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We turned north into it and after about four
we figured would lead to the miners' camp .
miles it led into a small canyon which
over a fairly wide area working singly or
opened out into a wide shallow draw .
in pairs .
Here in a dried-up creek-bed we found
the miners at work . They were scattered
An hour's riding brought us to a trail that
out , " If you come any closer , I 'll sure blow
shack and as we got near someone inside bawled
to him about what happened last night . "
your whiskers off . " " Take it easy , mister , " I sang
got no whiskers so as you can see . Just you
We didn't approach unchallenged . Just short
go and tell Nick Dowd we 've come to talk
out . " We don't aim to come any closer and we 've
of the diggings there was a roughly-built
there 's gold and women there 's always trouble , "
was never long on patience .
wavered . We sat our horses , waiting . " Looks as
peeking out through a hole in the shack never
though they 're expecting trouble , " I said . " Where
whistle then , loud and shrill . The gun barrel
observed Dan , shifting about in his saddle . He
" Oh , " said the unseen guard . He blew a
Mr. Copthorne knew a way round by the side
kind of sequence .
in a huddle upon an upturned wheelbarrow .
gasp it was scientifically supposed his whole
were going on in his bewildered brain . When
life came up before him in some cinematic
outbuilding where the grave digger kept his spades
of the church where there was a small open
be open . It was . He entered , and seated himself
a man was drowning and towards his last
and forks and tidying up implements . It might
His curious headgear fell off . Strange things
Walking out of the chapel later on . Continuing
boy , then a young youth . He saw himself refusing
on , his leaping mind flashed pictures of chi-
dly decadence and absorption in debase-
baptism according to the sect his parents belonged to .
Mr. Copthorne was on dry land in a church
canery and corruption , the growth of the dea-
outbuilding , but this was happening to him now . He
ment and Satanic debauchery .
saw himself as a sulky , ugly , malformed , repressed
was Mr. Copthorne all right . Perhaps he had
speak normally .
hunted eyes , as if the poor fellow had rocks in
in London . Very strange his eyes looked . Mad ,
He didn't know what to make of it , but it
his head , so the verger described afterwards .
been attending some kind of fancy dress do
" You 're very early about , sir , " he said , trying to
the fourteenth century . "
me , " said Mr. Copthorne . The verger
to take a look at the church . I 've
never been inside . Very remiss of
the thought came to me I 'd like
as the dawn was breaking , and
windows , sir , they date back to
" Yes . I travelled down from London
led the way in . " The stained glass
and her luggage had disappeared and they were alone
flights back . "
taxi . " Just a moment , darling , " Gavin pressed her
quickly through the customs . " Gay ! " " Gavin ! " The girl
hand and smiled . " I want to check up on the
There were few passengers on the plane and Gavin was
together . The porter brought Gavin's bag out to the
went quickly back to fetch them .
taxi , and then found that in
of despair Gay knew that of course
Gavin she had left her sun-
off the plane with him were talking .
pocket-book , with a sick feeling
the excitement of meeting
Gavin and the girl who had got
glasses on the veranda . She
He was writing something in his
Gay went out to the waiting
beach . A moon like this mustn't be wasted . "
He gestured towards the bay where the full
laid his hand on hers . Gay smiled at him
kisses she had seen him giving Elaine .
only , yet remembering for a second the
now Gavin was in love with her and her
again , happy beyond belief , knowing that
" And then we 'll go for a stroll along the
moon was just rising over the rocks , then
would never be jealous again , would even take Larry's advice and
look the other way if need be . " I say ! " Gavin was looking over her
lovely , she 's French , a very well known model I believe .
All that was part of the past , she would put it behind her . She
shoulder . " That 's a pretty girl ! " Gay glanced behind her , " Isn't she
Lilyan remonstrated . " They want to be
can't find a table for two . "
cafe*?2 , " Doc said , " they are packed