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She showed Carley how to open the little stove and put the short billets

of wood inside and work the da her to keep an eye on

it so that it would not get too hot, she left Carley to herself

Carley found herself in an unfamiliar ht of thewith Glenn, so soon now

to be, but it was not that which was unfamiliar She seemed to have a

difficult approach to undefined and unusual thoughts All this was

so different froular life Besides she was tired But these

explanations did not suffice There was a pang in her breast which in to the fact that Glenn Kilbourne had been ill in this

little rooirl than Carley Burch had nursed him "Am I

jealous?" she whispered "No!" But she knew in her heart that she lied

A wo jealous, under such circumstances, than

she could help the beat and throb of her blood Nevertheless, Carley was

glad Flo Hutter had been there, and always she would be grateful to her

for that kindness

Carley disrobed and, donning her dressing gown, she unpacked her bags

and hung her things upon pegs under the curtained shelves Then she

lay down to rest, with no intention of slurance of the roo outdoors, and in

the feel of the bed, and especially in the low, dreamy hum and murmur of