Arizona Author:Cyrus Townsend Brady Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III Wherein Side-Combs and the Stable Bucket Play a Large Part in an Affair of the Heart Into the deserted courtyard, Bonita Canby, not yet having ... more »changed her riding dress, but having got rid of the dust of the ride and looking as fresh and sweet indeed as if she had just awakened, came just in time to meet two of the officers of the troop which she had so gallantly piloted up the Valley to the ranch at its head, during the long afternoon. " Good evening, again, Miss Bonita," began Captain Hodgman, his subordinate, Lieutenant Hallock, joining him in his salutation, while two privates carrying the two officers' hand baggage, stopped behind them. " Where are we to be placed, please? " " You and Mr. Hallock will occupy the north room yonder, Captain. Dr. Fenlon and Mr. Denton, the one on the other side of the hall. It's the same room you had before. By the way, where is Mr. Denton?" inquired the girl, looking about with a very successful imitation of utter indifference to the answer. " He's busy with the troop," replied Hodg- man. " He'll be along presently." " I think I'll go to meet him," said Bonita, passing out the gate with a wave of her hand to the two officers. Captain Hodgman laughed a little sarcastically as he looked after her a moment. " Hallock," he said at last, turning to his subordinate, " oblige me. Will you take the strikers in with the packs and—" " Certainly, sir," answered Hallock promptly. " This way, men." He drew aside just as he reached the doorway to permit Lena Kellar to come out. As he disappeared the girl stepped to the edge of the porch and looked about her. " Miss Bonita," she called, not seeing either her or the Captain. The next moment Hodgman, who had purposely kept in the background, stepped forward and fac...« less