Her dark eyes looked full at him a moment and then her long lashes hid them.
“Cause you was so good to me.”
Hale choked suddenly and patted her on the shoulder.
“Go in, now, little girl, and study. Then you must take a walk. I've got some work to do. I'll see you at supper time.”
“All right,” said June. She turned at the gate to watch Hale enter the hotel, and as she started indoors, she heard a horse coming at a gallop and she turned again to see her cousin, Dave Tolliver, pull up in front of the house. She ran back to the gate and then she saw that he was swaying in his saddle.
“Hello, June!” he called thickly.
Her face grew hard and she made no answer.
“I've come over to take ye back home.”
She only stared at him rebukingly, and he straightened in his saddle with an effort at self-control—but his eyes got darker and he looked ugly.
“D'you hear me? I've come over to take ye home.”