But for my part, I should think other things would concern you more." "Why shouldn't it concern me to spoil a pair of nine dollar shoes?
I don't suppose I could get any like them in Quincy, and you know what a time I had getting fitted in Hamburger's.

And besides, I couldn't afford another pair; not till we sell our trees anyway." "How is the fire?
Are they getting it put out ?" Kate's face was veiled behind her hair.
"I don't know, it is down the other side of the mountain now.

But three hundred men are fighting it, Jack said, so I suppose--" "Jack!" With a spread of her two palms like a swimmer cleaving the water, Kate parted her veil of hair and looked out at the girl.

"Jack who?
Is that the man up at the lookout station, that you--" "He's not a man.

He's just a big, handsome, sulky kid.