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Another gun spoke then, and Bauross human flesh Good Indian stood and looked down at him fixedly while the sun He heard Evadna screaly Phoebe was running toward him, and the boys--Wally and Gene and Jack, froie was sliding frohtly in her hand as she hurried to him Peaceful stood beside the teaie's words which reached him clearly

"You just HAD to do it, Grant I saw the whole thing You HAD to"

"Oh, Grant--GRANT! What have you done? What have you done?" That was Phoebe Hart, saying the sa inflection in her voice

"D'yuh KILL him?" Gene shouted excitedly, as he ran up to the spot

"Yes" Good Indian glanced once more at the heap before hih with the deal" He swung short around, discovered that Evadna was clutching his aresture of iun still in his hand, he walked quickly down the road in the direction of the garden

"He's ave a sob, and ran after hiie and Evadna, white-faced, all three of the to clean out the whole bunch!" whooped Gene

"Oh, choke off!" Wally gritted disgustedly, glancing over his shoulder at them "Go back to the house, and STAY there! Ma, , can't yuh?" He looked eloquently at Jack, keeping pace with hilitter in his eyes "Women make me sick!" he snorted under his breath

Peaceful stared after theot a blanket to throw over Bauer's inert body, stooped, and made sure that the ee shirt all blackened with powder and soaked with blood; covered hiot the old rifle that had killed Indians and buffalo alike, and went quickly through the grove to the garden He was a methodical man, and he was counted slow, but nevertheless he reached the scene notto send his o Miss Georgie was standing near Good Indian, watching Stanley with her lips pressed together