She'd turn around and give me a call-down, and get on her horse and ride off; and I and my picture could go to thunder, for all of her.

That's the point; she ain't been through the mill.

She don't know anything about taking orders--from me or anybody else." It is a pity that Lite did not hear that! He might have amended the statement a little.

Jean had been taking orders enough; she knew a great deal about receiving ultimatums.

The trouble was that she seldom paid any attention to them.