Excerpt: ... the blood from his face and hands, changed his shirt, put a strip of plaster on his cut lip, and decided that any further repairs could wait until he reached Paloma. When he arrived at the corral Bud had just finished saddling the second horse, and they lost no time making fast Buck's belongings. The animals were then led out, and Stratton was on the point of mounting when the sound of light footsteps made him turn quickly to find Miss Manning almost at his elbow. "But you're not leaving now, without waiting to ...
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Excerpt: ... the blood from his face and hands, changed his shirt, put a strip of plaster on his cut lip, and decided that any further repairs could wait until he reached Paloma. When he arrived at the corral Bud had just finished saddling the second horse, and they lost no time making fast Buck's belongings. The animals were then led out, and Stratton was on the point of mounting when the sound of light footsteps made him turn quickly to find Miss Manning almost at his elbow. "But you're not leaving now, without waiting to say good-by?" she expostulated. Buck's lips straightened grimly, with a grotesque twisted effect caused by the plaster at the corner. 179 "After what's happened I hardly supposed anybody'd want any farewell words," he commented with a touch of sarcasm. Miss Manning stamped her shapely, well-shod foot petulantly. "Rubbish!" she exclaimed. "You don't suppose I believe that nonsense, do you?" "I reckon you're about the only one who doesn't, then." "I'm not. Mrs. Archer agrees with me. She says you couldn't be a
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