CHAPTER XIV.
BETTY JO CONSIDERS.
The most careless eye would have seen instantly that the newcomer was not a native of that backwoods district.

She was not a large woman, but there was, nevertheless, a full, rounded strength, which saved her trim and rather slender body from appearing small.

Neither would a discriminating observer describe her by that too-common term "pretty." She was more than that.

In her large, gray eyes, there was a look of frank, straightforward interest that suggested an almost boyish good-fellowship, while at the same time there was about her a general air of good breeding; with a calm, self-possessed and businesslike alertness which, combined with a wholesome dignity, commanded a feeling of respect and confidence.

Her voice was clear and musical, with an undertone of sympathetic humor.