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"I reckon Jane would be easier First names are always handy for lad to see you I'm in trouble"

Then she told hi of the red herd, of Venters's departure on Wrangle, and the calling-in of her riders

"'Pears to me you're some smilin' an' pretty for a woman with some compliments? But, seriously I've made up my mind not to be miserable I've lost much, and I'll lose more Nevertheless, I won't be sour, and I hope I'll never be unhappy--again"

Lassiter twisted his hat round and round, as was his way, and took his tiot to back-trailin' ht I ask, seein' as how you take this trouble, if you're goin' to fight?"

"Fight! How? Even if I would, I haven't a friend except that boy who doesn't dare stay in the village"

"I make bold to say, ma'am--Jane--that there's another, if you want him"

"Lassiter!Thank you But how can I accept you as a friend?

Think! Why, you'd ride down into the village with those terrible guns and kill ht be riled up to jest about that," he replied, dryly

She held out both hands to him

"Lassiter! I'll accept your friendship--be proud of it--return it--if Ianother Morray lightning forood a wooin' to beNo, I reckon you an' me can't be friends on such terms"

In her earnestness she stepped closer to him, repelled yet fascinated by the sudden transition of his ht for her was at once horrible and wonderful

"You came here to kill a ed Milly Erne to hell--put it that way!Jane Withersteen, yes, that's why I came here I'd tell so s such a woain Not till you tell me the name of the man!"

"Tell you! I? Never!"

"I reckon you will An' I'll never ask you I'e beliefs an' ways of thinkin', an' I sees hard to explain The trail I've been followin' for so htenin' out now An', Jane Withersteen, you crossed it long ago to ease poor Milly's agony That, whether you want or not, ely to mean somethin to me--God knohat!--unless by your noble blindness to incite reater hatred of Mormon men"