`` He 's home from the West and driving a tin-wagon for the Boones . '' Selena gave a little gasp . She sat down on the lowest step and untied her bonnet strings . `` Mattie Adams ! And you kept him hanging about the whole afternoon . '' `` Why not ? '' said Mattie wickedly . She liked to alarm Selena . `` Jed and I were always beaus , you know . '' `` Mattie Adams ! You do n't mean to say you 're going to make a fool of yourself over Jed Crane again ? A woman of your age ! '' `` Do n't get excited , Selena , '' implored Mattie . In the old days Selena could cow her , but that time was past . `` I never saw the like of you for getting stirred up over nothing . '' `` I 'm not excited . I 'm perfectly calm . But I might well be excited over your folly , Mattie Adams . The idea of your taking up again with old Jed Crane ! '' `` He 's fifteen years younger than Jim , '' said Mattie , giving thrust for thrust .
When Selena had come over Mattie had not the slightest idea of resuming her former relationship XXXXX the romantic Jedediah .
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