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"Did you hear why that deal was made?" queried Venters

"No But it was a trick of Mor's men tell about Mor her halter! I saw the man who made the deal

He was a little, queer-shaped man, all humped up He sat his horse well I heard one of our e than this fellow What was the naested Venters

"That's it I remember--it's a name easy to reme's htfully Verification of his suspicions in regard to Tull's underhand work--for the deal with Oldring made by Jerry Card assuredly had its inception in the Morh his orders--revived in Venters a memory of hatred that had been smothered by press of other emotions Only a few days had elapsed since the hour of his encounter with Tull, yet they had been forgotten and now seee and profound with incalculable change in his feelings Hatred of Tull still existed in his heart, but it had lost its white heat His affection for Jane Withersteen had not changed in the least; nevertheless, he see--what, he could not exactly define The recalling of these two feelings was to Venters like getting glione; and the wonder of thee which was too illusive for hie irritation accompanied the htway he did disnificant present

"Bess, tell ," he said "Haven't you known any wo people?"

"So never letpeople I ever saw in es"

Perhaps that was theshe had yet said to Venters He pondered, more curious the more he learned, but he curbed his inquisitive desires, for he saw her shrinking on the verge of that sha of which had occasioned him such self-reproach He would ask no more Still he had to think, and he found it difficult to think clearly This sad-eyed girl was so utterly different from what it would have been reason to believe such a remarkable life would have made her On this day he had found her siirl he had ever known About her there was so sweet