And by way of a counter-irritant she went over
totalk to the Durlands. It was night with silvery radiance streaming down over the
dark canyonrims. She heard the thud of feet and wrestling ofbodies, then hoarse
calls from the onlookers.
Nevertheless she had wit enough to remember that
this was notime to play against her father. They all know you lied to saveme and
theyll think more of you for it.
This so crushed him that she had to leave before
she must yield to anirresistible softness. Fame and fortune, the goddessesof all
mens ambitions, thought Janey, jealously.
But soon theoutline of his head and shoulders were
silhouetted against the moonlight. We were held up and robbed by Black Dick and his
partner, continuedBert, hotly.
Could it be possible that theman was again digging
for Beckyshibeta? He lost his grim cold look of doubt and becamemerely
wretched.
You have ruined my good name, she went on,
gravely.
If you will only rise to the beauty and splendor of
what I see! Randolph wasout to give the cowboy a terrific beating, and it looked as
if it wouldend that way. Endicott,and seeing him this way revived Janeys spirit.
Janey wandered in the opposite direction to the one she was sure theothers had
taken.
And he did not appear such an ugly sight as she had
anticipated.
She knew also that she must endthis talk abruptly
or yield to him. I dont care what they think, returned Janey.
Yes, but I never dreamed of its magnitude. She
grasped the tightening ropeabove Randolphs head and pulled it loose.