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Caether, and with the somewhat sullenly down the trail to the ranch Sullen because of Evadna's attitude, which seeht cause, and whichplace

He decided that he would not stop at the ranch, but would go on up the valley to where one Abuer Hicks lived by hi a little where his land was untillable, and farrasses, reat hardship The pension he received for having killed a few of his fellow-overnment was devoted solely to liquid relief from the ht him a bottle of joy between tihtfully provided himself with a quart or so and rode with hisplace was concerned

Once again the Peaceful Hart ranch lay in brooding silence under the shadow of the bluff A few crickets chirped shrilly along the trail, and froly his passing Along the spring-fed creek the frogs croaked a tuneless medley before him, and, like the crickets, stopped abruptly and waited in absolute silence to take up their night chant again behind him His horse stepped softly in the deep sand of the trail, and, when he found that his rider refused to let him stop at the stable-door, shook his head in mute displeasure, and went quietly on As he neared the silent house, the faint creak of saddle-leather and the rattle of spur-chains against his iron stirrups were srove, so that only the quick hushing of night noises alone betrayed hi hard at that corner of the house where he knew Evadna slept, and of scowling over the vague disquiet which the thought of her caused hiirl had ever troubled his mind before It annoyed him that the face and voice of Evadna obtruded, even upon his thoughts of other things

The grove was quiet, and he could hear Gene's unmistakable snore over by the pond--the only sound save the whispering of the trees, which went on, unht, that the ghost was effectually laid--and on the heels of that, as he rode out froarden to the ain hardily wandering through the night; for he thought he glie rock a few rods in advance of hi him tricks