A full moon was rising above the dark hills up the Bend and in the faint light the girl was wonderfully lovely . `` I thought you were n't comin ' over at all tonight , '' she said , smiling up at him , `` and I was sorry , because I wanted to say goodbye to you . '' `` Goodbye ? Nelly , you 're not going away ? '' `` Yes . The cats were in the pantry when I got home . '' `` Nelly ! '' `` Well , to be serious . I 'm not goin ' for that , but I really am goin ' . I had a letter from Dad this evenin ' . Did you have a good time after I left this afternoon ? Did Mrs. Keyton-Wells thaw out ? '' `` Hang Mrs. Keyton-Wells ! Nelly , where are you going ? '' `` To Dad , of course . We used to live down south together , but two months ago we broke up housekeepin ' and come north . We thought we could do better up here , you know . Dad started out to look for a place to settle down and I came here while he was prospectin ' . He 's got a house now , he says , and wants me to go right off . I 'm goin ' tomorrow . ''
`` Nelly , you must n't go -- you must n't , I tell you , '' exclaimed Winslow XXXXX despair .
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