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"Well, but it was a little hard on your father, wasn't it?" says Mona, gently.,“Not a bit of it, Bub, she’s only sly.”,For a maid whom love happy would render.,"Oh, certainly, and his reception was all that I could have expected at his hands.",Soon they made the medicine lodge, and first of all the warriors, Mīka´pi was chosen to cut the rawhide to bind the poles, and as he cut the strips he related the coups he had counted. He told of the enemies he had killed, and all the people shouted his name and the drummers struck the drum. The father of those two sisters gave them to him. He was glad to have such a son-in-law.,“It’s a hurry-up order for more,” Billy amended.,“John!” screamed Mother, starting up. “Oh, Johnny! my boy, my boy! Is it really you?”,The night came down cold. The boys were glad to bundle up into their sleeping bags and get what rest they could. The novelty and excitement could keep Bob awake for only a little while, for the danger into which he was headed did not worry him for a moment, and he was very tired. He wanted adventure and he was going to have it. Only one thing deterred him at all, and that was the thought of his father. But before he had left the hotel at the Grand Canyon he had written a letter explaining to the older Hazard what he was planning to do. He had, of course, minimized the danger. But, even so, when Mr. Hazard got the letter he was very much upset and had an impulse to get on the next train and bring his boy back to civilization, if he still had a boy to bring back.,“Oh ’bout the fairies an’ stars an’ lovely things that grownups know nothin’ about.”,"That's the way to squelch her," laughed Griffin, who was pumping the beaming Mr. Spicer's hand like mad. "She'd be a regular nuisance if you encouraged her. I'll warn Bottle Green——",With this she inclines her head, and without another word goes back by the way she has come.,"Your Ma says you kin come," said Mrs. Wilson, "Providin' I don't let you near the cookie jar, and see that Anson brings you back safe.".