Then he brought me a tin basin, and some flour, some condensed milk, some sugar, and a rolling-pin, and then he hung a camp-kettle with lard in it over the fire.

I stirred up a mixture in the basin, but the humiliation of failure was spared me, for just then, without warning, came one of those terrific sandstorms which prevail on the deserts of Arizona, blowing us all before it in its fury, and filling everything with sand.
We all scurried to the tents; some of them had blown down.

There was not much shelter, but the storm was soon over, and we stood collecting our scattered senses.

I saw Mrs.Wilkins at the door of her tent.

She beckoned to me; I went over there, and she said: "Now, my dear, I am going to give you some advice.