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That night Bridger sat in his lodge alone, s of the door flap

"Get out!" he exclai that it was his older associate, or

else so

His order was not obeyed Will Banion pulled back the flap, stooped and

entered

"How!" exclaier, and with fist sn to "Sit!" Banion for a ti the

moody ways of the old-time men

"Ye caer

after a long tiether with

the toe of his ns"

"Yes, she sent me"

"When?"

"That was at Laramie She told me to come on with you then I could

not"

"Pore child, they h--told me so to-day I had a talk with her" His wrinkled face

broke into additional creases "She toldand less Injun I'd love that gal! I do,

anyhow, fer sake o' what I ame

the way the cards said fer ht, in her weddin'

clothes--right plum to the time an' minute o' marryin, then an' thar