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"My camp is just back," said Dale, as if he had read Helen's mind "To-irls"

Helen and Bo were made as easy as blankets and saddles could make them, and the men went about their tasks

"Nell--isn't this--a dream?" murmured Bo

"No, child It's real--terribly real," replied Helen "Now that we're here--with that awful ride over--we can think"

"It's so pretty--here," yawned Bo "I'd just as lief Uncle Al didn't find us very soon"

"Bo! He's a sick man Think what the worry will be to him"

"I'll bet if he knows Dale he won't be so worried"

"Dale told us Uncle Al disliked him"

"Pooh! What difference does that rier or tireder!"

"I couldn't eat to-night," said Helen, wearily

When she stretched out she had a vague, delicious sensation that that was the end of Helen Rayner, and she was glad Above her, through the lacy, fernlike pine-needles, she saw blue sky and a pale star just showing Twilight was stealing doiftly The silence was beautiful, seely undisturbed by the soft, silky, dreamy fall of water Helen closed her eyes, ready for sleep, with the physical co In soh her flesh; in others throbbed deep-seated aches; her muscles appeared slowly to subside, to relax, with the quivering twinges ceasing one by one; throughcurrent

Bo's head dropped on Helen's shoulder Sense becaue to Helen She lost the lowof soht was that she tried to open her eyes and could not

When she awoke all was bright The sun shone almost directly overhead Helen was astounded Bo lay wrapped in deep sleep, her face flushed, with beads of perspiration on her brow and the chestnut curls dae--for she felt as if her back was broken--she endeavored to sit up In vain! Her spirit illing, but her muscles refused to act It must take a violent spas, sat there tre The commotion she had made in the blankets awoke Bo, and she blinked her surprised blue eyes in the sunlight

"Hello--Nell! do I have to--get up?" she asked, sleepily