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jack…rabbits；　but　began　suddenly　to　run　in　toward　Separ。　A　horseman　had

passed　him；　and　he　had　loudly　called；　but　the　rider　rode　on；　intent　upon

the　little　distant　station。　Man　and　horse　were　soon　far　ahead　of　the　boy；

and　the　man　came　into　town　galloping。



No　need　to　fire　the　little　pistol　by　her　window；　as　he　had　once　thought

to　do！　She　was　outside　before　he　could　leap　to　the　ground。　And　as　he　held

her；　she　could　only　laugh；　and　cry；　and　say　〃Forgive　me！　Oh；　why　have　you

been　so　long？〃　She　took　him　back　to　the　room　where　his　picture　was；　and

made　him　sit；　and　sat　herself　close。　〃What　is　it？〃　she　asked　him。　For

through　the　love　she　read　something　else　in　his　serious　face。　So　then　he

told　her　how　nothing　was　wrong；　and　as　she　listened　to　all　that　he　had　to

tell；　she；　too；　grew　serious；　and　held　very　close　to　him。　〃Dear；　dear

neighbor！〃　she　said。



As　they　sat　so；　happy　with　deepening　happiness；　but　not　gay　yet；　young

Billy　burst　open　the　door。　〃There！〃　he　cried。　〃I　knowed　Lin　knowed　you

were　a　girl！〃



Thus　did　Billy　also　have　his　wish。　For　had　he　not　told　Jessamine　that　he

liked　her；　and　urged　her　to　come　and　live　with　him　and　Lin？　That　cabin　on

Box　Elder　became　a　home　in　truth；　with　a　woman　inside　taking　the　only

care　of　Mr。　McLean　that　he　had　known　since　his　childhood：　though

singularly　enough　he　has　an　impression　that　it　is　he　who　takes　care　of

Jessamine！







IN　THE　AFTER…DAYS



The　black　pines　stand　high　up　the　hills；

　　The　white　snow　sifts　their　columns　deep；

While　through　the　canyon's　riven　cleft

　　From　there；　beyond；　the　rose　clouds　sweep。



Serene　above　their　paling　shapes

　　One　star　hath　wakened　in　the　sky。

And　here　in　the　gray　world　below

　　Over　the　sage　the　wind　blows　by；



Rides　through　the　cotton…woods'　ghost…ranks；

　　And　hums　aloft　a　sturdy　tune

Among　the　river's　tawny　bluffs；

　　Untenanted　as　is　the　moon。



Far　'neath　the　huge　invading　dusk

　　Comes　Silence　awful　through　the　plain；

But　yonder　horseman's　heart　is　gay；

　　And　he　goes　singing　might　and　main。











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