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"No; of course not. I shouldn't care to hear you say you did. He's a likely lad, and he's a Christian, which is more than these folk here, in spite o' all their praying and preaching. There's a party starting for Nevada to morrow, and I'll manage to send him a message letting him know the hole we are in. If I know anything o' that young man, he'll be back here with a speed that would whip electro telegraphs." Lucy laughed through her tears at her father's description. "When he comes, he will advise us for the best. But it is for you that I am frightened, dear. NO OF COURSE NOT I SHOULDN'T CARE TO HEAR YOU SAY YOU DID HE'S A LIKELY LAD AND HE IS A CHRISTIAN WHICH IS MORE THAN THESE FOLK HERE IN SPITE OF ALL THEY ARE PRAYING AND PREACHING THERE'S A PARTY STARTING FOR NEVADA TO MORROW AND I'LL MANAGE TO SEND HIM A MESSAGE LETTING HIM KNOW THE HOLE WE ARE IN IF I KNOW ANYTHING OF THAT YOUNG MAN HE'LL BE BACK HERE WITH THE SPEED THAT WOULD WHIP ELECTRO TELEGRAPHS LUCY LAUGHED THROUGH HER TEARS AT HER FATHER'S DESCRIPTION WHEN HE COMES HE WILL ADVISE US FOR THE BEST BUT IT IS FOR YOU THAT I AM FRIGHTENED DEAR
hundered, “that you and she were now lying blanched skeletons upon the Sierra Blanco, than that you should put your weak wills against the orders of the Holy Four!” With a threatening gesture of his hand, he turned from the door, and Ferrier heard his heavy step scrunching along the shingly path. He was still sitting with his elbows upon his knees, considering how he should broach the matter to his daughter when a soft hand was laid upon his, and looking up, he saw her standing beside him. One glance at her pale, frightened face showed him that she had heard what had passed. “I could not help it,” she said, in answer to his look. “His voice rang through the house. Oh, father, father, what shall we do?” “Don’t you scare yourself,” he answered, drawing her to him, and passing his broad, rough hand caressingly over her chestnut hair. “We’ll fix it up somehow or another. You don’t find your fancy kind o’ lessening for this chap, do you?” A sob and a squeeze of his hand was her only answer. WERE BETTER FOR YOU JOHN FERRIER HE THUNDERED THAT YOU AND SHE WERE NOW LYING BLANCHED SKELETONS UPON THE SIERRA BLANCO THAN THAT YOU SHOULD PUT YOUR WEAK WELLS AGAINST THE ORDERS OF THE HOLY FOUR WITH A THREATENING GESTURE OF HIS HAND HE TURNED FROM THE DOOR AND FERRIER HEARD HIS HEAVY STEP SCRUNCHING ALONG THE SHINGLY PATH HE WAS STILL SITTING WITH HIS ELBOWS UPON HIS KNEES CONSIDERING HOW HE SHOULD BROACH THE MATTER TO HIS DAUGHTER WHEN A SOFT HAND WAS LAID UPON HIS AND LOOKING UP HE SAW HER STANDING BESIDE HIM ONE GLANCE AT HER PALE FRIGHTENED FACE SHOWED HIM THAT SHE HAD HEARD WHAT HAD PASSED I COULD NOT HELP IT SHE SAID IN ANSWER TO HIS LOOK HIS VOICE RANG THROUGH THE HOUSE OH FATHER FATHER WHAT SHALL WE DO DON'T YOU SCARE YOURSELF HE ANSWERED DRAWING HER UP TO HIM AND PASSING HIS BROAD ROUGH HAND CARESSINGLY OVER HER CHESTNUT HAIR WE'LL FIX IT UP SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER YOU DON'T FIND YOUR FANCY KIND O LESSENING FOR THIS CHAP DO YOU A SOB AND A SQUEEZE OF HIS HAND WAS HER ONLY ANSWER
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