There's no chance of seeing the canyon to-night, and as for the dancing, card playing and promiscuous gaiety, it doesn't appeal much to a weary traveler." The girls were shown to a big room at the front of the hotel, having two beds in it.

A smaller connecting-room was given to Myrtle, while Patsy and Beth shared the larger apartment.

It seems the hotel, big as it was, was fairly filled with guests, the railway running three trains a day to the wonderful canyon; but Uncle John's nieces did not mind occupying the same room, which was comfortably and even luxuriously furnished.
A noise of footsteps along the corridor disturbed Patsy at an early hour.

She opened her eyes to find the room dimly lighted, as by the first streaks of dawn, and sleepily arose to raise the window shade and see if day was breaking.

Her hand still upraised to guide the shade the girl stood as motionless as if turned to stone.