Weak and trembling, she sank down and buried her face in her hands. Then Alec was beside her, and Alec's strong arm was comforting her.
"We're here, Mindy," Alec called. "Come right across and up."
"I'm coming."
Three minutes later she climbed out of the arroyo, sat down beside her twin, and hugged Cindy tightly.
"I wasn't afraid!" she said happily. "I like being a tomboy!"
"G-g-gosh!" Cindy shivered.
"What's the matter, Cindy darling?"
"I was just th-thinking that, from now on, I'll never be anything but a l-l-lady."
"Let's rest awhile," said Alec, wise beyond his years. "Then we'll go back."
They rested, but their rest was broken by Mindy's "Ee-eee!"