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"I' heah a little later," he said,

pointing to the streah now I like West Fork best

I've ketched so ones up there"

Carley was amused and interested She could not say that Charley

had shown any indication of his mental peculiarity to her It took

considerable restraint not to lead him to talk more about Flo and Glenn

Presently they reached the turn in the road, opposite the cottage Carley

had noticed yesterday, and here her loquacious escort halted

"You take the trail heah," he said, pointing it out, "an' foller it into

West Fork So long, an' don't forget we're goin' huntin' turkeys"

Carley s to the trail, she stepped out

briskly, now giving attention to her surroundings The canyon had

widened, and the creek with its deep thicket of green and white had

sheered to the left On her right the canyon wall appeared to be lifting

higher--and higher She could not see it well, owing to intervening