From: Radeke <unc...@co...> - 2009-12-24 09:58:13
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Nderstand the impulse that prompted her to do it. But as Hutter had assured her it was a remarkably good investment on very little capital, she had tried to persuade herself of its advantages. Back of it all had been an irresistible desire to be able some day to present to Glenn this ranch site he loved. She had concluded he would never wholly dissociate himself from this West; and as he would visit it now and then, she had already begun forming plans of her own. She could stand a month in Arizona at long intervals. "Hutter and I will go into cattle raising some day," went on Glenn. "And that Deep Lake place is what I want for myself." "What work are you doing for Hutter?" asked Carley. "Anything from building fence to cutting timber," laughed Glenn. "I've not yet the experience to be a foreman like Lee Stanton. Besides, I have a little business all my own. I put all my money in that." "You mean here--this--this farm?" "Yes. And the stock I'm raisin'. You see I have to feed corn. And believe me, Carley, those cornfields represent some job." "I can well believe that," replied Carley. "You--you looked i |