| Show self but and the small sufficient baby Their Adelia still horrified the cabin as far as she could it through the narrow exit In all to trouble and the more Adeliathe child better preparation baby for small the mind She 1ife hasty for escape turned then been hasty opened the door sideways to make had continued if the Indians did find her worried far her own life Would the but burden of the impossible Would in hopes return when that it be she would the area was again Adelia searched forplace some distance from theprotected spot where the baby could be hidden that would inconspicuous be as knoll some three hundred yards away to the spot and began to hollow outjust large possible enough She for placed the infant Susan in but the foothills that surrounded as depres sion and covered the area back up with snow leaving an opening for the baby to breath Adelia felt reassured about her decision turned and headed for the obscurity the to thought the child and had singular retreat hide Eyingmedium-sized she walked hurriedly hole What feared to try and safe cabin and of the child make successfully preparation of the valley She walked onlyshort while until she reachedhill covered with thick scrub oak She moved behind it wiped snow fromrock and sat down Closing her eyes she envisioned the raven hair pulled to either side and encir cled with in rabbit would don beaded skins warm the let them leather and the dark brown Rust-colored thick-haired Indians find my today baby Please bodies clothed buffalo robes God she pleaded Adelia stood up and peered over the small hill to see if she could see anyone in the distance Narrowing her blue eyes she looked westward Although she saw no Indians what she did see filled her again with alarm Below her glistening in the snow were hundreds of tracks that madeperfect trail thought of right to for that this Alternatives the Indians She blamed spot as if began to race to follow herself had hadn They ll wanted through Why them her to mind follow me find Without mouth simultaneous warning of the events strong canyon wind Adelia made up Adelia began stood -44 to again blow to me Should she the Indians back retrieve the baby and attempt to confuse by making another trail Would there be time Two she mind from see for out each go her of the of her |
