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For a long ti her problem and John watched her soberly Finally she turned to speak As she did so, she caught on the young ether wretched that the girl's heart smote her This was indeed a poor return for what he had endured for her! Rhoda jumped to her feet with resolution in her eyes "Are you too tired to explore the ruins?" she asked DeWitt rose languidly Rhoda had responded at once to rest and food but John would need a th

"I'll do anything you want nored the last phrase

"Even if we're half dead, it's too bad toas this You couldn't find as glorious a setting for a ruin anywhere in Europe"

"Oh, yes, you could; lots of 'em," answered DeWitt "You can't co in Europe What makes European ruins appeal to us is not only their intrinsic beauty but the association of big ideas with thehts built thehts?" asked Rhoda "Wasn't it just as great for these Pueblo Indians to perfor this for their fa to work thousands of slaves to death to build hihed

"Rhoda, you can love the desert, its Indians and its ruins all you want to, if you won't ask me to! I've had all I want of the three of them! Lord, how I hate it all!"

Rhoda looked at hie in her that was even greater than the physical! If only he could see the beauty of those far lavender hazes! If only he could understand how even now she was heartsick for the night trail where one looked up into the sky as into a shadowy opal! If only he knew the peace that had dith her on the holiday ledge where there were tints and beauties too deep for words! And yet with the wistfulness cae sense of satisfaction that all this new part of herforever to Kut-le

John led the way into the dwelling All was emptiness and ruin All that remained of the old life within its walls onderful bits of pottery Only once did DeWitt give evidence of pleasure He was exa the carefully finished walls of one of the rooms when he called: "I say, Rhoda, just look at this bit of humanness!"