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"An' he was here when I arrived," concluded Dale, set rid of hi I ever knew He knohat I say He can almost talk An' I swear he can cry He does whenever I start off without him"

"How perfectly wonderful!" exclaireat? But I love horses best"

It see about him, for he looked ashaaze She knew sos for their owners This story of Dale's, however, was stranger than any she had ever heard

Toar, put in an appearance then, and there was scarcely love in the tawny eyes he bent upon Pedro But the hound did not deign to notice him Tom sidled up to Bo, who sat on the farther side of the tarpaulin table-cloth, and manifestly wanted part of her breakfast

"Gee! I love the look of him," she said "But when he's close he makes my flesh creep"

"Beasts are as queer as people," observed Dale "They take likes an' dislikes I believe Toins to be interested in your sister I can tell"

"Where's Bud?" inquired Bo

"He's asleep or around soirls like to do?"

"Ride!" declared Bo, eagerly

"Aren't you sore an' stiff?"

"I ao out toto be a cure for aches"

"Sure is, if you can stand it An' ill your sister like to do?" returned Dale, turning to Helen

"Oh, I'll rest, and watch you folks--and dream," replied Helen

"But after you've rested you s It doesn'tas you don't sit idle"

"Why?" queried Helen, in surprise "Why not be idle here in this beautiful, wild place? just to dream away the hours--the days! I could do it"

"But you mustn't It took ht noould love nothin' et my work, my horses an' pets--everythin', an' just lay around, seein' an' feelin'"