He had been obliged to pay two dollars a bushel for it.
Ambrose smiled at this piece of information.
Ambrose waited eagerly for some word of her who was seldom out of his thoughts, but to Tole the matter was not of such great importance.
Ambrose could not bring himself to name her name.

Not until Tole had covered everything else did he say casually: "Colina Gaviller rides all around on her yellow horse.

She is proud now.

Never speaks to the people." That was all.

Ambrose's heart stirred with compassion for the one, who by her loyalty was forced to embrace the wrong cause.
Another time Tole remarked: "Gordon Strange run the store all summer." "So!" said Ambrose.