Beyond this second track she came to a beaten road that led down into the Flats, and she began to descend.
[Illustration: A tall, slim, exquisitely poised figure....

"Another o' them Dotty Dimples come out to save the world.

I thought I'd help eggicate her a little, an' so I sent her to Bill's place.

Oh, my Lord, I told her it was respectable!"] Tents shone through the trees on the bottom.

The rattle of the cars grew more distant, and she heard the hum and laughter of voices and the jargon of a phonograph.