Part 41 (1/2)
”Yes, it is,” exclaimed Link; ”it's her--it's her!”
”Who?” Caroline inquired anxiously, dreading some new calamity
”Cecie! Cecie, sure as the world!” said two or three at once
It was indeed the little invalid, who, though she had scarcely taken a step without help for , and walking fast, without even the crutch she had so Jack and Vinnie and the boys ran to meet her She was pale and very much excited, and it was some time before she could speak coherently
”Radcliff!” was almost her first word
”What about Radcliff? where is he?” Vinnie asked
”Gone!”
”Gone where?”
”I don't know He came into the house--he saw the pocket-book and money on the table--I told him he mustn't take thehed at o?”
”He drove up through the woods”
”Drove?” echoed Jack
”He took the horse and buggy”
”_My_ horse and buggy!” And Jack, followed by Lion and Rufe and Link, started up the road
Though shocked at Radcliff's conduct, Vinnie thought less of the loss of themiracle in Cecie's case
”How could you walk so, Cecie?”
”I don't know I suppose it was the exciteth came to ht you ought to know”
Mr Betterson would have carried her home in his arms, but she would not let him
”I can walk better and better! That nu to be cured, after all!”
CHAPTER xxxVI
”ON THE WAR TRAIL”