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Kut-le talked rapidly, now in Spanish and now in English, and at last the padre turned to Rhoda with a s?"

"Yes," said Rhoda, though her voice tre to Jack and Billy

The two men nodded

"Then enter!" said the padre

And with Cesca and Molly bringing up the rear, the wedding party followed the padre down a long adobe hallway across a courtyard where pal fountain, into a dirim adobe walls and pews hacked and worn by centuries of use

The padre was excited and pleased

"If," he said, "you all will sit, I will call my two choir-boys who are at work in the olive orchard They are not far away We are always ready to hold service for such as h the door of the choir loft and returned shortly, followed by two tall Mexican half-breeds, clad in priceless surplices that had been wrought in Spain two centuries before They lighted soan their chant in soft, well-trained voices

The padre turned and waited Kut-le rose and, taking Rhoda's hand, he led her before the aged priest

To the thite etable The dis of desert history; the priest of the ancient religion; standing before hi and one of a conquering race, both startlingly vivid in the perfection of their beauty; and, looking on, the tide-eyed squaith aboriginal wonder in their eyes

It was but a er; but a moment before the priest had pronounced them man and wife

As the two left the priest, Jack kissed Rhoda solemnly twice

"Once for Katherine," he said, "and once for me I don't understand much how it all has co to trust you to hiet that speech If I live long enough, I'll repay you for it"

"And an Indian keeps his promises," said Rhoda softly

Billy Porter was not to be outdone

"Now that it's all over with, I'll say that Kut-le is a good fighter and that you are the handsomest couple I ever saw"

Kut-le chuckled

"Cesca, aood! They--"

But Molly elbowed Cesca aside

"You no listen to her!" she said