CHAPTERXII
TheHornoftheHunter“Theduskynightridesdownthesky，Andushersinthemorn：
Thehoundsalljoiningloriouscry，Thehuntsmanwindshishorn。“
Leonsaidourhouseremindedhimofthemourners’benchbeforeanyonehad“comethrough。“HesaiditwassodeadlywithSallyandShelleyaway，thathehadabignotiontomarrySusieFallandbringherovertoliventhingsupalittle。Mothersaidshethoughtthatwouldbeagoodidea，andLeonstartedinthedirectionofFalls’，butheonlywentasfarasDeams’。Whenhecamebackhehadagreatstorytotellaboutdogschasingtheirsheep，andfoxestakingtheirgeese。Fathersaidsheepwereonlysafebehindsecurelycloseddoors，especiallyinwinter，andgeesealso。Leonsaideveryonehadn’tasbigabarnasours，andfathersaidtherewasnothingtopreventanymanfrombuildingthesizedbarnheneededtoshelterhiscreaturesinsafetyandcomfort，ifhewantedtodiginandearnthemoneytoputitup。Therewasnoanswertothat，andMr。Leondidn’ttrytomakeany。Mostly，hesaidsomethingtokeepontalking，butsometimeshesawwhenhehadbetterquit。
Iwashavingagoodtime，myself。Ofcoursewhenthefeverwastheworst，andwhenIneverhadbeensickbefore，itwasprettybad，butassoonasIcouldbreatheallright，therewasnopaintospeakof，andeveryonewassogoodtome。IcouldhaveBobbyonthefootboardofmybedaslongasIwantedhim，andhewouldcrowwheneverItoldhimto。IkeptGraceGreenwoodbesideme，andspoiledherdressmakinghertakesomeofeachdoseofmedicineIdid，butShelleywrotethatshewassavinggoodsandshewouldmakeheranotherassoonasshecamehome。ImademotherputredflannelonGrace’schestandaroundherneck，untilIcouldhardlyfindhermouthwhenshehadtotakehermedicine，butsheswalloweditdownallright，orshegothernoseheld，untilshedid。ShewasnotnearlysosickasIwas，though。Webothgrewbettertogether，and，whenDr。Fennerbroughtmecandy，shehadhershare。