The Trail of the Axe a Story of the Red Sand Valley
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She had seen Mansell at work in the mill. The night shift was not relieved until six o'clock in the morning. How then came he there ? What was he doing in company with Jim? But now the sawyer's voice was raised in down- right anger, and the girl's alarm leapt again. " I said I'd stick to the deal, " he cried. Then he added doggedly, " And a deal's a deal. " Jim's reply followed in a much lower key, and she had to strain to hear. " I'm not going to be fooled by you, " he said. "You'll do this jo...b when I say. When I say, mind " But at this point his voice dropped so low that the rest was lost. And though Betty strained to catch the words, only the drone of the voices reached her. Presently even that ceased. Then she heard the sound of footsteps receding in differ- BETTY TAKES COVER 197 ent directions, and she knew the men had parted. When the silence of the woods had swallowed up the last sound she set off at a run for home. She thought a great deal about that mysterious encounter on her way.
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