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In an incredibly short ti the peach orchard that surrounded the ranch-house A young man in white flannels ju

"For heaven's sake!" he exclaimed "What does this mean?"

Rhoda was too ill to reply Cartwell did not slack his giant stride toward the house

"It rimly, "that you folks must be crazy to let Miss Tuttle take a walk in clothes like this! She's got a scorpion sting in her foot"

Thebeside Cartwell, then broke into a run

"I'll telephone to Gold Rock for the doctor and tell Mrs Newman"

He started on ahead

"NeverTell Mrs Jack to have hot water ready"

As Cartwell sprang up the porch steps, Mrs Newirl, with brown eyes and curly brown hair

"Rhoda! Kut-le!" she cried "Why didn't I warn her! Put her on the couch here in the hall, Kut-le John, tell Li Chung to bring the hot-water bottles Here, Rhoda dear, drink this!"

For half an hour the three, with Li Chung hovering in the background, worked over the girl Then as they saw her stupor change to a natural sleep, Katherine gave a sigh that was alht!" she said "O Kut-le, if you hadn't coht have gone hard with her, she's so delicate Gee, I'ht a two-mile tramp across the desert for it worth while!"

The three were on the porch now The young man in flannels, who had said little but had obeyed orders explicitly eyed Cartwell curiously

"You're Newineer, aren't you?" he asked "My naations, this "

Cartwell took the extended hand

"Well, you know," he said carefully, "a scorpion sting may or may not be serious People have died of them Mrs Jack here oes about like a drunken sailor with one for a day, then forgets it Miss Tuttle will be all right when she wakes up I'm off till dinner time, Mrs Jack Jack will think I've reverted!"

DeWitt stood for a h the peach-trees He was torn by a strange feeling, half of aversion, half of charer Then: "Hold on, Cartwell," he cried "I'll drive you back in the buckboard"