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`` The Sioux will care for the horses . Come in and receive the best a fond heart can give in the way of shelter and comfort . '' `` It is all I ask , '' she murmured , as with him she entered the `` Outlaw 's Home . '' It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping . The former laughed lightly , as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water , for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry , showing that it was false . `` No need for a disguise here , '' said the Texan . `` But let him keep it up .