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Kells held the coat for her and she slipped into it She see way below her hips, and for the first tiain

"Modesty is all very well in a wo,"

remarked Kells "Turn up your collarPull down your hat--

farther--There! If you won't go as a youngster now I'll eat Dandy

Dale's outfit and get you silk dresses Ha-ha!"

Joan was not deceived by his huht like to look at her in

that outrageous bandit costu proclivities of his, habits of his California

road-agent days; but she felt that notwithstanding this, once she

had donned the long coat he was relieved and glad in spite of

hi Sometimes she al very different

They set out, Joan between Kells and Cleve How strange for her! She

had daring enough to feel for Jiive it

a squeeze Then he nearly broke her fingers She felt the fire in

hi was rough,

owing to the uneven road and the stones Several tiled They passed ruddy camp-fires, where steam and

s; and