You know you wanted me to cheer her up." Euchre sat with coffee-cup poised and narrow eyes studying Duane.
"Reckon you cheered her, all right.

What I'm afeared of is mebbe you done the job too well." "How so ?" "Wal, when I went in to Jen last night I thought she was half crazy.
She was burstin' with excitement, an' the look in her eyes hurt me.

She wouldn't tell me a darn word you said.

But she hung onto my hands, an' showed every way without speakin' how she wanted to thank me fer bringin' you over.

Buck, it was plain to me thet you'd either gone the limit or else you'd been kinder prodigal of cheer an' hope.