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uninjured�察�but as Key lifted the shawl�察 �he saw that the long�察�lank   figure 

appeared to melt away below the waist into a mass of shapeless and dirty 



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rags。    Key hurriedly replaced the shawl�察�and�察�bending over him�察�listened 

to his hurried respiration and the beating of his heart。              Then he pressed a 

drinking´flask   to   his   lips。   The   spirit   seemed   to   revive   him�察  �he   slowly 

opened his eyes。         They fell upon Key with quick recognition。                But the 

look    changed�察    �one   could    see  that   he  was    trying   to  rise�察 �but  that   no 

movement of the limbs accompanied that effort of will�察�and his old patient�察�

resigned look returned。         Key shuddered。         There was some injury to the 

spine。    The man was paralyzed。 

     ;I can't get up�察�Mr。 Key�察─�he said in a faint but untroubled voice�察 �nor 

seem to move my arms�察�but you'll just allow that I've shook hands with ye´ 

´all the same。; 

     ;How did this happen�拭─�said Key anxiously。 

     ;Thet's wot gets me�         �Sometimes I   reckon I know�察�and sometimes   I 

don't。    Lyin'   thar   on   thet   ledge   all   last night�察  �and   only  jest   able   to   look 

down into the old valley�察�sometimes it seemed to me ez if I fell over and 

got caught in   the rocks  trying to   save my  wife�察�but then when   I kem  to 

think   sensible�察  �and   know   my   wife   wasn't   there   at   all�察  �I   get   mystified。 

Sometimes I think I got ter thinkin' of my wife only when this yer young 

gal thet's bin like an angel to me kem here and dragged me off the ledge�察�

for you see she don't belong here�察�and hez dropped on to me like a sperrit。; 

     ;Then you were not in the house when the shock came�拭─�said Key。 

     ;No。     You see the mill was filled with them fellers as the sheriff was 

arter�察�and it went over with 'emand I; 

     ;Alice�察─  �said   Key�察  �with   a   white   face�察   �would   you   mind   going   to   my 

horse�察  �which   you   will   find   somewhere   near   yours�察  �and   bringing   me   a 

medicine case from my saddle´bags�拭─�

     The innocent girl glanced quickly at her companion�察�saw the change in 

his face�察�and�察�attributing it to the imminent danger of the injured man�察�at 

once   glided   away。      When   she   was   out   of   hearing�察  �Key   leaned   gravely 

over him�此�

     ;Collinson�察�I must trust you with a secret。             I am afraid that this poor 

girl who helped you is the sister of the leader of that gang the sheriff was 

in   pursuit   of。  She   has   been   kept   in   perfect   ignorance   of   her   brother's 

crimes。     She must NEVER know themnor even know his fate�                          �If he 



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perished utterly in this catastrophe�察�as it would seemit was God's will to 

spare her that knowledge。          I tell you this�察�to warn you in anything you say 

before her。     She MUST believe�察�as I shall try to make her believe�察�that he 

has gone back to the Stateswhere she will perhaps�察�hereafter�察�believe that 

he died。     Better that she should know nothingand keep her thought of 

him   unchanged。;        ;I   seeI   seeI   see�察  �Mr。   Key�察─  �murmured   the   injured 

man。     ;Thet's wot I've been sayin' to myself lyin' here all night。                Thet's 

wot I bin sayin' o' my wife Sadie��her that I actooally got to think kem 

back to me last night。         You see I'd heerd from one o' those fellars that a 

woman like unto   her   had been picked up in Texas   and brought on   yere�察�

and that mebbe she was somewhar in Californy。                   I was that foolishand 

that ontrue to her�察�all the while knowin'�察�as I once told you�察�Mr。 Key�察�that 

ef she'd been alive she'd bin yerethat I believed it true for a minit�               �And 

that   was   why�察  �afore   this   happened�察  �I   had   a   dream�察  �right   out   yer�察  �and 

dreamed she kem to me�察�all white and troubled�察�through the woods。                        At 

first I thought it war my Sadie�察�but when I see she warn't like her old self�察�

and   her   voice   was   strange   and   her   laugh   was   strangethen   I   knowed   it 

wasn't her�察�and I was dreamin'。          You're right�察�Mr。 Key�察�in wot you got off 

just nowwot was it�拭        �Better to know nothin'and keep the old thoughts 

unchanged。; 

     ;Have you any pain�拭─�asked Key after a pause。 

     ;No�察�I kinder feel easier now。; 

     Key looked at his changing face。           ;Tell me�察─�he said gently�察 �if it does 

not tax your strength�察�all that has happened here�察�all you know。                  It is for 

HER sake。; 

     Thus adjured�察�with his eyes fixed on Key�察�Collinson narrated his story 

from   the   irruption   of   the   outlaws   to   the   final   catastrophe。   Even   then   he 

palliated   their   outrage   with   his   characteristic   patience�察  �keeping   still   his 

strange fascination for Chivers�察�and his blind belief in his miserable wife。 

The story was at times broken by lapses of faintness�察�by a singular return 

of his old abstraction and forgetfulness in the midst of a sentence�察�and at 

last by a fit of coughing that left a few crimson bubbles on the corners of 

his month。      Key lifted his eyes anxiously�察�there was some grave internal 

injury�察�which the dying man's resolute patience had suppressed。                     Yet�察�at 



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the sound of Alice's returning step�察�Collinson's eyes brightened�察�apparently 

as much at her coming as from the effect of the powerful stimulant Key 

had taken from his medicine case。 

     ;I thank ye�察�Mr。 Key�察─�he said faintly�察 �for I've got an idea I ain't got 

no    great   time   before    me�察   �and   I've   got  suthin'   to   say   to  you�察  �afore 

witnesses;his eyes sought Alice's in half apology ;afore witnesses�察�you 

understand。       Would you mind standin' out thar�察�afore me�察�in the light�察�so I 

kin see you both�察�and you�察�miss�察�rememberin'�察�ez a witness�察�suthin' I got to 

tell to him�拭     �You might take his hand�察�miss�察�to make it more regular and 

lawlike。; 

     The     two   did   as   he   bade   them�察   �standing     side   by   side�察  �painfully 

humoring what seemed to them to be wanderings of a dying man。 

     ;Thar was a young fellow�察─�said Collinson in a steady voice�察 �ez kem 

to   my    shanty   a  night   ago    on  his   way   to  thethevalley。      He    was   a 

sprightly      young     fellow�察  �gay    and    chipper´like�察    �and    he   sez    to  me�察�

confidential´like�察�'Collinson��' sez he�察�'I'm off to the States this very night 

on   business   of   importance�察  �mebbe   I'll   be   away   a   long   timefor   years� �

You know��' sez he�察�'Mr。 Key�察�in the Hollow� �Go to him��' sez he�察�'and tell 

him     ez  how    I  hadn't   time   to  get   to  see  him�察   �tell  him��'  sez   he�察  �'that 

RIVERS'you've got   the name�察�Mr。  Key��you've got the name�察 �miss�拭�

'that   RIVERS   wants   him   to   say   this   to   his   little   sister   from   her   lovin' 

brother。     And tell him��' sez he�察�this yer RIVERS�察�'to look arter her�察�being 

alone。'    You remember that�察�Mr。 Key�拭�you remember it�察�miss�拭                     �You see�察�

I   remembered   it�察  �too�察  �being�察  �so   to   speak�察  �alone   myself;he   paused�察  �and 

added in a faint whisper;till now。; 

     Then he was silent。         That innocent lie was the first and last upon his 

honest lips�察�for as they stood there�察�hand in hand�察�they saw his plain�察�hard 

face take upon itself�察�at first�察�the gray�察�ashen hues of the rocks around him�察�

and then and thereafter something of the infinite tranquillity and peace of 

that   wilderness   in   which   he   had   lived   and   died�察  �and   of   which   he   was   a 

part。 

     Contemporaneous history was less kindly。                 The ;Bald Top Sentinel; 

congratulated        its   readers     that   the    late   seismic      disturbance      was 

accompanied with very little loss of life�察�if any。               ;It is reported that the 



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proprietor     of  a  low   shebeen     for  emigrants     in  an  obscure    hollow    had 

succumbed   from   injuries�察  �but�察─  �added   the   editor�察  �with   a   fine   touch   of 

Western humor�察 �whether this was the result of his being forcibly mixed 

up   with   his   own   tanglefoot   whiskey   or   not�察  �we   are   unable   to   determine 

from the evidence before us。;           For all that�察�a small stone shaft was added 

later to the rocks near the site of the old mill�察�inscribed to the memory of 

this obscure proprietor�察─�with the singular legend�此 �Have ye faith like  to 

him�拭─    �And    those   who    knew    only   of  the  material    catastrophe    looking 

around upon the scene of desolation it commemorated�察�thought grimly that 

it must be faith indeed�察�andwere wiser than they knew。 

     ;You smiled�察�Don Preble�察─�said the Lady Superior to Key a few weeks 

later�察 �when I told to you that many caballeros thought it most discreet to 

intrust their future brides to the maternal guardianship and training of the 

Holy Church�察�yet�察�of a truth�察�I meant not YOU。                  And yeteh� �well�察�we 

shall see。; 



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