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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey: Jennie to hope more'n ever would come true."
Euchre paused, and, as there seemed no reply forthcoming, he
went on:
"Buck, I've seen some outlaws whose word was good. Mine is. You
can trust me. I trusted you, didn't I, takin' you over there
an' puttin' you wise to my tryin' to help thet poor kid?"
Thus enjoined by Euchre, Duane began to tell the conversations
with Jennie and Mrs. Bland word for word. Long before he had
reached an end Euchre set down the coffee-cup and began to
stare, and at the conclusion of the story his face lost some of
its red color and beads of sweat stood out thickly on his brow.
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