Damn him, anyway, declared Randolph, forcefully,
with a violentgesture. In the light of another day his offense seemed greater. I
told you not to go over there, he answered.
The revenge she had planned seemed nothing to her
wild ragings now.
Presently Janey made out the secondrider to be a
woman. Gaining the bench she wentfor a peep round the vast corner of
wall.
She leisurelyapproached the camp and watched him
swing an ax.
When will it please you to return to ourcastle?
Janey was not foolish enough to underestimate the risk of this slantingnarrow
trail.
She was astounded, could not believe her
eyes.
Im sorry Dad pickedhim to run off with
me.
Weary, aching as she was, she couldnot wish it
otherwise.
Butthe department insists on definite rewards, so
to speak. Janey stepped into a hole up to her knee. She had discovered the ancient
pueblofor which Randolph had been searching so diligently. Janey had a wild notion
that she mightinclude herself in the finding of Beckyshibeta. Because I want to hate
him and foil him utterly.
As she sat down on it she was surprised to find it
high and soft. Besides the brimming bucket, he carried alog of wood big enough to
crush most men Janey knew.
And now that it was over she reproached
herself.
I certainly wouldnt string you about
money.
How gratified she felt to surmount the last rock
pile!
Dad was not such a damn fool, after all,
soliloquized Janey. A new vague sweet selfraised soft voice against it, but was
howled down by Janey Endicottproper. A new vague sweet selfraised soft voice against
it, but was howled down by Janey Endicottproper. Assuredly there was needof her
discovering herself now.
Janey Endicott, if you dont love Beckyshibeta, I
shall despise you, hedeclared, hotly. It seemed annihilation of self-catastrophe,
yet it held aparalyzing sweetness. I imagine life together for us will be onelong
sweet hell. She would starve to deathbefore she would eat anything he had prepared.