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"I' up with an effort, "if you think we should go further to-night I really don't feel bad at all any lad," he said; "I was afraid I had ht, I think This is as good a place to camp as any, and water not far away You will find your boudoir just inside that group of trees, and in half an hour or so the canvas will be quite dry for your bed I've got it spread out, you see, close to the fire on the other side there And it wasn't wet through The blanket was sheltered It will be warm and dry I think we can make you comfortable Have you ever slept out under the stars before--that is, of course, with the exception of last night? I don't suppose you really enjoyed that experience"

Hazel shuddered at the thought

"I don't re Will those creatures coht if I have to hear theain"

"You may hear thely; "they do not like the fire They will not come near nor disturb you Besides, I shall be close at hand all night I aht I shall keep a bright fire blazing"

"But you--you--ill you do? You are planning to givewatch You have walked all day while I have ridden, and you have been nurse and cook as well, while I have been good for nothing And now you want ht while you sit up"

There was a ring in the young man's voice as he answered her that thrilled her to the heart

"I shall be all right," he said, and his voice was positively joyous, "and I shall have the greatest night of ht have I slept alone under the stars with no one to guard, and felt the loneliness Now I shall always have this to reis war as a pillow I shall sleep and rest, and yet be always on the alert to keep up the fire and hear any sound that co the plan of soirl lay and watched his handsoht and rejoiced in it So very sweet in coer friend She found herself glad of the wideness of the desert and the stillness of the night that shut out the world and made their reat longing possessed her to know more and understand better the fine personality of thismen, she was convinced