I'm glad to be able to tell you that up to just lately your mother, sister, uncle--all your folks, I believe--were well.

I've kept posted.

But haven't heard lately." Duane averted his face a moment, hesitated till the swelling left his throat, and then said, "It's worth what I went through to-day to hear that." "I can imagine how you feel about it.

When I was in the war--but let's get down to the business of this meeting." He pulled his chair close to Duane's.
"You've had word more than once in the last two years that I wanted to see you ?" "Three times, I remember," replied Duane.
"Why didn't you hunt me up ?" "I supposed you imagined me one of those gun-fighters who couldn't take a dare and expected me to ride up to your camp and be arrested." "That was natural, I suppose," went on MacNelly.

"You didn't know me, otherwise you would have come.