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All too soon Carley found herself astride the ain Glenn

helped her don the slicker, an aboled her feet round the stirrups She was glad to

find, though, that it served well indeed to protect her froo frohed in a hich proved to Carley that he knew perfectly

well how she felt Again his smile caused her self-reproach Plain

indeed was it that he had really expected more of her in the way of

coan the afternoon ride As it advanced the sky grew , the wind rawer, the cold keener, and the rain cut like

little bits of sharp ice It blew in Carley's face Enough snow fell to

whiten the open patches of ground In an hour Carley realized that

she had the hardest task of her life to ride to the end of the day's

journey No one could have guessed her plight Glenn complimented her

upon her adaptation to such unpleasant conditions Flo evidently was on

the lookout for the tenderfoot's troubles But as Spillbeans, had taken

to lagging at a walk, Carley was enabled to conceal all outward sign of

her woes It rained, hailed, sleeted, snowed, and grew colder all the

ti took

sent acute pains ra fro herself behind the others and out of sight in the cedars,

she got off to walk awhile, leading theThis would not do,