A ROMANCE OF DOUBLE MOUNTAIN
it, Prentiss. If you don't clear out I'll kill you!"
Amandy felt that she was a married woman and had new duties. Mr. Prentiss had behaved nobly. She went up to Billy shyly and stood in front of him.
"He ain't goin' 'thout me, and if you kills him you'll hev to kill me too. You've made me merry him, Paw, and now I'm merried, I'm merried."
"That's so," said Brother Brandram.
"So it is," said George.
"It's gawspel trewth," said Mis' Higginson, coming from under her apron; "and if you kill the boy or Amandy I'll curse you. Bill Higginson, and drownd myself."
"If you do I'll kill everyone and burn the raynch and shoot the pinto and blow my head off," said Bill, who was now coming to the end of his powers of rage.
"I will for sewer, in the crick, deep," said Mis' Higginson; "and you'll find your old wife dead and wet where you draw the water."
"I'll give you five minutes to say you won't," said Bill irresolutely.
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