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"It's a lot I care"

The bandit studied the reckless, white face "See here, Cleve--

haven't you got the nerve to be bad--thoroughly bad?"

Cleve gave a start as if he had been stung Joan shut her eyes to

blot out what she saw in his face Kells had used part of the very

speech hich she had driven Jialvanized him The fatality of all this! Joan hated herself

Those very words of hers would drive this maddened and heartbroken

boy to join Kells's band She knehat to expect from Jim even

before she opened her eyes; yet when she did open the

Then Kells either gave way to leaping passion or si

"Cleve, you're going down for a wo in his voice

"If you don't shut up you'll get there first," replied Cleve,

un on me? I'm your friend: