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"Bring Dale," called Helen, softly after them

So it came about as naturally as it onderful that Bo rode the blue as disobeyed his first orders froreen-rising range Helen seemed impelled to follow She did not need to ask Dale the second tias, whose riding resembled their happiness

Dale read Helen's hts were in harmony with hers, for he always see And as they rode homeward he asked her in his quiet way if they could not spare a few days to visit his old cas I'd like to'" she replied

"Yes--an' Roy, too," added Dale, significantly

"Of course," said Helen, lightly, as if she had not caught hisBut she turned her eyes ahile her heart thulow "Will Toot me to ask you," replied Dale "John an' Hal can look after the one"

"Oh--so Too"

"It is always in oin' to work all o back to the woods often An' if you ever stoop to marry me--an' make me the richest of men--you'll have to marry as Tom Carmichael say that, too?" inquired Helen, softly

"Nell, do you want to knohat Las Vegas said?"

"By all o 'Milt, old hoss, let ive you a hunch I'm a man of family now--an' I've been a devil with the wih 'em Don't marry Nell Rayner in or near the house where I killed Beasley She'd remember An' don't let her remember thet day Go off into the woods Paradise Park! Bo an' ave hi sunset shadows In the fullness of that happy hour she had tirateful wonder at the keen penetration of the cowboy Caras who had saved her happiness