Jessamine turned her wondering eyes on Lin. “You did do this,” she repeated, but this time with extraordinary quietness.
“Yes,” said he. “And I am plumb proud of it.”
She gave a rich laugh of pleasure and amusement; a long laugh, and stopped. “Did anybody ever!” she said.
“We can call each other neighbors now, yu' see,” said the cow-puncher.
“Oh no! oh no!” Jessamine declared. “Though how am I ever to thank you?”
“By not argufying,” Lin answered.
“Oh no, no! I can do no such thing. Don't you see I can't? I believe you are crazy.”
“I've been waiting to hear yu' say that,” said the complacent McLean. “I'm not argufying. We'll eat supper now. The east-bound is due in an hour, and I expect you'll be wanting to go on it.”
“And I expect I'll go, too,” said the girl.
“I'll be plumb proud to have yu',” the cow-puncher assented.