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ButMissBucknerinterposed。“Oh，well，“saidshe，“nexttime；ifhedoesitnexttime。It’ssolateto-night!You’llnotfrightenusthatwayagainifheletsyouoff？“sheaskedBilly。
“No，“saidBilly，lookingatherwithinterest。“Father’dhavecowhidedmeanyway，Iguess，“headded，meditatively。
“Doyoucallhimfather？“
“Ah，father’satLaramie，“saidBilly，withdisgust。“He’dnotstopforyourasking。Lindon’tbothermemuch。“
“Youquittalkingandstepupthere!“orderedhisguardian。“Well，m’m，I
guessyu’cansleepgoodnowinthere。“
“Ifitwasonlyan’L。andN。’I’dnothaveathingagainstit!
Good-night，Mr。McLean；good-night，youngMr——“
“I’mBillyLusk。IcanrideChalkeye’spintothatbuckedHoneyWiggin。“
“Iamsureyoucanridefinely，Mr。Lusk。MaybeyouandIcantakearidetogether。Pleasantdreams!“
Shenoddedandsmiledtohim，andslidherdoorto；andBillyconsideredit，remarking：“Ilikeher。Whatmakesherliveinacar？“
ButhewasdrowsingwhileItoldhim；andIliftedhimuptoLin，whotookhiminhisownblankets，wherehefellimmediatelyasleep。Onedistantwhistleshowedhowfarthelateenginehadgonefromus。Weleftourcaropen，andIlayenjoyingthecoolair。ThuswasIdriftingoff，whenIgrewawareofafigureinthedoor。ItwasLin，standinginhisstockingsandnotmuchelse，withhispistol。Helistened，andthenleapeddown，lightasacat。Iheardsomerepressedtalking，andlayinexpectancy；butbackhecame，noiselessinhisstockings，andasheslidintobedIaskedwhatthematterwas。HehadfoundtheTexasboy，ManassasDonohoe，bythegirl’scar，withnoworseintentionthankeepingawatchonit。“SoIgavehimtounderstand，“saidLin，“thatIhadnoobjectiontohimamusinghimselfplayingpicket-line，butthatIguessedIwasenoughguard，andhewouldfindsleephealthierforhissystem。“
AfterthisIwenttosleepwholly；but，wakingonceinthenight，thoughtIheardsomeoneoutside，andlearnedinthemorningfromLinthattheboyhadnotgoneuntilthetimecameforhimtojoinhisoutfitatthecorrals。AndIwassurprisedthatLin，theusuallygood-hearted，shouldfindnothingbutmirthintheideaofthisunknown，unthankedyoungsentinel。“Sleeping’saheapbetterforthemkindtilltheygettheirgrowth，“washissingleobservation。
ButwhenSeparhaddwindledtotoysbehindusinthejourneyingstageI
toldMissJessamine，andalthoughshelaughedtoo，itwaswithanotethatyoungTexaswouldhavelikedtohear；andshehopedshemightseehimuponherreturn，tothankhim。
“AnyJackcanwalkaroundallnight，“saidMr。McLean，disparagingly。
“Well，then，andIknowaJackwhodidn’t，“observedtheyounglady。
Thisspeechcausedheradmirertobefullofexplanations；sothatwhenshesawhowreadilyshecouldperplexhim，andyethowcapableanduntiringhewasabouthercomfort，helpingheroutortuckingherinatthestationswherewehadamealorchangedhorses，sheenjoyedthehoursverymuch，inspiteoftheirgrowingawkwardness。
Butoh，thesparkling，unbashfulLin!Sometimeshesathimselfbesidehertobeclose，andthenhewouldmoveopposite，thebettertobeholdher。
Never，exceptoncelongafter(whensorrowmanfullybornehadstillfurtherrefinedhisclay)，haveIheardLin’svoiceorseenhislooksowinning。Nodoubtmanyamalebirdcaresnothingwhatneighborbirdoverhearshisspringsongfromthetopoftheopentree，butIextremelydoubtifhislady-love，evenifshebeafrank，bouncingrobin，doesnotprefertolistenfromsomethicket，andnotuponthepubliclawn。
Jessaminegrewsilentandalmostpeevish；andfromdiscourseuponmanandwomanshehopped，sheskipped，sheflew。WhenLinlookedathiswatchandcountedthediminishedhoursbetweenherandBuffalo，shesmiledtoherself；butfrommentionofherbrothersheshrank，glancingswiftlyatmeandmywell-assumedslumber。
Anditwaswithindignationandself-pitythatIclimbedoutinthehotsunatlastbesidethedriverandsmallBilly。
“Iknowthisroad，“pipedBilly，onthebox“’Icampedherewithfatherwhenmotherwasoffthattime。Youcantakealeft-handtrailbythosecottonwoodsandstrikethemountains。“
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