Not to an old woman who has lived three times and more your age," she said impatiently.

"It is not gifts a woman wants out here in the West.

If she does 'twill do her no good.
She needs a strong arm to build cabins, a quick eye with a rifle, and a fearless heart.

What border-women want are houses and children.

They must bring up men, men to drive the redskins back, men to till the soil, or else what is the good of our suffering here." "You are right," said Wetzel thoughtfully.