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CHAPTER XI I B® Tue life apart enclosed him again. If some en- counter with Indians bound for a dance, some | reminiscent incident, brought on a momentary IB cstlessness, he did not have to deal with it. It BB imply expressed itself in the smug feeling that 8 what he had was so vastly superior to anything in | their philosophy. He was a little sorry for those E ocople. When he felt like that, he would stir his | ony to a lope, with his head high, uplifted, think- | ng of Slim Girl, of some little thing to say or do | ‘or her. He was a young man very much in love, l 2 young man with his mind made up to love. . At the beginning of the month of Little Snow, | =e surprised her by bringing an Indian home with | >im. She was disturbed and uneasy as she pre- cared the extra food. There was no reason to be | bothered; just because something had never hap- | ened before did not make it a bad sign. Under- geath all her self-confidence was a feeling which | she refused to recognize, that this life of theirs | hung by threads. Really, in her heart of hearts, | ste was surprised that everything ran so smoothly. t Little things upset her.

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