More, there came the shrewd opinion of old Mother Howard, once Fairchild and Harry had reached the boarding house and gathered in the parlor for their consultation: "Ain't it what I said right in the beginning ?" the gray-haired woman asked.

"She 'll kill for that man, if necessary.

It was n't as hard as you think--all Squint Rodaine had to do was to act nice to her and promise her a few things that he 'll squirm out of later on, and she went on the stand and lied her head off." "But for a crazy woman--" "Laura's crazy--and she ain't crazy.

I 've seen that woman as sensible and as shrewd as any sane woman who ever drew breath.

Then again, I 've seen her when I would n't get within fifty miles of her.