A Waif of the Plains

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Bret Harte. A Waif of the Plains

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER IX

CHAPTER X

CHAPTER XI

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Their first sensation was one of purely animal freedom.

They looked at each other with sparkling eyes and long silent breaths. But this spontaneous outburst of savage nature soon passed. Susy’s little hand presently reached forward and clutched Clarence’s jacket. The boy understood it, and said quickly,—

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The boy hung his head. He knew his reasons were unchanged, but all at once they seemed very foolish and unmanly to speak out.

“Only that we were on the keen jump for Injins,” continued the stranger, “we wouldn’t have seen you at all, and might hev shot you when we did. What possessed you to stay here?”

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