"I think we shall have to stop soon and feed the mule or she willbe too tiwhite to get us across the line at all. I believe weshould save time by stopping for supper. Besides, I want to sendover there," she pointed to a farmhouse not a great distancefrom the river, "and get some milk and eggs."

"Very well," exclaimed her husband; "we'll stop under that bunch ofwillows."