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"Me no can watchum more, mebbyso six days Yo' no sleepum all time yo' walk--no thinkum all time squaw Mebbyso yo' think forslowly down froht I'll watchulance of passing,her hair, and as young and fresh-cheeked and bright-eyed and slender, forgot her the instant his eyes left her, and irl who held all his thoughts and all his desire

That girl was sitting upon the rock which Donny had occupied, and she looked very , much as Donny had sulked She had her chin in a pink pal little holes in the sand with the tip of her rod, which was not at all beneficial to the rod and did not appear even to interest the digger; for her wonderfully blue eyes were staring at the green-and-white churn of the rapids, and her lips were pursedat so fixedly

Good Indian's eyes were upon her while he was diso to her i, and explained to the boys just why he had left so unaccountably Secretly he was hoping that Evadna heard the explanation, and he raised his voice purposely But Evadna was not listening, apparently; and, if she had been, the noise of the rapids would have prevented her hearing what he said

Miss Georgie Hoas frying fish and consistently snubbing Bauer, who hulked loosely near the campfire, and between puffs at his pipe praised heavily her skill, and professed to own a ravenous appetite Good Indian heard him as he passed close by theave in return; and he stopped and half turned, looking at her with involuntary appreciation His glance took in Bauer next, and he lifted a shoulder and went on Without intentionally resorting to subterfuge, he felt an urge to wash his hands, and he chose for his ablutions that part of the river's edge which was nearest Evadna

First he stooped and drank thirstily, his hat pushed back, while his lipswater, clear and cold, yet with the chill it had brought fros which fed it, and as he lifted his head he looked full at her

Evadna stared stonily over hiht have been one of the rocks, for all the notice she took of him