I married him, but it did no good, for father was killed just a little more than a month afterwards.

We had a ranch, up here in the Redwater Valley, about halfway to Crater.

But it went--Lew gambled and drank and--so he took me to Little Lost.

I've been there for two years." The words of pity--and more--that crowded forward for utterance, Bud knew he must not speak.

So he said nothing at all.
"Lew has always held Eddie over my head," she went on pouring out her troubles to him.