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"Good-irl looked at the beautiful naked body and reddened

"You beast!" she said clearly

Kut-le looked at her with slightly contracted eyes Then he spoke to the fat squaw She rose hastily and lifted a pot fro cup of broth froirl struck it away Kut-le walked slowly over, picked up the e stupidly and filled it once more at the kettle Then he held it out to Rhoda His nearness roused the girl to frenzy With difficulty she brought her stiffened body to a sitting position Her beautiful gray eyes were black with her sense of outrage

"Take it away, beast!" she panted

Kut-le held her gaze

"Drink it, Rhoda!" he said quietly

The girl returned his look for aherself for her weakness, she took the cup and drained it Kut-le tossed the cup to the squaw, pushed Rhoda back to her blankets and covered her very gently Then he went back to his boulder The girl lay staring up at the sky Utterly learoan she was asleep

She slept as she had not slept forsun wakened her She sat up stiffly The squaere unpacking a burlap bag They were greasy and dirty but they oue sense of protection They in turn gazed at the tangled glory of her hair, at the hopeless beauty of her eyes, at the pathos of the droopingthe desert TheRhoda with some of her old poise After several atte way to Kut-le's side

"Kut-le," she said, "perhaps you will tellIndian, turned to her White and exhausted, heavy hair in confusion, Rhoda still was lovely

"You seem to have more interest in life," he said, "than you have had since I have known you I thought the experiment would have that effect!"

"You brute!" cried Rhoda "Can't you see how silly you are? You will be caught and lynched before the day is passed"

Kut-le smiled

"Pshaw! Three Apaches can outwit a hundred white ht her breath

"Oh, Kut-le, how could you do this thing! How could you! I ao! I'll not even ask you for a horse Just let o by myself!"