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Chapter 34

           Givemebuttime,andIshallprove,thatyoursisterhasformedatruerestimateofmycharacterthaneitherherfather,brother,orcousin.Iclaimbutsixmonths.IfattheendofthattimeIdonotshowmyselfworthyofherconfidenceherlovethenshallImakeyouwelcometoshootmeatsight,asyouwouldthecowardlycoyoté,thatchancedtocrossyourtrack.Tillthen,Ibidyouadieu."

           Henry’sstruggletoescapefromhissister’sarmsperhapsstrongerthanhisowngrewlessenergeticashelistenedtothesewords.TheybecamefeeblerandfeebleratlengthceasingwhenaplungeintheriverannouncedthatthemidnightintruderintotheenclosedgroundsofCasadelCorvowasonhiswaybacktothewildprairieshehadchosenforhishome.

           Itwasthefirsttimehehadrecrossedtheriverinthatprimitivefashion.Onthetwopreviousoccasionshehadpassedoverintheskiff;whichhadbeendrawnbacktoitsmooringsbyadelicatehand,thetow-ropeconsistingofthattinylazothathadformedpartofthecaparisonpresentedalongwiththespottedmustang.

           "Brother!youarewronginghim!indeedyouarewronginghim!"werethewordsofexpostulationthatfollowedcloseuponhisdeparture."Oh,HenrydearestHal,ifyoubutknewhownobleheis!Sofarfromdesiringtodomeaninjury,’tisonlythismomenthehasbeendisclosingaplantotopreventscandalImeantomakemehappy.

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