She lacked it often enough herself to admire it greatly in another woman.
And that moment saw a birth of respect and sincere liking in her for this Western girl.

If Flo Hutter ever was a rival she would be an honest one.
Not long after supper Tom Hutter winked at Carley and said he "reckoned on general principles it was his hunch to go to bed." Mrs.Hutter suddenly discovered tasks to perform elsewhere.

And Flo said in her cool sweet drawl, somehow audacious and tantalizing, "Shore you two will want to spoon." "Now, Flo, Eastern girls are no longer old-fashioned enough for that," declared Glenn.
"Too bad! Reckon I can't see how love could ever be old-fashioned.

Good night, Glenn.

Good night, Carley." Flo stood an instant at the foot of the dark stairway where the light from the lamp fell upon her face.