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Excepting for one hasty, puzzled glance, she did not deign to look

again toward hi

up at the sky Finally, curiosity overmastered the actor in hi her profile within

his range of vision The untairl had

touched a responsive chord; unseeking any such result she had directly

appealed to his better judgment, and enabled him to perceive her from

an entirely fresh view-point Her clearly expressed disdain, her

sturdy independence both of word and action, coupled with her frankly

voiced dislike, aithin hiard Her dark, glowing eyes were lowered upon the white face of

the dead man, yet Hampton noted how clear, in spite of sun-tan, were

those tints of health upon the rounded cheek, and how soft and glossy

shone her wealth of rue of color, so

distasteful in the full glare of the sun, appeared to have darkened

under the shadow, its shade fra the downcast face into a pensive

fairness Then he observed how dry and parched her lips were

"Take a drink of this," he insisted heartily, holding out toward her as

he spoke his partially filled canteen