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Did you tell every one have the home papers had it? You know, mother," Austin dropped his voice confidentially, "I wasn't sure you'd be awfully glad, just at first, you know. I knew you would be the minute you saw Manz'ita; but I was afraid But now, it's all right, and it's just great!" "But I thought Yerba Buena was quite a little village, dear," said Mrs. Phelps, accusingly.
"She and her brothers went to this little school over here at Eucalyptus, and I guess Manz'ita ran things pretty much her own way. You'll like the kids. They have no mother, you know, and old Boone just adores Manzanita. He's a nice old boy, too." "Austin, DEAR!" Mrs. Phelps's protest died into a sigh. "Well, but he is, a fine old fellow," amended Austin.
"Manz'ita can't spare the time," he explained, adoring eyes on the girl, whose beauty, in the level light, was quite startling enough to hold any man's eyes. "And you young people are very sure of yourselves, I suppose?" the mother said, lightly, after a little pause.
Of course the season's over, but a string of them came up to Jose and Marty, and pushed themselves against their guns you know how it is." "Sure, I'll stay," said the doctor. "Go see if she's awake, Manz'ita, that's a good girl. If she ain't I'll walk up to the mine for a spell." So Manzanita tiptoed to the door of Mrs.
"I just peeked in. There's more of that," she added, in apparent reference to the iced drink. And then, with a change of tone, she added, "What's the matter with her, anyway, Doc' Jim?" To which the old doctor with great simplicity responded: "You've got me, Manz'ita. I can diagnose as good as any one," he went on after a pause, "when folks have GOT something.
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