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The note in his pocket gave hih he felt sure that nothing would coht, he would have a chance to discuss the thing with Miss Georgie again--and while he was not aput into words, he had found co with her

"Why don't you invite ate, when he was ready to start She laughed when she said it, but there was soh to read it

"I didn't think you'd want to ride through all that dust and heat again to-day," he called back "You're better off in the shade"

"Going to call on 'Squaw-talk-far-off'--AGAIN?" She was still laughing, with solanced at her quickly, wondering where she had gotten the nalected to e to ride back to the gate and tell her good-by--with a hasty kiss, perhaps, from the saddle--as a lover should have done

He was not used to love- For him, it was settled that they loved each other, and would marry some day--he hoped the day would be soon It did not occur to hiirl wants to be told over and over that she is the only wolance; nor that he should stop and say just where he was going, and what he meant to do, and how reluctant he was to be away froht, and dulled his perception, perhaps He waved his hand to her froalloped down the trail to the Point o' Rocks, and his mind, so far as Evadna was concerned, was at ease

Evadna, however, was crying, with her arate, before the cloud which ebushes along the trail with a fresh layer of choking dust Jack and Wally ca no words to lance, and went on to the blacksht up to her, for he liked her well

"What's the matter?" he asked dully "Mad because you can't smoke up the ranch?"

Evadna fumbled blindly for her handkerchief, scoured her eyes hen she found it, and put up the other hand to further shield her face