that act she would compel life abundantly for a soul that otherwise
would never know it. Bauer had never seen anything like it and he was
almost bewildered by it. He could not accustom himself to the sight of
this talented, educated, cultured young woman giving her life to the
hard, uncouth, repulsive surroundings. There were whole volumes of life
that Felix Bauer had never opened, to say nothing of whole volumes he
had never known to be in existence.

After a short silence, Miss Gray said softly, "You know the Douglas
family? They are great friends of us here at the mission. We want them
to come out here some time. Do you know Helen Douglas? She and I were
together one year at Manitou. She is a lovely girl."

"Yes," said Bauer. At that moment a call came from the mission house for
Miss Gray and she rose to go.

"Don't forget the Goethe when you're strong enough. Isn't it fine you're
getting well so fast?"

She nodded a good-bye to him and left him to dwell over their little
talk, but most of all he recurred again and again to the sight of her
with her arms about the child, kneeling on the sand and looking off to
the east, to that far east that might, if it would, with its opulence,
save life, instead of waste it.

Mr. and Mrs. Masters came back from Tuba two days after and Bauer found
them all that Clifford had said. Never in all his life had the lonely
student been so petted and surrounded by friendship. He grew strong with
amazing rapidity. Clifford joked him about his appetite and Masters
threatened to raise his board bill.

One evening as Clifford and Peshlekietsetti were sitting by the hogan
and Bauer was between them, Masters came down from the Mission waving a
letter.

"Listen to this! Douglas and his wife, daughter and oldest son are
coming to pay us a visit first of August. Isn't that jolly! We'll plan a
trip to Oraibi. It's their turn for the snake dance. I haven't seen
Douglas since we graduated from Phillips Andover. It's fine!"

Bauer was excited over the prospect.

"When will they be here?"

"First of August. In about three weeks now. We'll all go together.
You'll be strong enough by that time. Mrs. Masters needs a little
vacation. We'll leave someone in charge here and go and play a little."

Masters was as pleased as a child. Later on, after the papers had come
in from Flagstaff, he announced that there were two parties from New
York and one from Pittsburgh, going to cross up to Oraibi to