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Chapter 25

           Zebwithoutfurtherparley,madereply:

           "Ne’eramorselo’danger.Thur’sabullet-holejestabovetheankle-jeint.Itdon’tsignerfymore’nthescratcho’akitting.Thur’sanotherhevgoedthroughtheflesho’theyoungfellur’sleftarm.Itdon’tsignerfyneytheronlythetitdrawedagoodsupo’theredouto’him.Howsomdever,he’sallrightnow;anexpeckstobeouto’doorsinakuppleo’days,ortharabout.Hesezthatanhourintheseddle,anaskootacrosstthepurayra,’uddohimmoregoodthanallthedoctersinTexas.Ireckonitwud;butthedocterit’sthesurginto’theFortasattendsonhimhewon’tlethimgittograssyitabit."

           "Whereishe?"

           "Heairstayin’atthehotelwhartheskrimmagetukplace."

           "Perhapsheisnotwellwaitedupon?It’saroughplace,I’veheard.Hemaynothaveanydelicaciessuchasaninvalidstandsinneedof?Stayhere,MrStump,tillIcomeuptoyouagain.IhavesomethingIwishtosendtohim.IknowIcantrustyoutodeliverit.Won’tyou?I’msureyouwill.Ishallbewithyouinsixseconds."

           Withoutwaitingtonotetheeffectofherspeech,theyoungladytrippedlightlyalongthepassage,andaslightlydescendedthestonestairway.

           Presentlyshereappearedbringingwithheragood-sizedhamper;whichwasevidentlyfilledwitheatables,withsomethingtosendthemdown.

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