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He tore himself from her as he spoke, and, flinging himself upon his horse, galloped furiously away, never even looking round, as though afraid that his resolution might fail him if he took one glance at what he was leaving. She stood at the gate, gazing after him until he vanished from her sight. Then she walked back into the house, the happiest girl in all Utah. HE TORE HIMSELF FROM HER AS HE SPOKE AND FLINGING HIMSELF UPON HIS HORSE GALLOPED FURIOUSLY AWAY NEVER EVEN LOOKING ROUND AS THOUGH AFRAID THAT HIS RESOLUTION MIGHT FAIL HIM IF HE TOOK ONE GLANCE AT WHAT HE WAS LEAVING SHE STOOD AT THE GATE GAZING AFTER HIM UNTIL HE VANISHED FROM HER SIGHT THEN SHE WALKED BACK INTO THE HOUSE THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN ALL UTAH
She was at the doorway, and came down to meet him. He threw the bridle over the fence and strode up the pathway. “I am off, Lucy,” he said, taking her two hands in his, and gazing tenderly down into her face; “I won’t ask you to come with me now, but will you be ready to come when I am here again?” “And when will that be?” she asked, blushing and laughing. “A couple of months at the outside. I will come and claim you then, my darling. There’s no one who can stand between us.” “And how about father?” she asked. “He has given his consent, provided we get these mines working all right. I have no fear on that head.” “Oh, well; of course, if you and father have arranged it all, there’s no more to be said,” she whispered, with her cheek against his broad breast. “Thank God!” he said, hoarsely, stooping and kissing her. “It is settled, then. The longer I stay, the harder it will be to go. They are waiting for me at the cañon. Good-bye, my own darling—good-bye. In two months you shall see me.” E CAME GALLOPING DOWN THE ROAD AND PULLED UP AT THE GATE SHE WAS AT THE DOORWAY AND CAME DOWN TO MEET HIM HE THREW HIS BRIDLE OVER THE FENCE AND STRODE UP THE PATHWAY I AM OFF LUCY HE SAID TAKING HER TWO HANDS IN HIS AND GAZING TENDERLY DOWN INTO HER FACE I WON'T ASK YOU TO COME WITH ME NOW BUT WILL YOU BE READY TO COME WHEN I AM HERE AGAIN AND WHEN WILL THAT BE SHE ASKED BLUSHING AND LAUGHING A COUPLE OF MONTHS AT THE OUTSIDE I WILL COME AND CLAIM YOU THEN MY DARLING THERE IS NO ONE WHO CAN STAND BETWEEN US AND HOW ABOUT FATHER SHE ASKED HE HAS GIVEN HIS CONSENT PROVIDED WE GET THESE MINES WORKING ALL RIGHT I HAVE NO FEAR ON THAT HEAD OH WELL OF COURSE IF YOU AND FATHER HAVE ARRANGED IT ALL THERE'S NO MORE TO BE SAID SHE WHISPERED WITH HER CHEEK AGAINST HIS BROAD BREAST THANK GOD HE SAID HOARSELY STOOPING AND KISSING HER IT IS SETTLED THEN THE LONGER I STAY THE HARDER IT WILL BE TO GO THEY ARE WAITING FOR ME AT THE CANNON GOOD BYE MY OWN DARLING GOOD BYE IN TWO MONTHS YOU SHALL SEE ME
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