For
Stanley began firing with murderous intent, and only the dusk and
Good Indian's opportune arrival prevented serious trouble.
Good Indian had talked long with Miss Georgie, and had agreed
with her that, for the present at least, there must be no
violence. He had promised her flatly that he would do all in his
power to keep the peace, and he had gone again to the Indian camp
to see if Peppajee or some of his fellows could give him any
information about Saunders.
Saunders had disappeared unaccountably, after a surreptitious
conference with Baumberger the day before, and it was that which
Miss Georgie had to tell him. Saunders was in the habit of
sleeping late, so that she did not know until noon that he was
gone. Pete was worried, and garrulously feared the worst. The
worst, according to Pete Hamilton, was sudden death of a
hemorrhage.
Miss Georgie asserted unfeelingly that Saunders was more in
danger of dying from sheer laziness than of consumption, and she
even went so far as to hint cynically, that even his laziness was
largely hypocritical.
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