found’em。Goingtotakesomeladiesdowninthecarto—morrow。\"
Giddyscowled。HedidnotdisputetheproprietyofRay’smeasures，ifthereweretobeladiesonboard，buthefeltinjured。\"Isupposeyou’llexpectmetobehavelikeaY。M。C。A。secretary，\"hegrowled。\"Ican’tdomyworkandserveteaatthesametime。\"
\"Noneedtohaveatea—party，\"saidRaywithdeter—
minedcheerfulness。\"Mrs。Kronborgwillbringthelunch，anditwillbeadarnedgoodone。\"
Giddyloungedagainstthecar，holdinghiscigarbetweentwothickfingers。\"ThenIguessshe’llgetit，\"heobservedknowingly。\"Idon’tthinkyourmusicalfriendismuchonthegrub—box。Hastokeepherhandswhitetotickletheivories。\"GiddyhadnothingagainstThea，buthefeltcantankerousandwantedtogetariseoutofKennedy。
\"Everymantohisownjob，\"Rayrepliedagreeably，pullinghiswhiteshirtonoverhishead。
Giddyemittedsmokedisdainfully。\"Isupposeso。Themanthatgetsherwillhavetowearanapronandbakethepancakes。Well，somemenliketomessaboutthekitchen。\"
Hepaused，butRaywasintentongettingintohisclothesasquicklyaspossible。Giddythoughthecouldgoalittlefurther。\"Ofcourse，Idon’tdisputeyourrighttohaulwomeninthiscarifyouwantto；butpersonally，sofarasI’mconcerned，I’dagooddealratherdrinkacanoftoma—
toesanddowithoutthewomenANDtheirlunch。Iwasnevermuchenslavedtohard—boiledeggs，anyhow。\"
\"You’lleat’emto—morrow，allthesame。\"Ray’stonehadasteelyglitterashejumpedoutofthecar，andGiddystoodasidetolethimpass。HeknewthatKennedy’snextreplywouldbedeliveredbyhand。HehadonceseenRay
beatupanastyfellowforinsultingaMexicanwomanwhohelpedaboutthegrub—carintheworktrain，andhisfistshadworkedliketwosteelhammers。Giddywasn’tlookingfortrouble。
Ateighto’clockthenextmorningRaygreetedhisladiesandhelpedthemintothecar。Giddyhadputonacleanshirtandyellowpig—skinglovesandwaswhistlinghisbest。HeconsideredKennedyaflukeasaladies’man，andiftherewastobeaparty，thehonorshadtobedonebysomeonewhowasn’tablacksmithatsmall—talk。
Giddyhad，asRaysarcasticallyadmitted，\"alocalrepu—
tationasajollier，\"andhewasfluentingallantspeechesofanottoo—veilednature。HeinsistedthatTheashouldtakehisseatinthecupola，oppositeRay’s，whereshecouldlookoutoverthecountry。Theatoldhim，assheclamberedup，thatshecaredagooddealmoreaboutridinginthatseatthanaboutgoingtoDenver。Raywasneversocompanionableandeasyaswhenhesatchattinginthelookoutofhislittlehouseonwheels。Goodstoriescametohim，andinterestingrecollections。Theahadagreatrespectforthereportshehadtowriteout，andforthetelegramsthatwerehandedtohimatstations；foralltheknowledgeandexperienceitmusttaketorunafreighttrain。
Giddy，downinthecar，inthepausesofhiswork，madehimselfagreeabletoMrs。Kronborg。
\"It’sagreatresttobewheremyfamilycan’tgetatme，Mr。Giddy，\"shetoldhim。\"IthoughtyouandRaymighthavesomehouseworkhereformetolookafter，butI
couldn’timproveanyonthiscar。\"
\"Oh，weliketokeepherneat，\"returnedGiddyglibly，winkingupatRay’sexpressiveback。\"Ifyouwanttoseeacleanice—box，lookatthisone。Yes，Kennedyalwayscarriesfreshcreamtoeatonhisoatmeal。I’mnotparticu—
lar。Thetincow’sgoodenoughforme。\"
\"Mostofyouboyssmokesomuchthatallvictualstastealiketoyou，\"saidMrs。Kronborg。\"I’vegotnoreligiousscruplesagainstsmoking，butIcouldn’ttakeasmuchinterestcookingforamanthatusedtobacco。Iguessit’sallrightforbachelorswhohavetoeatround。\"
Mrs。Kronborgtookoffherhatandveilandmadeher—
selfcomfortable。Sheseldomhadanopportunitytobeidle，andsheenjoyedit。Shecouldsitforhoursandwatchthesage—hensflyupandthejack—rabbitsdartawayfromthetrack，withoutbeingbored。Sheworeatanbombazinedress，madeveryplainly，andcarriedaroomy，worn，mother—of—the—familyhandbag。
RayKennedyalwaysinsistedthatMrs。Kronborgwas\"afine—lookinglady，\"butthiswasnotthecommonopin—
ioninMoonstone。RayhadlivedlongenoughamongtheMexicanstodislikefussiness，tofeelthattherewassome—
thingmoreattractiveineaseofmannerthaninabsent—
mindedconcernabouthairpinsanddabsoflace。Hehadlearnedtothinkthatthewayawomanstood，moved，satinherchair，lookedatyou，wasmoreimportantthantheabsenceofwrinklesfromherskirt。Rayhad，indeed，suchunusualperceptionsinsomedirections，thatonecouldnothelpwonderingwhathewouldhavebeenifhehadever，ashesaid，had\"halfachance。\"
Hewasright；Mrs。Kronborgwasafine—lookingwoman。
Shewasshortandsquare，butherheadwasarealhead，notamerejerkyterminationofthebody。Ithadsomeindividualityapartfromhatsandhairpins。Herhair，Moonstonewomenadmitted，wouldhavebeenverypretty\"onanybodyelse。\"Frizzybangswerewornthen，butMrs。Kronborgalwaysdressedherhairinthesameway，partedinthemiddle，brushedsmoothlybackfromherlow，whiteforehead，pinnedlooselyonthebackofherheadintwothickbraids。Itwasgrowinggrayaboutthetemples，butafterthemannerofyellowhairitseemedonlytohavegrownpalerthere，andhadtakenonacolor
likethatofEnglishprimroses。Hereyeswereclearanduntroubled；herfacesmoothandcalm，and，asRaysaid，\"strong。\"
TheaandRay，upinthesunnycupola，werelaughingandtalking。Raygotgreatpleasureoutofseeingherfacethereinthelittleboxwherehesooftenimaginedit。Theywerecrossingaplateauwheregreatredsandstoneboulderslayabout，mostofthemmuchwideratthetopthanatthebase，sothattheylookedlikegreattoadstools。
\"Thesandhasbeenblowingagainstthemforagoodmanyhundredyears，\"Rayexplained，directingThea’seyeswithhisglovedhand。\"Youseethesandblowslow，beingsoheavy，andcutsthemoutunderneath。Windandsandareprettyhigh—classarchitects。That’stheprincipleofmostoftheCliff—DwellerremainsdownatCanyondeChelly。Thesandstormshaddugoutbigdepressionsinthefaceofacliff，andtheIndiansbuilttheirhousesbackinthatdepression。\"
\"Youtoldmethatbefore，Ray，andofcourseyouknow。
Butthegeographysaystheirhouseswerecutoutofthefaceofthelivingrock，andIlikethatbetter。\"
Raysniffed。\"Whatnonsensedoesgetprinted！It’senoughtogiveamandisrespectforlearning。HowcouldthemIndianscuthousesoutofthelivingrock，whentheyknewnothingabouttheartofforgingmetals？\"Rayleanedbackinhischair，swunghisfoot，andlookedthought—
fulandhappy。Hewasinoneofhisfavoritefieldsofspecu—
lation，andnothinggavehimmorepleasurethantalkingthesethingsoverwithTheaKronborg。\"I’lltellyou，Thee，ifthoseoldfellowshadlearnedtoworkmetalsonce，yourancientEgyptiansandAssyrianswouldn’thavebeatthemverymuch。Whatevertheydiddo，theydidwell。
Theirmasonry’sstandingthereto—day，thecornersastrueastheDenverCapitol。Theywerecleveratmostevery—
thingbutmetals；andthatonefailurekeptthemfromgettingacross。Itwasthequicksandthatswallowed’em
up，asarace。Iguesscivilizationproperbeganwhenmenmasteredmetals。\"
Raywasnotvainabouthisbookishphrases。Hedidnotusethemtoshowoff，butbecausetheyseemedtohimmoreadequatethancolloquialspeech。Hefeltstronglyaboutthesethings，andgropedforwords，ashesaid，\"toexpresshimself。\"HehadthelamentableAmericanbeliefthat\"expression\"isobligatory。Hestillcarriedinhistrunk，amongtheunrelatedpossessionsofarailroadman，anote—
bookonthetitle—pageofwhichwaswritten\"ImpressionsonFirstViewingtheGrandCanyon，RayH。Kennedy。\"
Thepagesofthatbookwerelikeabattlefield；thelaboringauthorhadfallenbackfrommetaphoraftermetaphor，abandonedpositionafterposition。Hewouldhaveadmit—
tedthattheartofforgingmetalswasnothingtothistreach—
erousbusinessofrecordingimpressions，inwhichthematerialyouweresofullofvanishedmysteriouslyunderyourstrivinghand。\"Escapingsteam！\"hehadsaidtohim—
self，thelasttimehetriedtoreadthatnotebook。
Theadidn’tmindRay’stravel—lectureexpressions。Shedodgedthem，unconsciously，asshedidherfather’spro—
fessionalpalaver。ThelightinRay’spale—blueeyesandthefeelinginhisvoicemorethanmadeupforthestiff—
nessofhislanguage。
\"WeretheCliff—Dwellersreallycleverwiththeirhands，Ray，ordoyoualwayshavetomakeallowanceandsay，’ThatwasprettygoodforanIndian’？\"sheasked。
RaywentdownintothecartogivesomeinstructionstoGiddy。\"Well，\"hesaidwhenhereturned，\"abouttheaborigines：onceortwiceI’vebeenwithsomefellowswhowerecrackingburialmounds。Alwaysfeltalittleashamedofit，butwedidpulloutsomeremarkablethings。Wegotsomepotteryoutwhole；seemedprettyfinetome。Iguesstheirwomenweretheirartists。Wefoundlotsofoldshoesandsandalsmadeoutofyuccafiber，neatandstrong；andfeatherblankets，too。\"
\"Featherblankets？Younevertoldmeaboutthem。\"
\"Didn’tI？Theoldfellows——orthesquaws——woveaclosenettingofyuccafiber，andthentiedonlittlebunchesofdownfeathers，overlapping，justthewayfeathersgrowonabird。Someofthemwerefeatheredonbothsides。
Youcan’tgetanythingwarmerthanthat，now，canyou？
——orprettier。WhatIlikeaboutthoseoldaboriginesis，thattheygotalltheirideasfromnature。\"
Thealaughed。\"Thatmeansyou’regoingtosaysome—
thingaboutgirls’wearingcorsets。ButsomeofyourIn—
diansflattenedtheirbabies’heads，andthat’sworsethanwearingcorsets。\"
\"GivemeanIndiangirl’sfigureforbeauty，\"Rayin—
sisted。\"Andagirlwithavoicelikeyoursoughttohaveplentyoflung—action。Butyouknowmysentimentsonthatsubject。Iwasgoingtotellyouaboutthehandsomestthingweeverlootedoutofthoseburialmounds。Itwasonawoman，too，Iregrettosay。Shewaspreservedasperfectasanymummythatevercameoutofthepyramids。Shehadabigstringofturquoisesaroundherneck，andshewaswrappedinafox—furcloak，linedwithlittleyellowfeathersthatmusthavecomeoffwildcanaries。Canyoubeatthat，now？ThefellowthatclaimeditsoldittoaBostonmanforahundredandfiftydollars。\"
Thealookedathimadmiringly。\"Oh，Ray，anddidn’tyougetanythingoffher，torememberherby，even？Shemusthavebeenaprincess。\"
Raytookawalletfromthepocketofthecoatthatwashangingbesidehim，anddrewfromitalittlelumpwrappedinworntissuepaper。Inamomentastone，softandblueasarobin’segg，layinthehardpalmofhishand。Itwasaturquoise，rubbedsmoothintheIndianfinish，whichissomuchmorebeautifulthantheincongruoushighpolishthewhitemangivesthattenderstone。\"Igotthisfromhernecklace。Seetheholewherethestringwentthrough？
YouknowhowtheIndiansdrillthem？Workthedrillwith
theirteeth。Youlikeit，don’tyou？They’rejustrightforyou。BlueandyellowaretheSwedishcolors。\"Raylookedintentlyatherhead，bentoverhishand，andthengavehiswholeattentiontothetrack。
\"I’lltellyou，Thee，\"hebeganafterapause，\"I’mgoingtoformacampingpartyoneofthesedaysandpersuadeyourPADREtotakeyouandyourmotherdowntothatcoun—
try，andwe’llliveintherockhouses——they’reascomfort—
ableascanbe——andstartthecookfiresupin’emonceagain。I’llgointotheburialmoundsandgetyoumorekeepsakesthananygirleverhadbefore。\"Rayhadplannedsuchanexpeditionforhisweddingjourney，anditmadehisheartthumptoseehowThea’seyeskindledwhenhetalkedaboutit。\"I’velearnedmoredownthereaboutwhatmakeshistory，\"hewenton，\"thaninallthebooksI’veeverread。Whenyousitinthesunandletyourheelshangoutofadoorwaythatdropsathousandfeet，ideascometoyou。Youbegintofeelwhatthehumanracehasbeenupagainstfromthebeginning。There’ssomethingmightyelevatingaboutthoseoldhabitations。Youfeellikeit’suptoyoutodoyourbest，onaccountofthosefellowshavingitsohard。Youfeellikeyouowedthemsomething。\"
AtWassiwappa，RaygotinstructionstosidetrackuntilThirty—sixwentby。Afterreadingthemessage，heturnedtohisguests。\"I’mafraidthiswillholdusupabouttwohours，Mrs。Kronborg，andwewon’tgetintoDenvertillnearmidnight。\"
\"Thatwon’ttroubleme，\"saidMrs。Kronborgcontent—
edly。\"TheyknowmeattheY。W。C。A。，andthey’llletmeinanytimeofnight。Icametoseethecountry，nottomaketime。I’vealwayswantedtogetoutatthiswhiteplaceandlookaround，andnowI’llhaveachance。Whatmakesitsowhite？\"
\"Somekindofchalkyrock。\"RaysprangtothegroundandgaveMrs。Kronborghishand。\"YoucangetsoilofanycolorinColorado；matchmostanyribbon。\"
WhileRaywasgettinghistrainontoasidetrack，Mrs。
Kronborgstrolledofftoexaminethepost—officeandsta—
tionhouse；these，withthewatertank，madeupthetown。
Thestationagent\"batched\"andraisedchickens。HeranouttomeetMrs。Kronborg，clutchedatherfeverishly，andbegantellingheratoncehowlonelyhewasandwhatbadluckhewashavingwithhispoultry。Shewenttohischickenyardwithhim，andprescribedforgapes。
Wassiwappaseemedadrearyplaceenoughtopeoplewholookedforverdure，abrilliantplacetopeoplewholikedcolor。Besidethestationhousetherewasablue—grassplot，protectedbyaredplankfence，andsixfly—bittenbox—eldertrees，notmuchlargerthanbushes，werekeptalivebyfrequenthosingsfromthewaterplug。Overthewindowssomedustymorning—gloryvinesweretrainedonstrings。
Allthecountryaboutwasbrokenupintolowchalkyhills，whichweresointenselywhite，andspottedsoevenlywithsage，thattheylookedlikewhiteleopardscrouching。Whitedustpowderedeverything，andthelightwassointensethatthestationagentusuallyworeblueglasses。Behindthestationtherewasawatercourse，whichroaredinfloodtime，andabasininthesoftwhiterockwhereapoolofalkaliwaterflashedinthesunlikeamirror。Theagentlookedalmostassickashischickens，andMrs。Kronborgatonceinvitedhimtolunchwithherparty。Hehad，heconfessed，adistasteforhisowncooking，andlivedmainlyonsodacrackersandcannedbeef。Helaughedapologetic—
allywhenMrs。Kronborgsaidsheguessedshe’dlookaboutforashadyplacetoeatlunch。
Shewalkedupthetracktothewatertank，andthere，inthenarrowshadowscastbytheuprightsonwhichthetankstood，shefoundtwotramps。Theysatupandstaredather，heavywithsleep。Whensheaskedthemwheretheyweregoing，theytoldher\"tothecoast。\"Theyrestedbydayandtraveledbynight；walkedthetiesunlesstheycouldstealaride，theysaid；addingthat\"these
Westernroadsweregettingstrict。\"Theirfaceswereblistered，theireyesblood—shot，andtheirshoeslookedfitonlyforthetrashpile。
\"Isupposeyou’rehungry？\"Mrs。Kronborgasked。\"I
supposeyoubothdrink？\"shewentonthoughtfully，notcensoriously。
Thehuskierofthetwohoboes，abushy，beardedfellow，rolledhiseyesandsaid，\"Iwonder？\"Buttheother，whowasoldandspare，withasharpnoseandwateryeyes，sighed。\"Somehasoneaffliction，someanother，\"hesaid。
Mrs。Kronborgreflected。\"Well，\"shesaidatlast，\"youcan’tgetliquorhere，anyway。Iamgoingtoaskyoutovacate，becauseIwanttohavealittlepicnicunderthistankforthefreightcrewthatbroughtmealong。IwishI
hadlunchenoughtoprovideyou，butIain’t。Thestationagentsayshegetshisprovisionsoverthereatthepost—
officestore，andifyouarehungryyoucangetsomecannedstuffthere。\"Sheopenedherhandbagandgaveeachofthetrampsahalf—dollar。
Theoldmanwipedhiseyeswithhisforefinger。\"Thank’ee，ma’am。Acanoftomatterswilltasteprettygoodtome。
Iwasn’talwayswalkin’ties；IhadagoodjobinCleve—
landbefore——\"
Thehairytrampturnedonhimfiercely。\"Aw，shutuponthat，grandpaw！Ain’tyougotnogratitude？Whatdoyouwanttohandtheladythatfur？\"
Theoldmanhunghisheadandturnedaway。Ashewentoff，hiscomradelookedafterhimandsaidtoMrs。
Kronborg：\"It’strue，whathesays。Hehadajobinthecarshops；buthehadbadluck。\"Theybothlimpedawaytowardthestore，andMrs。Kronborgsighed。Shewasnotafraidoftramps。Shealwaystalkedtothem，andneverturnedoneaway。Shehatedtothinkhowmanyofthemtherewere，crawlingalongthetracksoverthatvastcoun—
try。
HerreflectionswerecutshortbyRayandGiddyand
Thea，whocamebringingthelunchboxandwaterbottles。
Althoughtherewasnotshadowenoughtoaccommodateallthepartyatonce，theairunderthetankwasdistinctlycoolerthanthesurroundingair，andthedripmadeapleas—
antsoundinthatbreathlessnoon。Thestationagentateasifhehadneverbeenfedbefore，apologizingeverytimehetookanotherpieceoffriedchicken。Giddywasuna—
bashedbeforethedevilledeggsofwhichhehadspokensoscornfullylastnight。Afterlunchthemenlittheirpipesandlaybackagainsttheuprightsthatsupportedthetank。
\"Thisisthesunnysideofrailroading，allright，\"Giddydrawledluxuriously。
\"Youfellowsgrumbletoomuch，\"saidMrs。Kronborgasshecorkedthepicklejar。\"Yourjobhasitsdrawbacks，butitdon’ttieyoudown。Ofcoursethere’stherisk；butIbelieveaman’swatchedover，andhecan’tbehurtontherailroadoranywhereelseifit’sintendedheshouldn’tbe。\"
Giddylaughed。\"ThenthetrainsmustbeoperatedbyfellowstheLordhasitinfor，Mrs。Kronborg。Theyfigureitoutthatarailroadman’sonlyduetolastelevenyears；
thenit’shisturntobesmashed。\"
\"That’sadarkProvidence，Idon’tdeny，\"Mrs。Kron—
borgadmitted。\"Butthere’slotsofthingsinlifethat’shardtounderstand。\"
\"Iguess！\"murmuredGiddy，lookingoffatthespottedwhitehills。
Raysmokedinsilence，watchingTheaandhermotherclearawaythelunch。HewasthinkingthatMrs。Kron—
borghadinherfacethesameseriouslookthatTheahad；
onlyherswascalmandsatisfied，andThea’swasintenseandquestioning。Butinbothitwasalargekindoflook，thatwasnotallthetimebeingbrokenupandconvulsedbytrivialthings。TheybothcarriedtheirheadslikeIndianwomen，withakindofnobleunconsciousness。Hegotsotiredofwomenwhowerealwaysnoddingandjerking；
apologizing，deprecating，coaxing，insinuatingwiththeirheads。
WhenRay’spartysetoffagainthatafternoonthesunbeatfiercelyintothecupola，andTheacurledupinoneoftheseatsatthebackofthecarandhadanap。
Astheshorttwilightcameon，Giddytookaturninthecupola，andRaycamedownandsatwithTheaontherearplatformofthecabooseandwatchedthedarknesscomeinsoftwavesovertheplain。TheywerenowaboutthirtymilesfromDenver，andthemountainslookedverynear。
Thegreattoothedwallbehindwhichthesunhadgonedownnowseparatedintofourdistinctranges，onebehindtheother。Theywereaverypaleblue，acolorscarcelystrongerthanwoodsmoke，andthesunsethadleftbrightstreaksinthesnow—filledgorges。Intheclear，yellow—
streakedskythestarswerecomingout，flickeringlikenewlylightedlamps，growingsteadierandmoregoldenastheskydarkenedandthelandbeneaththemfellintocom—
pleteshadow。Itwasacool，restfuldarknessthatwasnotblackorforbidding，butsomehowopenandfree；thenightofhighplainswherethereisnomoistnessormisti—
nessintheatmosphere。
Raylithispipe。\"Inevergettiredofthemoldstars，Thee。Imiss’emupinWashingtonandOregonwhereit’smisty。Like’embestdowninMotherMexico，wheretheyhaveeverythingtheirownway。I’mnotforanycountrywherethestarsaredim。\"Raypausedanddrewonhispipe。\"Idon’tknowasIeverreallynoticed’emmuchtillthatfirstyearIherdedsheepupinWyoming。Thatwastheyeartheblizzardcaughtme。\"
\"Andyoulostallyoursheep，didn’tyou，Ray？\"Theaspokesympathetically。\"Wasthemanwhoownedthemniceaboutit？\"
\"Yes，hewasagoodloser。ButIdidn’tgetoveritforalongwhile。Sheeparesodamnedresigned。Sometimes，tothisday，whenI’mdog—tired，Itrytosavethemsheep
allnightlong。Itcomeskindofhardonaboywhenhefirstfindsouthowlittleheis，andhowbigeverythingelseis。\"
Theamovedrestlesslytowardhimanddroppedherchinonherhand，lookingatalowstarthatseemedtorestjustontherimoftheearth。\"Idon’tseehowyoustoodit。I
don’tbelieveIcould。Idon’tseehowpeoplecanstandittogetknockedout，anyhow！\"Shespokewithsuchfierce—
nessthatRayglancedatherinsurprise。Shewassittingonthefloorofthecar，crouchinglikealittleanimalabouttospring。
\"Nooccasionforyoutosee，\"hesaidwarmly。\"There’llalwaysbeplentyofotherpeopletotaketheknocksforyou。\"
\"That’snonsense，Ray。\"Theaspokeimpatientlyandleanedlowerstill，frowningattheredstar。\"Everybody’supagainstitforhimself，succeedsorfails——himself。\"
\"Inoneway，yes，\"Rayadmitted，knockingthesparksfromhispipeoutintothesoftdarknessthatseemedtoflowlikeariverbesidethecar。\"Butwhenyoulookatitanotherway，therearealotofhalfwaypeopleinthisworldwhohelpthewinnerswin，andthefailersfail。Ifamanstumbles，there’splentyofpeopletopushhimdown。
Butifhe’slike`theyouthwhobore，’thosesamepeopleareforeordainedtohelphimalong。Theymayhateto，worsethanblazes，andtheymaydoalotofcussin’aboutit，buttheyhavetohelpthewinnersandtheycan’tdodgeit。It’sanaturallaw，likewhatkeepsthebigclockuptheregoing，littlewheelsandbig，andnomix—up。\"Ray’shandandhispipeweresuddenlyoutlinedagainstthesky。
\"Everoccurtoyou，Thee，thattheyhavetobeontimecloseenoughtoMAKETIME？TheDispatcheruptheremusthavealonghead。\"Pleasedwithhissimilitude，Raywentbacktothelookout。GoingintoDenver，hehadtokeepasharpwatch。
Giddycamedown，cheerfulattheprospectofgettingintoport，andsinginganewtopicaldittythathadcomeup
fromtheSantaFebywayofLaJunta。Nobodyknowswhomakesthesesongs；theyseemtofolloweventsauto—
matically。Mrs。KronborgmadeGiddysingthewholetwelveversesofthisone，andlaugheduntilshewipedhereyes。ThestorywasthatofKatieCasey，headdining—
roomgirlatWinslow，Arizona，whowasunjustlydis—
chargedbytheHarveyHousemanager。Hersuitor，theyardmaster，tooktheswitchmenoutonastrikeuntilshewasreinstated。FreighttrainsfromtheeastandthewestpiledupatWinslowuntiltheyardslookedlikealog—jam。
Thedivisionsuperintendent，whowasinCalifornia，hadtowireinstructionsforKatieCasey’srestorationbeforehecouldgethistrainsrunning。Giddy’ssongtoldallthiswithmuchdetail，bothtenderandtechnical，andaftereachofthedozenversescametherefrain：——
\"Oh，whowouldthinkthatKatieCaseyownedtheSantaFe？
Butitreallylooksthatway，Thedispatcher’sturnin’gray，Allthecrewsisofftheirpay；
ShecanholdthefreightfromAlbuquerq’toNeedlesanyday；
Thedivisionsuperintendent，hecomehomefromMonterey，Justtoseeifthingswaspleasin’KatieCa——a——a——sey。\"
ThealaughedwithhermotherandapplaudedGiddy。
Everythingwassokindlyandcomfortable；GiddyandRay，andtheirhospitablelittlehouse，andtheeasy—goingcountry，andthestars。Shecurledupontheseatagainwiththatwarm，sleepyfeelingofthefriendlinessoftheworld——whichnobodykeepsverylong，andwhichshewastoloseearlyandirrevocably。