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"Don't trouble to discuss thewith you Katherine probably sent so for me, didn't she?"

"Why, yes!" exclaiht of She sent her own riding things for you She spoke of the little silk dress you had on and said you hadn't anything appropriate in your trunks for the rough trip yourapidly, as if to relieve the tension of the situation He undid a pack that he had kept tied to his saddle during all the long weeks of pursuit

"We can rig up a dressing-roo a bundle into Rhoda's hands

Rhoda stood holding the bundle in silence while all hands set to rigging up her dressing-room She felt suddenly cool-headed and resourceful Her mind was forced away from her own sorrow to the solution of another heavy problem In the little blanket tent she unrolled the bundle and shtfulness There were underwear, handkerchiefs, toilet articles and Katherine's own pretty corduroy divided skirt and Norfolk jacket with a little blouse and Ascot scarf

Rhoda took off her buckskins and tattered blue shirt sloith lips that would quiver This was the last, the very last of Kut-le! She dressed herself in Katherine's clothes, then folded up the buckskins and shirt She would keep them, always! When she came out from the tent she stepped aardly, for the skirts bothered her, and Jack, waiting nearby, smiled at her At another time Rhoda would have joined in his amusement, but now she asked soberly: "Which horse is for me?"

"Rhoda!" cried DeWitt, "I really wouldn't know you! I thought I never could want you anything but ethereal, but--Jack! Isn't she wonderful!"

Jack grinned Rhoda, tanned and oval-cheeked, and straight of back and shoulder, was not to be compared with the invalid Rhoda

"Gee!" he said "Wait till Katherine sees her!"

Rhoda shrugged her shoulders

"My pleasure in all that is sed up by this savage obsession of yours"

John DeWitt led out Rhoda's pony

"You don't understand, dear," he said "You can't doubt e of it all-- That Apache devil!"

"I do understand, John," answered Rhoda wearily "Don't try to explain again I know just how you all feel Only, I will not have Kut-le killed"

"Rhoda," said DeWitt hoarsely, "I shall kill hi!"

Rhoda turned away The line of march was quickly formed Porter led Carlos closed the rear DeWitt and New in reaching the trail down the cañon wall Here they paused, for the rough ascent was ily at Rhoda but she volunteered no information She believed that Kut-le had left the ca since If for any reason he had delayed his going, she knew that he had watched every movement in the white camp and could protect himself easily