He seems to me like a man that wouldn't scare easy.
I'll go as far as the fence and yoo-hoo at him.

I'll be right back." But Annie Squires did not come back for almost an hour.

Wid Gardner, coming across lots by the creek path, found Mary Gage alone, and sat with her there in an uneasiness he could not himself conceal, wondering over the girl's absence.

Mary was well-nigh beside herself when at length they heard Annie coming rapidly, saw her at the door.
"Get back in!" she said.

"Sit down, both of you! Wait, now--Listen! Who do you think I found right out here, almost in our very yard, Mary ?" Panting, she seated herself, and after a time began more coherently.
"I'll tell you.