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1、WaifsandStraysWaifsandStraysPARTITWELVESTORIESO.Henry1WaifsandStraysTHEREDROSESOFTONIAAtrestleburneddownontheInternationalRailroad.Thesouth-boundfromSanAntoniowascutoffforthenextforty-eighthours.OnthattrainwasToniaWeaver'sEasterhat.Espirition,theMexican,whohadbeensentfortymilesinabuckboa
2、rdfromtheEspinosaRanchtofetchit,returnedwithashruggingshoulderandhandsemptyexceptforacigarette.Atthesmallstation,Nopal,hehadlearnedofthedelayedtrainand,havingnocommandstowait,turnedhisponiestowardtheranchagain.Now,ifonesupposesthatEaster,theGoddessofSpring,caresanymorefortheafter-churchp
3、aradeonFifthAvenuethanshedoesforherloyaloutfitofsubjectsthatassembleatthemeeting-houseatCactus,Tex.,amistakehasbeenmade.ThewivesanddaughtersoftheranchmenoftheFriocountryputforthEasterblossomsofnewhatsandgownsasfaithfullyasisdoneanywhere,andtheSouthwestis,foroneday,aminglingofpricklypear,
4、Paris,andparadise.AndnowitwasGoodFriday,andToniaWeaver'sEasterhatblushedunseeninthedesertairofanimpotentexpresscar,beyondtheburnedtrestle.OnSaturdaynoontheRogersgirls,fromtheShoestringRanch,andEllaReeves,fromtheAnchor-O,andMrs.BennetandIda,fromGreenValley,wouldconveneattheEspinosaandpick
5、upTonia.WiththeirEasterhatsandfrockscarefullywrappedandbundledagainstthedust,thefairaggregationwouldthenmerrilyjogthetenmilestoCactus,whereonthemorrowtheywouldarraythemselves,subjugateman,dohomagetoEaster,andcausejealousagitationamongtheliliesofthefield.ToniasatonthestepsoftheEspinosaran
6、chhouseflickinggloomilywithaquirtatatuftofcurlymesquite.Shedisplayedafrownandacontumeliouslip,andendeavoredtoradiateanauraofdisagreeablenessandtragedy."Ihaterailroads,"sheannouncedpositively."Andmen.Menpretendtorunthem.Canyougiveanyexcusewhyatrestleshouldburn?IdaBennet'shatistobetrimmedw
7、ithviolets.IshallnotgoonesteptowardCactuswithoutanewhat.IfIwereamanIwouldgetone."2WaifsandStraysTwomenlisteneduneasilytothisdisparagementoftheirkind.OnewasWellsPearson,foremanoftheMuchoCalorcattleranch.TheotherwasThompsonBurrows,theprosperoussheepmanfromtheQuintanaValley.
