It was the only thing which made life endurable in these
drab outlands.
At the summit of the hill she breathed a sigh of relief. Her judgment
and decision were amply proved. Nor in any uncertain fashion. The
woods ceased in a clean cut, such as is so frequently the case where
the pine world reigns. And rearing blankly before her gaze stood a
dense barrier of low and heavy green bush. It needed small enough
imagination to realize the security which lay in its depths for so
small a creature as a wounded deer.
For some thoughtful moments Effie gazed upon the barrier. Then she
turned and surveyed her dejected pony. Again her decision was taken
without hesitation. She stooped and set a pair of hobbles about the
tired creature's pasterns, and, leaving him to his own devices, set off
to ascertain her whereabouts.
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But her movements were not without feminine curiosity, added to which
was the businesslike desire to familiarize herself with every foot of
the country within reach of her home.
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