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look up fro face of her dead As he crept silently in,

sheltering himself next to the body of the dead man, she perceived his

presence for the first ti? Why--why did you come here?" she questioned, a

falter in her voice; and he noticed that her eyes were dark and large,

yielding ato leave you here alone," he answered, quietly, "and

hope to discover so you safely back beside the

others"

"But I didn't want you," and there was a look of positive dislike in

her widely opened eyes

"Did n't want me?" He echoed these unexpected words in a tone of

complete surprise "Surely you could not desire to be left here alone?

Why didn't you want me?"

"Because I knoho you are!" Her voice seemed to catch in her throat

"He told me You're the man who shot Jim Eberly"