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Proer and Dick, at work on the Le by the corral in various attitudes of ease, all of the They were lean, powerful fellows,They were dressed almost with the siirdled with a twist of bright colored silk, a bandanna twisted and tied filet wise about the head Most of the, but there were four er wondered if these were not the machinists of whom Dick had spoken

"Any of you er Two of the older ht, Dick, here you are Rabbit Tail, how ? Thirty By Jove, that's fine! Now three of youthis space between the corral and pued out But, Rabbit Tail, I want all the mechanics down at the Plant"

The old Indian nodded, then said, "Where's Charley? You tell her come out here"

"She's up at the house," said Dick "There she is, on the porch with the squaw Oh, Charley! Come here!"

Charley came rapidly down the trail Old Rabbit Tail shook hands with her sole Old Rabbit Tail keep prolad do this for white squaw good to Injuns You say 'How' to them"

Charley's fine eyes deepened with unshed tears "I arateful to all of you!" she exclaimed "I want to shake hands with each of you," and she went down the line, the strangers a at her with frank curiosity and interest

This little cere been completed to Rabbit Tail's obvious satisfaction, the old chief set his nated at the Ranch and then with the rest of the gang and the string of burros, he followed Roger down to the Plant

That was a er had never seen equaled by white men They were as curious about the Sun Plant as children and deeply interested in Roger's explanation of it Their general intelligence Roger found to be high above that of the average gang of whites He never before had had the thrill of working with a crowd of ence and interest to this degree The four machinists proved to be all that Dick had said and er had never had so deeply satisfying a seven days This, in spite of the fact that he worked like hisonly to eat the bountiful irls, with the Indian women, prepared at the ranch This, in spite of ferocious heat and al to the lack of lifting and trucking facilities