All 50 Uses of
wither
in
The Rainbow Trail
- Withers, the trader who keeps it, hauls his supplies in from Colorado and New Mexico.†
Chpt 1 *
- I'm the trader Withers," he said to Shefford.†
Chpt 3
- Nas Ta Bega!" exclaimed Withers.†
Chpt 3
- Withers shook hands with the Navajo while Shefford briefly related what he owed to him.†
Chpt 3
- Then Withers looked at Nas Ta Bega and spoke to him in the Indian tongue.†
Chpt 3
- Withers let out a dry little laugh and his strong hand tugged at his mustache.†
Chpt 3
- Withers's gray glance was kind, if it did express the foolhardiness of Shefford's act.†
Chpt 3
- Withers led Shefford by the first stone house, which evidently was the trading-store, into the second.†
Chpt 3
- Withers called his wife and made her acquainted with Shefford.†
Chpt 3
- Withers laughed at this and said he understood.†
Chpt 3
- "Sure am glad you rode in," said Withers, for the fourth time.†
Chpt 3
- Behind this counter Withers stood to wait upon the buying Indians.†
Chpt 3
- They're good spenders, but slow," said Withers.†
Chpt 3
- Shefford strolled outside and made the acquaintance of Withers's helper, a Mormon named Whisner.†
Chpt 3
- That night after supper, when Withers and Shefford sat alone before the blazing logs in the huge fireplace, the trader laid his hand on Shefford's and said, with directness and force: "I've lived my life in the desert.†
Chpt 3
- You're welcome in Kayenta," went on Withers.†
Chpt 3
- "Well, this is the country for rainbows," laughed Withers.†
Chpt 3
- Withers did not wait for Shefford to say any more, and almost as if he read his visitor's mind he began to talk about the wild country he called home.†
Chpt 3
- Both tribes were friendly and peaceable, but there were bad Indians, half-breeds, and outlaws that made the trading-post a venture Withers had long considered precarious, and he wanted to move and intended to some day.†
Chpt 3
- Withers did some business with this village, but scarcely enough to warrant the risks he had to run.†
Chpt 3
- "Yes—Stonebridge," replied Withers.†
Chpt 3
- Withers suddenly showed a semblance of the aloofness Shefford had observed in Whisner.†
Chpt 3
- Withers, pardon an impertinence—I am deeply serious….†
Chpt 3
- Withers gave a start and faced round to stare at Shefford in blank astonishment.†
Chpt 3
- Withers rose slowly with a paling face.†
Chpt 3
- Withers leaned closer to see into the other man's eyes; he looked long and then appeared satisfied.†
Chpt 3
- Withers had affected him strangely.†
Chpt 3
- "Come in," called Withers.†
Chpt 3
- "He likes the fire," explained Withers.†
Chpt 3
- Withers sat leaning forward with an expression of intense interest.†
Chpt 4
- And, Withers—here I am.†
Chpt 4
- Withers, take me to the village.†
Chpt 4
- But there's risk in this—risk such as you never had," persisted Withers.†
Chpt 4
- "Reckon this is a funny deal for a sheep-trader to have on his hands," continued Withers.†
Chpt 4
- So that's all!" exclaimed Withers, slowly.†
Chpt 4
- Shefford had forgotten the presence of Nas Ta Bega, and perhaps Withers had likewise.†
Chpt 4
- "By George!" cried Withers, suddenly, and he pounded his knee with his fist.†
Chpt 4
- Withers appeared to be recalling something half forgotten.†
Chpt 4
- "Willetts!" exclaimed Withers, with much the same expression that Presbrey had used.†
Chpt 4
- "I mean that," replied Withers, "and I hope he's not too late."†
Chpt 4
- Remembering Withers's revelation about the Navajo, Shefford scarcely knew how to approach him now.†
Chpt 4
- Withers told me you had been educated, that you came back to the desert, that you never showed your training….†
Chpt 4
- Nas Ta Bega, did you understand all I told Withers?†
Chpt 4
- He remembered Withers's singular praise of this red man.†
Chpt 4
- You heard my story to Withers.†
Chpt 4
- "Nas Ta Bega, what did Withers mean when he said go to the Navajo for a faith?" asked Shefford.†
Chpt 4
- Withers had work for ten men, if they could have been found.†
Chpt 4
- One day there rode into Kayenta the Mormon for whom Withers had been waiting.†
Chpt 4
- Lake had arrived about the middle of the forenoon, and Withers announced his intention of packing at once for the trip.†
Chpt 4
- Lake seemed to oppose him, and evidently it took vehemence and argument on Withers's part to make the Mormon tractable.†
Chpt 4
Definition:
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(wither) to shrivel (wrinkle and contract -- usually from lack of water)
or:
to become weaker; or feel humiliated