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kees her; 

     As a cheerful chronicler of deeds done well�察�it joys me to relate that 

the hand which fell upon Etienne's amorous lips was not his own。 There 

was   one   sudden   sound�察  �as   of   a   mule   kicking   a   lath   fence�察  �and   then 

through the swinging doors of oblivion for Etienne。 

     I   had   seen   this   blow   delivered。  It   was   an   aloof�察  �unstudied�察  �almost 

absent´minded affair。        I had thought the cook was rehearsing the proper 

method of turning a flapjack。 

     Silently�察�lost in thought�察�he stood there scratching his head。               Then he 

began rolling down his sleeves。 

     ;You'd better get your things on�察�Miss�察�and we'll get out of here�察─�he 

decided。     ;Wrap up warm。; 

     I heard   her heave  a little sigh of   relief as   she went   to get her  cloak�察�

sweater�察�and hat。 

     Ross   jumped   to   his   feet�察  �and   said�此 �George�察  �what   are   you   goin'   to 

do�拭─�

     George�察    �who    had   been    headed    in  my    direction�察  �slowly    swivelled 

around     and    faced   his  employer。      ;Bein'     a  camp    cook�察   �I  ain't  over´ 

burdened with hosses�察─�George enlightened us。               ;Therefore�察�I am going to 

try to borrow this feller's here。; 

     For the first time in four days my soul gave a genuine cheer。                  ;If it's 



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for Lochinvar purposes�察�go as far as you like�察─�I said�察�grandly。 

     The   cook   studied   me   a   moment�察  �as   if   trying   to   find   an   insult   in   my 

words。      ;No�察─�he replied。       ;It's for mine and the young lady's purposes�察�

and    we'll   go   only   three    milesto    Hicksville。     Now      let  me   tell  you 

somethin'�察�Ross。; Suddenly I was confronted with the cook's chunky back 

and I heard a low�察�curt�察�carrying voice shoot through the room at my host。 

George had wheeled just as Ross started to speak。 ;You're nutty。                      That's 

what's   the   matter   with   you。     You   can't   stand   the   snow。   You're   getting 

nervouser�察�and nuttier every day。           That and this Dago;he jerked a thumb 

at the half´dead Frenchman in the corner;has got you to the point where 

I thought I better horn in。 I got to revolving it around in my mind and I 

seen   if   somethin'   wasn't   done�察  �and   done   soon�察�there'd   be   murder   around 

here   and   maybe;   his   head   gave   an   imperceptible   list   toward   the   girl's 

room;worse。; 

     He stopped�察�but he held up a stubby finger to keep any one else from 

speaking。      Then he plowed slowly through the drift of his ideas。 ;About 

this here   woman。       I   know   you�察  �Ross�察  �and   I   know   what   you   reely  think 

about women。         If she hadn't happened in here durin' this here snow�察�you'd 

never have given   two   thoughts   to the   whole   woman   question。  Likewise�察�

when   the   storm   clears�察  �and   you   and   the   boys   go   hustlin'   out�察  �this   here 

whole   business   'll   clear   out   of   your   head   and   you   won't   think   of   a   skirt 

again until Kingdom Come。              Just because o' this snow here�察�don't forget 

you're living in the selfsame world you was in four days ago。                   And you're 

the   same   man�察  �too。    Now�察  �what's   the   use   o'   getting   all   snarled   up   over 

four days of stickin' in the house�拭           �That there's what I been revolvin' in 

my mind and this here's the decision I've come to。; 

     He plodded to the door and shouted to one of the ranch hands to saddle 

my horse。 

     Ross lit a stogy and stood thoughtful in the middle of the room。                  Then 

he began�此      �I've a durn good notion�察�George�察�to knock your confounded 

head off and throw you into that snowbank�察�if; 

     ;You're   wrong�察 �mister。       That   ain't   a   durned   good notion   you've   got。 

It's durned bad。       Look here� ─      �He pointed steadily out of doors until we 

were both forced to follow his finger。             ;You're in here for more'n a week 



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yet。; After allowing this fact to sink in�察�he barked out at Ross�此              �Can you 

cook�拭─     �Then at me�此      �Can you cook�拭─        �Then he looked at the wreck of 

Etienne and sniffed。 

     There was an embarrassing silence as Ross and I thought solemnly of 

a foodless week。 

     ;If you just   use hoss sense�察─  �concluded George�察 �and don't go for   to 

hurt    my   feelin's�察 �all  I  want  to  do   is  to  take  this  young    gal  down    to 

Hicksville�察�and then I'll head back here and cook fer you。; 

     The horse and Miss Adams arrived simultaneously�察�both of them very 

serious and quiet。       The horse because he knew what he had before him in 

that weather�察�the girl because of what she had left behind。 

     Then all at once I awoke to a realization of what the cook was doing。 

;My God�察�man� ─�I cried�察 �aren't you afraid to go out in that snow�拭─�

     Behind my back I heard Ross mutter�察 �Not him。; 

     George lifted the girl daintily up behind the saddle�察�drew on his gloves�察�

put his foot in the stirrup�察�and turned to inspect me leisurely。 

     As I passed slowly in his review�察�I saw in my mind's eye the algebraic 

equation of Snow�察�the equals sign�察�and the answer in the man before me。 

     ;Snow is my last name�察─�said George。              He swung into the saddle and 

they started cautiously out into the darkening swirl of fresh new currency 

just issuing from the Snowdrop Mint。             The girl�察�to keep her place�察�clung 

happily to the sturdy figure of the camp cook。 

     I brought three things away from Ross Curtis's ranch houseyes�察�four。 

One was the appreciation of snow�察�which I have so humbly tried here to 

render�察  。�2��   was   a   collarbone�察  �of   which   I   am   extra   careful�察  。�3��   was   a 

memory of what it is to eat very extremely bad food for a week�察�and ��4�� 

was the cause of ��3�� a little note delivered at the end of the week and hand´ 

painted in blue pencil on a sheet of meat paper。 

     ;I   cannot   come   back   there   to   that   there   job。 Mrs。   Snow   say   no�察�

George。      I been revolvin' it in my mind�察�considerin' circumstances she's 

right。; 



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