pretend�拭�I'm  sure   your   ankle 

ought to be attended to as soon as possible。; 

     ;Don't tell me you're a lady doctor�察�ma'am�察─�he burlesqued his alarm。 



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     ;Can     you   tell  me   where     the  nearest   ranch    house    is�拭─ �she   asked�察�

ignoring his diversion。 

     ;The Lazy D is the nearest�察�I reckon。; 

     ;Which direction�拭─�

     ;North by east�察�ma'am。; 

     ;Then I'll take the most direct road to it。 

     ;In that case I'll thank y'u for my ride and get out here。; 

     ;Butwhy�拭─�

     He   waved   a   jaunty   hand   toward   the   recent   battlefield。   ;The   Lazy   D 

lies right back of that hill。 I expect�察�mebbe�察�those wolves might howl again 

if we went back。; 

     ;Where�察�then�察�shall I take you�拭─�

     ;I hate to trouble y'u to go out of your way。 

     ;I dare say�察�but I'm going just the same�察─�she told him�察�dryly。 

     ;If   you're   right   determined   ;   He   interrupted   himself   to   point   to   the 

south。 ;Do y'u see that camel´back peak over there�拭─�

     ;The one with the sunshine on its lower edge�拭─�

     ;That's   it�察  �Miss   Messiter。   They   call   those   two   humps   the   Antelope 

Peaks。   If   y'u   can   drop   me   somewhere   near   there   I   think   I'll   manage   all 

right。; 

     ;I'm not going to leave you till we reach a house�察─�she informed him 

promptly。 ;You're not fit to walk fifty yards。; 

     ;That's right kind of y'u�察�but I could not think of asking so much。 My 

friends will find me if y'u leave me where I can work a heliograph。; 

     ;Or your enemies�察─�she cut in。 

     ;I hope not。 I'd not likely have the luck to get another invitation right 

then to go riding with a friendly young lady。; 

     She gave him direct�察�cool�察�black´blue eyes that met and searched his。 

;I'm not at all sure she is friendly。 I shall want to find out the cause of the 

trouble you have just had before I make up my mind as to that。; 

     ;I   judge   people   by   their   actions。   Y'u   didn't   wait   to   find   out   before 

bringing the ambulance into action�察─�he laughed。 

     ;I see you do not mean to tell me。; 

     ;You're quite a lawyer�察�ma'am�察─�he evaded。 



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     ;I find you a very slippery witness�察�then。; 

     ;Ask anything y'u like and I'll tell you。; 

     ;Very   well。   Who   were   those   men�察  �and   why   were   they   trying   to   kill 

you�拭─�

     ;They  turned   their   wolf   loose   on   me   because   I   shot   up   one   of   them 

yesterday。; 

     ;Dear   me�   �Is   it   your   business   to   go   around   shooting   people�拭  �That's 

three I happen to know that you have shot。 How many more�拭─�

     ;No more�察�ma'amnot recently。; 

     ;Well�察  �three is quite   enoughrecently�察─  �she   mimicked。   ;You   seem  to 

me a good deal of a desperado。; 

     ;Yes�察�ma'am。; 

     ;Don't   say   'Yes�察  �ma'am��'   like   that�察  �as   if   it   didn't   matter   in   the   least 

whether you are or not�察─�she ordered。 

     ;No�察�ma'am。; 

     ;Oh� ─�She broke off with a gesture of impatience at his burlesque of 

obedience。 ;You know what I meanthat you ought to deny it�察�ought to be 

furious at me for suggesting it。; 

     ;Ought I�拭─�

     ;Of course you ought。; 

     ;There's   a   heap   of   ways   I   ain't   up   to   specifications�察─  �he   admitted�察�

cheerfully。 

     ;And who are theythe men that were attacking you�拭─�

     There was a gleam of irrepressible humor in the bold eyes。 ;Your cow´ 

punchers�察�ma'am。; 

     ;My cow´punchers�拭─�

     ;They ce'tainly belong to the Lazy D outfit。; 

     ;And you say that you shot one of my men yesterday�拭─�He could see 

her getting ready for a declaration of war。 

     ;Down by Willow Creek Yes�察�ma'am�察─�he answered�察�comfortably。 

     ;And why�察�may I ask�拭─�she flamed 

     ;That's a long story�察�Miss Messiter。 It wouldn't be square for me to get 

my   version   in   before   your   boys。 Y'u   ask   them。;   He   permitted   himself   a 

genial smile�察�somewhat ironic。  ;I shouldn't wonder but what they'll   give 



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me a giltedged testimonial as an unhanged horse thief。; 

     ;Isn't there such a thing as law in Wyoming�拭─�the girl demanded。 

     ;Lots of it。 Y'u can buy just as good law right here as in Kalamazoo。; 

     ;I wish I knew where to find it。; 

     ;Like to put me in the calaboose�拭─�

     ;In the penitentiary。 Yes�察�sir� ─�A moment later the question that was in 

her   thoughts   leaped   hotly   from   her   lips。   ;Who   are   you�察  �sir�察  �that   dare   to 

commit murder and boast of it�拭─�

     She had flicked him on the raw at last。 Something that was near to pain 

rested   for   a   second   in   his   eyes。   ;Murder   is   a   hard   name�察  �ma'am。 And   I 

didn't say he was daid�察�or any of the three�察─�came his gentle answer。 

     ;You MEANT to kill them�察�anyhow。; 

     ;Did I�拭─�There was the ghost of a sad smile about his eyes。 

     ;The   way  you   act�察 �a   person   might think   you   one   of   Ned   Bannister's 

men�察─�she told him�察�scornfully。 

     ;I expect you're right。; 

     She repented her a little at a charge so unjust。 ;If you are not ashamed 

of your name why are you so loath to part with it�拭─�

     ;Y'u didn't ask me my name�察─�he said�察�a dark flush sweeping his face。 

     ;I ask it now。; 

     Like the light from a snuffed candle the boyish recklessness had gone 

out   of   his   face。   His   jaws   were   set   like   a   vise   and   he   looked   hard   as 

hammered steel。 

     ;My name is Bannister�察─�he said�察�coldly。 

     ;Ned Bannister�察�the outlaw�察─�she let slip�察�and was aware of a strange 

sinking of the heart。 

     It   seemed   to   her   that   something   sinister   came   to   the   surface   in   his 

handsome face。 ;I reckon we might as well let it go at that�察─�he returned�察�

with bitter briefness。 



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