"I found her footprints.

She had turned off the trail, and in places they were very clear.
"She had on high-heeled shoes, Kent--those Frenchy things--and I swear her feet can't be much bigger than a baby's! I found where Kedsty caught up with her, and the moss was pretty well beaten down.

He returned through the poplars, but the girl went on and into the edge of the spruce.

I lost her trail there.

By traveling in that timber it was possible for her to reach Kedsty's bungalow without being seen.