e.Blandseemeddazed
atsightofher.An'Allowaywhythetlittleskunkofanoutlawcried
rightout.Hewashitplumbcenter.He'sinlovewithJen.An'thelookof
herthenwasenoughtomakeanyfellerquit.Hejestslunkoutofthe
room.Itoldyoumebbethethe'dbeentryin'togitBlandtomarryJento
him. So even a tough like Alloway can love a woman [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!
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Bland stamped up an' down the room. He sure was dyin' hard.
'Jennie'hesaidoncemoreturnin'toher.'Youswearinfearofyour
lifethetyou'retellin'truth.Kate'snotinlovewithDuane?She'slethim
come to see you? There's been nuthin' bet[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]n them?'
'No. I swear' answered Jennie; an' Bland sat down like a man licked.
'Gotobedyouwhite-faced—'Blandchokedonsomewordoroth-
er—a bad oneI reckon—an' he positively shook in his chair.
Jenniewentthenan'Katebegantohavehysterics.An'yourUncle
Euchre ducked his nut out of the door an' come home.
DuanedidnothaveawordtosayattheendofEuchre'slonghar-
angue.Heexperiencedrelief.Asamatteroffacthehadexpectedagood
dealworse.HethrilledatthethoughtofJennieperjuringherselftosave
that abandoned woman. What mysteries these feminine creatures were [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!
Walthere'swhereourlittledealstandsnowresumedEuchre [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],med-
itatively.YouknowBuckaswellasmethetifyou'dbeensomefeller
whohadn'tshownhewayilai:
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