By the way, the sheriff is much better.

I called to cheer him up to-day" (Mr.Wynn had in fact tumultuously accelerated the sick man's pulse), "and he talked of you, as usual.

In fact, he said he had only two things to get well for.

One was to catch and hang that woman Teresa, who shot him; the other--can't you guess the other ?" he added archly, with a faint suggestion of his other manner.
Miss Nellie coldly could not.
The Rev.Mr.Wynn's archness vanished.

"Don't be a fool," he said dryly.