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Surely A ate in hot craving even of aleader had ordered his wagons on

to the rendezvous before crack of day Of the two, young Woodhull,

planter and man of means, mentioned by Molly's ht had not seeure, either Tall,

sineell clad for the place and day, even love, he would have passed well a the damsels of any

courthouse day The saddle and bridle of his ant, and the horse itself, a classy chestnut that showed Blue

Grass blood, even then had cost a pretty penny so with a half dozen wagons of his own out to

Oregon, was reputed well to do; reputed also to be well skilled at

cards, at weapons and at woate, the beauty from east of the river, until Will Banion came

back from the wars Since then had been another manner of war, that as

ancient as male and female

That Banion had known Woodhull in the field in Mexico he already had let

slip What had been the cause of his sudden pulling up of his starting

tongue? Would he have spoken too much of that acquaintance? Perhaps a

closer look at the loose lips, the high cheeks, the narrow, close-set