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did not range over the whole of adventurous life She was likely toout here in the West

Thewater sounded closer Presently Carley saw that

the road turned at the notch in the canyon, and crossed a clear swift

streae mossy boulders, and red walls covered by lichens,

and the air appeared dim andthe road descended the west side of the canyon,

drawing away and higher froe trees, the like of which

Carley had never seen, began to standthe maples and white-spotted sycareat trees yellow pines

At last the road led down from the steep slope to the floor of the

canyon What froreen timber-choked

cleft proved fro valley, tip and

down, densely forested for the lades and

bisected from wall to wall by the creek Every quarter of a mile or so

the road crossed the streaazed out dubiously, for the creek was deep, swift, and

full of bowlders Neither driver nor horses appeared to mind obstacles

Carley was splashed and jolted not inconsiderably They passed through

groves of oak trees, frolealoo pines Carley saw deep, still green

pools eddying under huge massed juh above the treetops, a wild line of canyon riainst the sky She felt shut in froain the sunlight had failed, and the gray

glooular that she

could not help being affected by hts and depths,

water For really, what

had these to do with her? These were only physical things that she was

passing Nevertheless, although she resisted sensation, she was h with the wildness and savageness of this

canyon