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Miss Cullen" said. eravely. you
have those letters. and must give them
90 me-"
But told you" she began.
To spare her second untruth.
Interrupted her by saying. Il trap
ped your brother into acknowledging
chat you have them"
you must have misunderstood
him" she replied. calmly. "or else he
didn't know that the arrangement was
changed"
Her steadlness rather shocked my
conviction. but said, You must give
me those letters, or | must search
you"
you never would" she cried, ris-
ing and looking me In the face.
On impulse | tried a big blum.
took hold OF the lapel OF her waist.
intending TO undo just one button. |
let go in fright when | found there
was no button-only an awful compli-
cation OF hooks or some other femi-
nine method OF keeping things to
gether-and | grew red and tremhlcd,
thinking what might have happened
had I. by bad luck, made anything come
undone. II Miss Cullen had been mo-
ticing me. she would have seen a ter.
ribly scared man.
But she wasn't, luckily. for the mo-
ment my hand touched her dress. and
before she could realize that /
snatched II away. she collapsed on the
rock, and burst into tears.
"Oh! OH" she sobbed II begged
papa not to. but he insisted they We're
safest with me. I'll give them TO you,
n you'll only 20 away and not Her
tears made her inarticulate and with.
out waiting for more | ran into the
hut. feeling as near like murderer
as guiltless man could.
Lord Rallies by this time was malt
ing almost as much noise as an en-
CINE pulling heavy freight mp grade
under forced draft swearing over his
trousers, and was offering the COW.
boy and Hance money 20 recover
them. when they told him this was
impossible he tried to get them %
sell or hire pair, but they didn't like
the idea OF riding into camp minus
those essentials any better than be did.
While waited they settled the dim
Guilty by strapping a blanket around
him, and by splitting II up the middle
and using plenty OF cord they rugged
him out after fashion, but think
n he could have seen himself and
been given an option he would have
preferred To wait till II was dark
enough 10 creep into camp unnoticed.
Before long Miss Cullen called. and
when | went To her she handed me,
without a word. three letters. AS she
did so she crimsoned violently. and
looked down in her modification.
was so sorry for her that, though mo-
ment before | had been judging her
harshly, | now couldn't help saying:
"our positions have been SO difficult
Miss Cullen, that | don't think
either OF MS is quite responsible for
our actions"
She said nothing. and after pause
4 continued:
II hope you'll think "a loniently OF
my conduct as you can. for can't tell
You how grieyed | am to have panied
you"
Cullen Joined us at this point. and
knowing that every moment we re
NAMED would be distressing to his
sister, announced that we would
start up the trail. hadn't the heart
60 offer 20 help her TO mount, and
after Frederic had. put her up we fell
into eingle file behind Hance, Lord
Rallies coming last
As soon as we started took look
at the three letters They were all
addressed 10 Theodore Il, Camp ESQ.
Ash Forks, Arizona, OF the d.