She despises cowboys that were notaccepted for
draft.
That surprising sally added anger to Huetts amazed
concern. Logan sat up, smoking, and waiting for Lucinda to come in.
Huett, my mans count was thirty thousand nine
hundred, began Mitchell,cold of voice and mien.
Then Abe saw a lot of white targets with black
centreand rings. Then Lucindaembraced Barbara, and held her close for a mute,
convulsive moment.
Logan sat up, smoking, and waiting for Lucinda to
come in. Then Lucindaembraced Barbara, and held her close for a mute, convulsive
moment. Id rather be tied to half of Abe than to the whole world of
men.
Presently Abe strode in to fold both Lucinda and
Barbara in a bearishhug. Its worse now, for this is a hell of a war. If there was
oneArizonian who knew the West it was Doyle. Well, Id have been happier and safer
With Jack Campbell. The three thousandhead sold here since early May averaged only
twenty dollars a head.
But when Dad sellsout you can afford the swellest
house in town.
Here he meant to hold out a little, then
capitulatefor anything above twenty-five. George drove the old Ford at a speed that
would have appalled Lucindaduring a less poignant time. He had never seen her as she
was now, and he felt asurge of elation.
He had come to fume a little about all thiscrazy
obsession.
Haskells wife and sister accompanied
theparty.
Lucindas little party was only one of a dozen such
groups.
The crowd was loud inits good cheer, its
well-wishing, its farewell to its youthful champions. Barbara appeared bewildered,
but not angry.
Huett and Doyle were not far ahead of the vanguard
of the herd.
Grant is on fire with somestrange passion that I
think is false.
You cant keep her out of this war-relief work, but
you can keepher away from Mitchell. Lucinda at last, indesperation, turned upon him.
Expenses and management of delivery okay, said Mitchell, blandly.
Huett thought herevelled in bliss, but there was a
pang in his breast. That worthy friend did not know of one and could not help
them.
Huett, my mans count was thirty thousand nine
hundred, began Mitchell,cold of voice and mien.
The boom might be past, but beef andhides
represented gold more or less.
He told me Al Doyle hadprompted the offer and that
youd accept.
Now you take my word for it until you see for
yourself. Its tough to come down, but you mustreckon on the large number of cattle
in your herd.