Sure makes me sick to think about it." "And now she's plumb gone," muttered Bill Gregg.

"I thought maybe the reason I didn't have her correcting my lessons any more was because she'd had to leave the schools and go West.

So, right after I got this drilling through the leg, you remember, I wrote a letter ?" "Sure." "It was to her at the schools, but I didn't get no answer.

I guess she didn't go back there after all.

She's plumb gone, Ronicky." The other was silent for a moment.