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Morning brought fair weather and sunshine, which helped to sustain

Carley in her effort to brave out her pains and woes Another

disagreeable day would have forced her to hu defeat

Fortunately for her, the business of the hborhood, in which they expected to stay all

"Flo, after a while persuade Carley to ride with you to the top of this

first foothill," said Glenn "It's not far, and it's worth a good deal

to see the Painted Desert from there The day is clear and the air free

froet out of camp, anyhow That

conceited ho in here," answered Flo,

laconically

The slight knowing s disbelief

on Mr Hutter's were facts not lost upon Carley And when Charley, the

herder, deliberately winked at Carley, she conceived the idea that Flo,

like many women, only ran off to be pursued In some manner Carley did

not seek to analyze, the purported advent of this Lee Stanton pleased

her But she did admit to her consciousness that women, herself

included, were both as deep and mysterious as the sea, yet as

transparent as an inch of crystal water