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Bo reined in the -suit which she had ray with the touches of red beads was rown considerably during the winter and now looked too flashing and pretty to rese and lithe Red spots shone in her cheeks and her eyes held that ever-dangerous blaze

"Nell, did you give me away to that cowboy?" she demanded

"Give you away!" exclaimed Helen, blankly

"Yes You know I told you--awhile back--that I ildly in love with hiht have been furious, but she certainly was not confused

"Why, Bo! How could you? No I did not," replied Helen

"Never gave him a hint?"

"Not even a hint You have my word for that Why? What's happened?"

"Heto the near approach of the cowboy

"Mawnin', Miss Nell," he drawled "I was just tellin' this here Miss Bo-Peep Rayner--"

"Don't call me that!" broke in Bo, with fire in her voice

"Wal, I was just tellin' her thet she wasn't goin' off on anyrides Honest now, Miss Nell, it ain't safe, an'--"

"You're not ree with hiot to be your boss," drawled Carmichael "Shore I ain't hankerin' for the job You could ride to Kingdo the Apaches--or over here a ways"--at this he grinned knowingly--"or anywheres, for all I cared But I'm workin' for Miss Nell, an' she's boss An' if she says you're not to take them rides--you won't Savvy that, miss?"

It was a treat for Helen to see Bo look at the cowboy

"Mis-ter Car where I like?"

"Wal, if you're goin' worse locoed this way I'll keep you off'n a hoss if I have to rope you an' tie you up By golly, I will!"

His dry huone and manifestly he meant what he said

"Wal," she drawled it very softly and sweetly, but venoain!"

At this he flushed, then esture with his hand, expressive of heat and shame