Frecklesstaredashewheezedforbreath。Hewishedtheearthwouldopenandswallowhim。Washedeadoralive？SincehisAngelhadseenBlackJacksheneverhadglancedhisway。Wasshecompletelybewitched？Wouldshethrowherselfattheman\'sfeetbeforethemall？
Couldn\'tshegivehimevenonethought？Hadn\'tsheseenthathewasgaggedandbound？DidshetrulythinkthatthesewereMcLean\'smen？Why，shecouldnot！Itwasonlyafewdaysagothatshehadbeencloseenoughtothismanandangryenoughwithhimtopeelthehatfromhisheadwithashot！Suddenlyathingshehadsaidjestinglytohimonedaycamebackwithstartlingforce:
\"YoumusttakeAngelsontrust。\"Ofcourseyoumust！ShewashisAngel。Shemusthaveseen！Hislife，andwhatwasfarmore，herown，wasinherhands。Therewasnothinghecoulddobuttrusther。Surelyshewasworkingoutsomeplan。
TheAngelkneltbesidehisflowerbedandrecklesslytoreupbytherootsabigbunchoffoxfire。
\"Thesestemsaresotoughandsticky，\"shesaid。\"Ican\'tbreakthem。Loanmeyourknife，\"sheorderedFreckles。