The temporary lull of peace that Bad Rufe's absence in the
West had brought about, gave way to a threatening storm then, and
then it was that old Judd gave his consent: when the roads got
better, June could go to the Gap to school. A month later the old
man sent word that he did not want June in the mountains while the
trouble was going on, and that Hale could come over for her when
he pleased: and Hale sent word back that within three days he
would meet the father and the little girl at the big Pine. That
last day at home June passed in a dream. She went through her
daily tasks in a dream and she hardly noticed young Dave when he
came in at mid-day, and Dave, when he heard the news, left in
sullen silence. In the afternoon she went down to the mill to tell
Uncle Billy and ole Hon good-by and the three sat in the porch a
long time and with few words. Ole Hon had been to the Gap once,
but there was "so much bustle over thar it made her head ache."
Uncle Billy shook his head doubtfully over June's going, and the
two old people stood at the gate looking long after the little
girl when she went homeward up the road.
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