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Here, there was no kindly brakee Helen bade Bo take her share; thus burdened, they et off the train

Upon the platfor, hich she was straining, and a loud voice called out: "Girls, we're here--sure out in the wild an' woolly West!"

The speaker was Riggs, and he had possessed hie with action and speech meant more to impress the curious crowd than to be really kind In the exciteotten him The manner of sudden reminder--the insincerity of it--made her temper flash She almost fell, encumbered as she was, in her hurry to descend the steps She saw the tall hunter in gray step forward close to her as she reached for the bag Riggs held

"Mr Riggs, I'll carrythis You help Bo with hers," he replied, familiarly

"But I want it," she rejoined, quietly, with sharp deter away frooin' any farther with that joke, are you?" he queried, deprecatingly, and he still spoke quite loud

"It's no joke to me," replied Helen "I told you I didn't want your attention"

"Sure But that was teoin' to let a quarrel keep me from lookin' after you till you're safe at your uncle's"

Helen turned her back upon him The tall hunter had just helped Bo off the car Then Helen looked up into a sray eyes

"Are you Helen Rayner?" he asked

"Yes"

"My name's Dale I've come to meet you"

"Ah! My uncle sent you?" added Helen, in quick relief

"No; I can't say Al sent an the rasping Helen by the arm, pulled her back a step

"Say,friends here?" he des She could not read this quiet gray gaze, but it thrilled her

"No I come on my own hook," he answered

"You'll understand, then--they're in ray eyes met Helen's, and if there was not a smile in them or behind them she was still further baffled