[Good Indian by B. M. Bower]@TWC D-Link bookGood Indian CHAPTER XIII 10/20
Yo' no sleepum all time yo' walk--no thinkum all time squaw.
Mebbyso yo' think for man-snake. Mebbyso yo' watchum," Peppajee said, as he swung slowly down from Huckleberry's back. "All right.
I'll watchum plenty," Good Indian promised lightly, gave a glance of passing, masculine interest at the squaw who was braiding her hair, and who was young and fresh-cheeked and bright-eyed and slender, forgot her the instant his eyes left her, and made haste to return to the Malad and the girl who held all his thoughts and all his desire. That girl was sitting upon the rock which Donny had occupied, and she looked very much as if she were sulking, much as Donny had sulked.
She had her chin in a pink palm and was digging little holes in the sand with the tip of her rod, which was not at all beneficial to the rod and did not appear even to interest the digger; for her wonderfully blue eyes were staring at the green-and-white churn of the rapids, and her lips were pursed moodily, as if she did not even see what she was looking at so fixedly. Good Indian's eyes were upon her while he was dismounting, but he did not go to her immediately.
Instead, he busied himself with unsaddling, and explained to the boys just why he had left so unaccountably. Secretly he was hoping that Evadna heard the explanation, and he raised his voice purposely.
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