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"Oh! I knew his lungs had been weakened by gas But he never told es"

"Well, he shore had theh it would fetch the blood I could tell! Oh, it ful

I begged hi--and he

whispered, 'I'll quit' And he did The doctor castaff

and packed hiht and neverstopped After that we

put him out on the porch where he could breathe fresh air all the ti in Arizona air It's from the dry

desert and here it's full of cedar and pine Anyway Glenn got well And

I think the West has cured his mind, too"

"Of what?" queried Carley, in an intense curiosity she could scarcely

hide

"Oh, God only knows!" exclailoved hands "I

never could understand But I hated what the war did to hi, quite spent Flo was unwittingly

torturing her Carley wanted passionately to give in to jealousy of this

Western girl, but she could not do it Flo Hutter deserved better than

that And Carley's baser nature seemed in conflict with all that was

noble in her The victory did not yet go to either side This was a bad

hour for Carley Her strength had about played out, and her spirit was

at low ebb

"Carley, you're all in," declared Flo "You needn't deny it I'ood with me as a tenderfoot who stayed the li yourself, nor in o hoely into Carley's

mind and remained there Suddenly she realized what it was to be

homesick The comfort, the ease, the luxury, the rest, the sweetness,

the pleasure, the cleanliness, the gratification to eye and ear--to all