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The two young Northerners watched the h the orchard It was Cartwell Despite his breadth of shoulder, the young Indian looked slender, though it was evident that only panther strength could produce such panther grace He crossed the lawn and stood at the foot of the steps; one hand crushed his soft hat against his hip, and the sun turned his close-cropped black hair to blue bronze For an instant none of the three spoke It was as if each felt the ih such strange vicissitudes Cartwell, however, was not looking at DeWitt but at Rhoda, and she returned his gaze, surprised at the beauty of his face, with its large, long-lashed, Mohave eyes that were set well apart and set deeply as are the eyes of those whose ancestors have lived ht, thin-nostriled nose; with the stern, cleanlyinto the young Indian's deep black eyes, Rhoda felt within herself a vague stirring that for a second wiped the languor from her eyes
Cartwell spoke first, easily, in the quiet, well-modulated voice of the Indian
"Hello! All safe, I see! Mr Neill be here shortly" He seated hiainst a pillar and fanned hio to the coast for a while and let -headed as a Mohave"
"Are the Mohaves so pig-headed then?" asked DeWitt, s
Cartwell returned the smile with a flash of white teeth
"You bet they are! My mother was part Mohave and she used to say that only the Pueblo in her kept her fro as stiff-necked as yucca You're all over the dizziness, Miss Tuttle?"
"Yes," said Rhoda "You were very good to me"
Cartwell shook his head
"I'm afraid I can't take special credit for that Will you two ride to the ditch with me toation dream, don't you, Mr DeWitt?"
DeWitt answered a little stiffly
"It's out of the question for Miss Tuttle to attempt such a trip, thank you"
But to her own as well as DeWitt's astonishly
"You must let me refuse my own invitations, John Perhaps the ditch would interest racious, Rhoda! If anything will interest you, don't let ainst Rhoda's being interested in an Indian's suggestion Both Rhoda and Cartwell felt this and there was an aard pause This was broken by a faint halloo from the corral and DeWitt rose abruptly