Dan looked at it askance, and harked back to the sundial and education.
"It's 'cute enough," he said. "But it won't do, boss. She should have
been taught how to tell the time by the sun. Don't you let 'em spoil your
chances of education, missus. You were in luck when you struck this
place; never saw luck to equal it. And if it holds good, something'll
happen to stop you from ever having a house, so as to get you properly
educated."
My luck "held good" for the time being; for when Johnny came along in a
few days he announced, in answer to a very warm welcome, that "something
had gone wrong at No. 3 Well" and that "he'd promised to see to it at
once."
"Oh, Johnny!" I cried reproachfully, but the next moment was "toeing the
line" even to the Head Stockman's satisfaction; for with a look of
surprise Johnny had added: "I--I thought you'd reckon that travellers'
water for the Dry came before your rooms." Out-bush we deal in hard
facts.
"Thought I'd reckon!" I said, appalled to think my comfort should even be
spoken of when men's lives were in question.
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