He had not more than got on his pony again before he heard a
ominous sound that made his heart leap. It was a frantic dull pounding of hoofs. He knew in a second what it meant. There was a stam- pede among the cattle. If the animals had all been his, he would not have lost his sense of judgment. But the realization that he had voluntarily undertaken the care of them, and that the larger part of them belonged to his friends, put him in a passion of appre- hension that, as a ranchman, was almost in- explicable. He did the very thing of all others that no...
He had not more than got on his pony again before he heard a
ominous sound that made his heart leap. It was a frantic dull pounding of hoofs. He knew in a second what it meant. There was a stam- pede among the cattle. If the animals had all been his, he would not have lost his sense of judgment. But the realization that he had voluntarily undertaken the care of them, and that the larger part of them belonged to his friends, put him in a passion of appre- hension that, as a ranchman, was almost in- explicable. He did the very thing of all others that no...
And back and forth, back and forth, in the dimness swayed the body of the woman, hushing her babe.
Almost as suddenly as the darkness had fallen, it lifted. The lightning ceased to threaten, and almost frolicked, -- little way- ward flashes of white and yellow dancing in mid-air. The wind wailed less frequently, like a child who sobs in its sleep. And at last Henderson could make his voice heard. "Is there anything to build a fire with?" he shouted. "The children are shiver- ing so." The woman pointed to a basket of buffalo chips in the corner, and he wrapped his little companions up in a ...
And back and forth, back and forth, in the dimness swayed the body of the woman, hushing her babe.
Almost as suddenly as the darkness had fallen, it lifted. The lightning ceased to threaten, and almost frolicked, -- little way- ward flashes of white and yellow dancing in mid-air. The wind wailed less frequently, like a child who sobs in its sleep. And at last Henderson could make his voice heard. "Is there anything to build a fire with?" he shouted. "The children are shiver- ing so." The woman pointed to a basket of buffalo chips in the corner, and he wrapped his little companions up in a ...
"Perhaps it would be as well now, dear, if we kept in the kitchen.
I'll keep it as bright and pleasant as I can. And, any- way, you can be more about with me when I'm working then. We'll lay a fire in the front-room stove, so that we can light it if anybody comes. We can just as well save that much." Jim looked up brightly. "All right," he said. "You're a sensible little woman. You see, every cent makes a difference. And I want to be able to pay off five hundred dollars of that mortgage this year." So, after that, they sat in the kitchen;...
"Perhaps it would be as well now, dear, if we kept in the kitchen.
I'll keep it as bright and pleasant as I can. And, any- way, you can be more about with me when I'm working then. We'll lay a fire in the front-room stove, so that we can light it if anybody comes. We can just as well save that much." Jim looked up brightly. "All right," he said. "You're a sensible little woman. You see, every cent makes a difference. And I want to be able to pay off five hundred dollars of that mortgage this year." So, after that, they sat in the kitchen;...
Nor I," quoth she, in answer. "Nor I--but here thou seest me
Dad- -an earl's lady, sitting before thee." "'Twas thy wit," said he, still moved, and fairly maudlin. "'Twas thy wit and thy devil's will!" "Ay," she answered, "'twas they--my wit and my devil's will!" She rode to the hunt with him as she had been wont to do, but she wore the latest fashion in hunting habit and coat; and though 'twould not have been possible for her to sit her horse better than of old, or to take hedges and ditches with greater daring and s...
Nor I," quoth she, in answer. "Nor I--but here thou seest me
Dad- -an earl's lady, sitting before thee." "'Twas thy wit," said he, still moved, and fairly maudlin. "'Twas thy wit and thy devil's will!" "Ay," she answered, "'twas they--my wit and my devil's will!" She rode to the hunt with him as she had been wont to do, but she wore the latest fashion in hunting habit and coat; and though 'twould not have been possible for her to sit her horse better than of old, or to take hedges and ditches with greater daring and s...
He is a man to mark, and I have a keen eye."
She rose up as she spoke, and stood before the fire, lifted by some strong feeling to her fullest height, and towering there, splendid in the shadow--for 'twas by twilight they talked. "He is a Man," she said--"he is a Man! Nay, he is as God meant man should be. And if men were so, there would be women great enough for them to mate with and to give the world men like them." And but that she stood in the shadow, her lord would have seen the crimson torrent rush up her cheek and brow, and ...
He is a man to mark, and I have a keen eye."
She rose up as she spoke, and stood before the fire, lifted by some strong feeling to her fullest height, and towering there, splendid in the shadow--for 'twas by twilight they talked. "He is a Man," she said--"he is a Man! Nay, he is as God meant man should be. And if men were so, there would be women great enough for them to mate with and to give the world men like them." And but that she stood in the shadow, her lord would have seen the crimson torrent rush up her cheek and brow, and ...
