That Girl of Johnson's — page 56: what you’re looking at

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| THAT GIRL OF JOHNSON’S. 45 As for Dolores, she seemed to like him to talk to her; she was not in the habit of talking much; she never talked with her neighbors, she felt above them; he was the judge’s son, and; no doubt, she felt flattered that he took notice of her. Their men never said much to her, for they did not Well, maybe she went because she wished to go. How could she answer for her? Perhaps— like her. Maybe she went over the mountain. Could they find Johnson if they tried? She did not know. The opposite mountain was a dangerous place ; there were sharp ledges and turns and deep chasms: folks seldom ventured over there except for hunting; they had no cause to go. Did they want Johnson? He was not in the habit of going off; he never went hunting except on their own mountain; he had no go ahead in him; he was shiftless, and so was his daughter—only worse. They had accomplished their errand and paid her liberally as they arose to go, more determined than ever to find Johnson were it a possible thing. She watched them from the door-way ; they were atten- tive listeners, and she wished they had staid longer. One of the neighbor women came in to learn about them. There was little that passed without the eyes and ears of the village were open. Another and another followed ‘until there were most of the women of the settlement. ‘They talked about Johnson pretty freely, and told their ‘suspicions. They wondered about Dolores, too, and why young Green should have been on the mountain the pre- vious night. It was after their idle fashion that they gossiped. Did the girl care about her father? She showed little interest, but then she showed little interest in any- thing or any one excepting young Green, and it was pecu- liar why she should have gone over the mountain the day before, and why he should have been so near the settlement, but then that girl of Johnson’s amounted to nothing anyway, and she could doas she chose so far as (S 0) eo) Cale) (E(0) m Ss)