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Presley
met
him
at
the
porch
.
He
was
going
into
town
with
Phelps
,
and
proposed
to
Annixter
that
he
should
accompany
them
.
“
I
want
to
go
over
and
see
old
Broderson
,
”
Annixter
objected
.
But
Presley
informed
him
that
Broderson
had
gone
to
Bonneville
earlier
in
the
morning
.
He
had
seen
him
go
past
in
his
buckboard
.
The
three
men
set
off
,
Phelps
and
Annixter
on
horseback
,
Presley
on
his
bicycle
.
When
they
had
gone
,
Mrs
.
Derrick
sought
out
her
husband
in
the
office
of
the
ranch
house
.
She
was
at
her
prettiest
that
morning
,
her
cheeks
flushed
with
excitement
,
her
innocent
,
wide
-
open
eyes
almost
girlish
.
She
had
fastened
her
hair
,
still
moist
,
with
a
black
ribbon
tied
at
the
back
of
her
head
,
and
the
soft
mass
of
light
brown
reached
to
below
her
waist
,
making
her
look
very
young
.
“
What
was
it
he
was
saying
to
you
just
now
,
”
she
exclaimed
,
as
she
came
through
the
gate
in
the
green
-
painted
wire
railing
of
the
office
.
“
What
was
Mr
.
Annixter
saying
?
I
know
.
He
was
trying
to
get
you
to
join
him
,
trying
to
persuade
you
to
be
dishonest
,
wasn
’
t
that
it
?
Tell
me
,
Magnus
,
wasn
’
t
that
it
?
”
Magnus
nodded
.
His
wife
drew
close
to
him
,
putting
a
hand
on
his
shoulder
.
“
But
you
won
’
t
,
will
you
?
You
won
’
t
listen
to
him
again
;
you
won
’
t
so
much
as
allow
him
—
anybody
—
to
even
suppose
you
would
lend
yourself
to
bribery
?
Oh
,
Magnus
,
I
don
’
t
know
what
has
come
over
you
these
last
few
weeks
.
Why
,
before
this
,
you
would
have
been
insulted
if
any
one
thought
you
would
even
consider
anything
like
dishonesty
.
Magnus
,
it
would
break
my
heart
if
you
joined
Mr
.
Annixter
and
Mr
.
Osterman
.
Why
,
you
couldn
’
t
be
the
same
man
to
me
afterward
;
you
,
who
have
kept
yourself
so
clean
till
now
.
And
the
boys
;
what
would
Lyman
say
,
and
Harran
,
and
every
one
who
knows
you
and
respects
you
,
if
you
lowered
yourself
to
be
just
a
political
adventurer
!
”
For
a
moment
,
Derrick
leaned
his
head
upon
his
hand
,
avoiding
her
gaze
.
At
length
,
he
said
,
drawing
a
deep
breath
:
“
I
am
troubled
,
Annie
.
These
are
the
evil
days
.
I
have
much
upon
my
mind
.
”
“
Evil
days
or
not
,
”
she
insisted
,
“
promise
me
this
one
thing
,
that
you
will
not
join
Mr
.
Annixter
’
s
scheme
.
”
She
had
taken
his
hand
in
both
of
hers
and
was
looking
into
his
face
,
her
pretty
eyes
full
of
pleading
.
