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The young fellow seemed pleased at the suggestion, and his dark eyes sparkled with pleasure. "I'll do so," he said, "we've been in the mountains for two months, and are not over and above in visiting condition. He must take us as he finds us." THE YOUNG FELLOW SEEMED PLEASED AT THE SUGGESTION AND HIS DARK EYES SPARKLED WITH PLEASURE I'LL DO SO HE SAID WE'VE BEEN IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR TWO MONTHS AND ARE NOT OVER AND ABOVE IN VISITING CONDITION HE MUST TAKE US AS HE FINDS US
, but for a kindly voice at her elbow which assured her of assistance. At the same moment a sinewy brown hand caught the frightened horse by the curb, and forcing a way through the drove, soon brought her to the outskirts. “You’re not hurt, I hope, miss,” said her preserver, respectfully. She looked up at his dark, fierce face, and laughed saucily. “I’m awful frightened,” she said, naively; “whoever would have thought that Poncho would have been so scared by a lot of cows?” “Thank God you kept your seat,” the other said earnestly. He was a tall, savage-looking young fellow, mounted on a powerful roan horse, and clad in the rough dress of a hunter, with a long rifle slung over his shoulders. “I guess you are the daughter of John Ferrier,” he remarked, “I saw you ride down from his house. When you see him, ask him if he remembers the Jefferson Hopes of St. Louis. If he’s the same Ferrier, my father and he were pretty thick.” “Hadn’t you better come and ask yourself?” she asked, demurely. SHE MIGHT HAVE ABANDONED HER EFFORTS IN DESPAIR BUT FOR A KINDLY VOICE AT HER ELBOW WHICH ASSURED HER OF ASSISTANCE AT THE SAME MOMENT A SINEWY BROWN HAND CAUGHT THE FRIGHTENED HORSE BY THE CURB AND FORCING AWAY THROUGH THE DROVE SOON BROUGHT HER TO THE OUTSKIRTS YOU'RE NOT HURT I HOPE MISS SAID HER PRESERVER RESPECTFULLY SHE LOOKED UP AT HIS DARK FIERCE FACE AND LAUGHED SAUCILY I'M AWFUL FRIGHTENED SHE SAID NAIVELY WHOEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT PLANCHO WOULD HAVE BEEN SO SCARED BY A LAD OF COWS THANK GOD YOU KEPT YOUR SEAT THE OTHER SAID EARNESTLY HE WAS A TALL SAVAGE LOOKING YOUNG FELLOW MOUNTED ON A POWERFUL ROAN HORSE AND CLAD IN THE ROUGH DRESS OF A HUNTER WITH A LONG RIFLE SLUNG OVER HIS SHOULDERS I GUESS YOU'RE THE DAUGHTER OF JOHN FERRIER HE REMARKED I SAW YOU RIDE DOWN FROM HIS HOUSE WHEN YOU SEE HIM ASK HIM IF HE REMEMBERS THE JEFFERSON HOPES OF SAINT LOUIS IF HE'S THE SAME FERRIER MY FATHER AND HE WERE PRETTY THICK HADN'T YOU BETTER COME AND ASK YOURSELF SHE ASKED DEMURELY
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