I know now what I can do, and you know what I have done, only you folks are too stubborn to admit it." Emma elevated her chin and stamped around behind the barn out of sight.
After Hippy had embraced Nora and greeted the other girls he shook hands with the doctor, who had come to the cabin door to wave a hand at Hippy.
"They didn't get you after all, I see," chuckled the doctor.
Hippy grinned.
"Now you-all is back, Ah wants t' talk t' ye," said Jed.
"Just a minute, Jed.

What's that, Doc ?" "I say, what happened after I left you ?" "We took a few pot shots at each other from the bushes.

The bullets got rather thick, so I decided upon a retreat.

Came near having another set-to with Jed.

We both were stalking each other down the trail a piece, but Jed got the drop on me and, when he found out who I was, he told me that he had come after me and why." The doctor chuckled and returned to his patients, whereupon Hippy nodded to the mountaineer, and the latter led the way to the rear of the barn where they found Emma sunning herself and "con-centrating" on something.
Hippy waved her away and turned to Thompson.
"What's the big idea, Jed ?" he asked jovially.
"That's what Ah wants t' know, Jim Townsend." "Eh?
Townsend! I don't get you." "We uns up here ain't no fools even if we hain't got edication.