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She spoke it earnestly, eloquently, and for once she had no sly little intonation or pert allure man

"Aw, you heard about that," replied Carht of it "Nothin' much It had to be done An' shore I was afraid of Roy He'd been bad An' so would any of the other boys I'm sorta lookin' out for all of them, you know, actin' as Miss Helen's foreman now"

Helen was unutterably tickled The effect of his speech upon Bo was stupendous He had disarmed her He had, with the finesse and tact and suavity of a diploation, and the detach be apparentlyand hu to Bo She sat silent for a moment or thile Helen tried to fit easily into the conversation It was not likely that Bo would long be at a loss for words, and also it was immensely probable that with a flash of her wonderful spirit she would turn the tables on her perverse lover in a twinkling Anyway, plain it was that a lesson had sunk deep She looked startled, hurt, wistful, and finally sweetly defiant

"But--you told Riggs I was your girl!" Thus Bo unine how Carlance which accompanied it

Helen did not yet know the cowboy, any more than did Bo

"Shore I had to say thet I had toI reckon it was presuize"

Bo stared at hiasp, she drooped

"Wal, I just run in to say howdy an' to inquire after you-all," said Caroin' to the dance, an' as Flo lives out of toays I'd shore better rustle Good night, Miss Bo; I hope you'll be ridin' Saht, Miss Helen"

Bo roused to a very friendly and laconic little speech, ood-by, closed the door after hiic

"Flo! He ly, cross-eyed, bold, little fru lady is not beautiful, I grant, but she's very nice and pleasant I liked her"

"Nell Rayner, ood! And cowboys are the worst!" declared Bo, terribly