Mr。McLeanlaughedmirthfullyatthelover。“Well，“hesaid，“Mrs。McLeanwillbeglad。Shetoldmetogiveyu’hercongratulationsquiteawhileago。Iwastohave’emreadyjustassoonaseveryu’askedfor’emyourself。“Linhadbeenmadeahappymansometwelvemonthsprevioustothis。Andnow，bywayofanexchangeofnews，headded:“We’reexpectin’alittleMcLeandownonBoxElder。That’swhatyou’llbeexpectin’someofthesedays，Ihope。“

　　“Yes，“murmuredtheVirginian，“Ihopesotoo。“

　　“AndIdon’tguess，“saidLin，“thatyouandIwilldomuchshufflin’ofotherfolks’childrenanymore。“

　　WhereuponheandtheVirginianshookhandssilently，andunderstoodeachotherverywell。

　　OnthedaythattheVirginianpartedwithMolly，besidetheweightoffarewellwhichlayheavyonhisheart，histhoughtswerealsogravewithnews。Thecattlethieveshadgrownmoreaudacious。Horsesandcattlebothwerebeingmissed，andeachmanbeganalmosttodoubthisneighbor。

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