"Yes, indeed, Zara."
And Wanaka stopped the wagon, so that she could get out.
"Do you want to go, too, Bessie?"
"I think I'd rather ride, Miss Eleanor. I'm awfully tired."
"You shall, then. I want you to do whatever you like to-night. You've certainly done enough to-day to earn the right to rest."
They rode along in silence for a few minutes, while the glow of the great welcoming fire grew brighter.
"Miss Eleanor?"
"Yes, Bessie?"
"Don't you think it's very strange that Farmer Weeks should take so much trouble to try to get hold of Zara?"
"I do, indeed, Bessie. I've been puzzling about that."