“Oh’afewdaysago。“
“Howlongy’goin’t’stay？“
“Oh，Id’know。Aweek，mebbe。“
Afar-offhalloocamepulsingacrosstheshimmeringair。Theboyscreamed“Dinner!“andwavedhishatwithanansweringwhoop，thenfloppedoffthehorselikeaturtleoffastoneintowater。Hehadthehorseunhookedinaninstant，andhadflunghistoesupoverthehorse’sback，inacttoclimbon，whenRobsaid：
“H’yare，youngfeller!wa!taminute。Tired？“heaskedthegirlwithatonethatwasmorethankindly；itwasalmosttender。