“Wait！Ihavenottoldyoueverything。WhenItookovertheresponsibilityofbeingAllenMacGlowrie’swidow，IhadtotakeoverHERrelationsandHERhistoryasIgathereditfromthefrontiersmen。Ineverfrightenedanygrizzly——Ineverjabbedanybodywiththescissors；itwasSHEwhodidit。IneverwasamongtheInjins——Ineverhadanyfightingrelations；mypawwasaplainfarmer。IwasonlyapeacefulBlueGrassgirl——there！I
neverthoughttherewasanyharminit；itseemedtokeepthemenoff，andleavemefree——untilIknewyou！AndyouknowIdidn’twantyoutobelieveit——don’tyou？“
Shehidherflushedfaceanddimplesinherhandkerchief。
“Butdidyouneverthinktheremightbeanotherwaytokeepthemenoff，andsinkthenameofMacGlowrieforever？“saidBlairinalowervoice。
“Ithinkwemustbegoingbacknow，“saidthewidowtimidly，withdrawingherhand，whichBlairhadagainmysteriouslygotpossessionofinherconfusion。