Fortunately Nimrod had hunted 

 me up and my courage being as 

 absent as the chill was present, soon 

 supplied some of the Dutch variety 

 such siren pines, yet do I love you. 



Having revived the perishing, 

 Nimrod, after the manner of husbands, 

 proceeded to investigate. How long 

 was the snake, how marked, what 

 shaped head? 



''Humph! Pituophis catenifer, a 

 harmless Bull-snake! Doubtless more 

 scared than you." -Could you have 

 forgiven him? Later Silverton's phil- 

 osophy smoothed my ruffled feelings. 



"Why do you suppose. I am such a 

 coward ? Surely you have never been 

 afraid in your life, have you?" 



"Yes," a courteous lie, "but being 

 afraid does not mean a coward. 

 That's imagination. You see, I 

 haven't much. It's what one does 

 that counts. A fellar's feelings are 

 his own job. I'll bet you've got 

 more of the real article than I have. 

 You get in a tight place, you hate it, 

 but get out. Now I get in a tight 

 place I just get out no frills no 

 credit." 



He took off his sombrero, a huge 



