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The Toil of Trace and Trail

           Whentheyputaclothes-sackonthefrontofthesled,shesuggesteditshouldgoontheback; andwhentheyhadputitontheback,andcovereditoverwithacoupleofotherbundles,shediscoveredoverlookedarticleswhichcouldabidenowhereelsebutinthatverysack,andtheyunloadedagain. 

           Threemenfromaneighboringtentcameoutandlookedon,grinningandwinkingatoneanother. 

           "You’vegotarightsmartloadasitis,"saidoneofthem;"andit’snotmeshouldtellyouyourbusiness,butIwouldn’ttotethattentalongifIwasyou." 

           "Undreamedof!"criedMercedes,throwingupherhandsindaintydismay."HoweverintheworldcouldImanagewithoutatent?" 

           "It’sspringtime,andyouwon’tgetanymorecoldweather,"themanreplied. 

           Sheshookherheaddecidedly,andCharlesandHalputthelastoddsandendsontopthemountainousload. 

           "Thinkit’llride?"oneofthemenasked. 

           "Whyshouldn’tit?"Charlesdemandedrathershortly. 

           "Oh,that’sallright,that’sallright,"themanhastenedmeeklytosay. "Iwasjusta-wonderin’,thatisall.Itseemedamitetop-heavy." 

           Charlesturnedhisbackanddrewthelashingsdownaswellashecould,whichwasnotintheleastwell. 

           "An’ofcoursethedogscanhikealongalldaywiththatcontraptionbehindthem,"affirmedasecondofthemen. 

           "Certainly,"saidHal,withfreezingpoliteness,takingholdofthegee-polewithonehandandswinginghiswhipfromtheother. "Mush!"heshouted."Mushonthere!" 

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