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The Gringos

CHAPTER XX
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She betrayed by a glance his way that she spoke for Jack's benefit.

And Jack, in the hardening of his stubborn anger, blew a mouthful of smoke upward into a ring which the breeze broke almost immediately, and laughed aloud.
Teresita heard, bit her lips cruelly at failing to bring that stubborn gringo to his feet--and to hers!--and wheeled Tejon close to Manuel and Carlos.

She rode away between the two towards home, and she did not once look behind her until she had gone so far she feared she could not see what her blue-eyed one was doing.

Then she turned, and her teeth went together with a click.

For Jack was lying just as she had left him, with his head upon his arm as if he might be asleep..


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