"Nat'rully I looked back to see what hed acted so powerful strange on the judge. An' there, half-wa...
2011-12-10
This remark appeared to be a very clever and fortunate one; and the work of selecting and then of s...
you. I came to Cottonwoods to tell you. But I couldn't add to your pain. I intended to tell you I h...
"I reckon that's Jane's idea. I'm thinkin' the storm'll be a powerful long time blowin' over. I was...
purple clouds. By infinitesimal degrees the dark cloud-line merged upward into the golden-red haze ...
last one, concerning Bess, seemed simply and naturally easy of accomplishment. He would marry her. ...
vision of life. All tidings the west wind blew from distance and age he found deep in those dark-bl...
Venters. "Whoa, Wrangle, old boy! Come down. Easy now. So--so--so. You re home, old boy, and prese...
that!' Then he tramped in, an' I was some put to keep alongside him. There was a hard, scrapin' sou...
right. We couldn't budge 'em. They went on en' split round the rocks, en' the most of 'em was turne...
rock. The rest was easy." "Where's your hoss? I hope you hid him." "I tied him in them queer cedar...
"Very well, most mysterious lady, tell your wonderful secret." "You needn't laugh," she retorted, w...
against the black background of riders and horses, and shots rang out. Bullets struck far in front ...
odor, and filled his ears with a hollow, rushing roar. Then for the hundredth time he measured the ...
Attended by something somber for Venters, the day passed. At night in the cool winds the fever abat...