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fuss。    Chance remarks of hers came back to him; remarks whose meaning 

he   had   not   at   the   time   grasped;   but   which   now   he   saw   were   desperate 

appeals to his understanding。          He had known his desert。           He had never 

known      hers。        With    an   exclamation     Buck    Johnson    turned    abruptly 

back to the arroyo。       Button followed him; mildly curious; certain that his 

master's    reappearance      meant    a  summons       for  himself。         Down      the 

miniature     cliff  the   man    slid;  confidently;    without    hesitation;   sure   of 

himself。     His shoulders held squarely; his step elastic; his eye bright; he 

walked to the fearful; shapeless bundle now lying motionless on the flat 

surface of the alkali。           Brent Palmer had fallen into a grim silence; but 

Estrella still moaned。       The cattleman drew his knife and ripped loose the 

bonds。     Immediately the flaps of the wet rawhide fell apart; exposing to 

the new daylight the two bound together。               Buck Johnson leaned over to 

touch the woman's shoulder。                 〃Estrella;〃 said he gently。               Her 

eyes came open with a snap; and stared into his; wild with the surprise of 

his return。           〃Estrella;〃 he repeated; 〃how old are you?〃                     She 

gulped   down   a   sob;   unable   to   comprehend   the   purport   of   his   question。 

〃How old are you; Estrella?〃 he repeated again。                          〃Twenty…one;〃 

she    gasped    finally。               〃Ah!〃     said  he。            He    stood   for   a 



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moment   in   deep   thought;   then   began   methodically;   without   haste;   to   cut 

loose the thongs that bound the two together。                       When the man and 

the woman were quite freed; he stood for a moment; the knife in his hand; 

looking down on them。           Then he swung himself into the saddle and rode 

away;   straight   down   the   narrow   arroyo;   out   beyond   its   lower   widening; 

into   the   vast   plains   the   hither   side   of   the   Chiricahuas。 The   alkali   dust 

was   snatched   by   the   wind   from   beneath   his   horse's   feet。    Smaller   and 

smaller     he   dwindled;      rising   and    falling;   rising   and   falling    in  the 

monotonous        cow…pony's      lope。    The    heat   shimmer      veiled   him    for   a 

moment; but he reappeared。           A mirage concealed him; but he emerged on 

the   other   side   of  it。  Then     suddenly     he  was    gone。    The    desert   had 

swallowed him up。 



     End of Project Gutenberg Etext of Arizona Nights by Stewart Edward 

White 



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