|
The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Bucky O'Connor by William MacLeod Raine: had shattered her cool indifference of manner.
He leaned forward, so close that even in the roar of the train
his low whisper reached her. "Shall I tell you why the hold-ups
didn't find more money on your father or in the express car, Miss
Mackenzie?"
She was shaken, so much so that her agitation trembled on her
lips.
"Shall I tell you why your hand went to your breast when I first
mentioned that the train was going to be held up, and again when
your father's eyes were firing a mighty pointed question at you?"
"I don't know what you mean," she retorted, again mistress of
| 
