WHEN EVELYN CAME
But the moment he asks her to help hunt Jon she smiles and gives him her hand and they start away.
Now, ain't a woman funny? I thought when Dave said that about taking her to Jon she would be scared and guilty and not go. Not at all. She never thought about that. In fact, this Evelyn that Dave had discovered was entirely new—even to herself, I think. Who'd have thought of the same Evelyn who thundered to Jon, that night, about the great cause, forgetting all about it—and Jon, too!—the minute Dave takes hold of her hands!
Before they got out of sight I heard Dave say:
"—And, then, we'll get married!"
"Yes!" says Evelyn, as happy as he.
"And live happy ever after!"
"For ever and ever!" laughs Evelyn.
Well, as you can see, they weren't wasting a minute.
Presently I hears 'em all three coming up from the barn together, where, I suppose, they
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