“What doin’?” the cowboy asked cautiously.
“You’re to be the new foreman.”
Lefty stared at Connie as if he could not believe his ears. His mouth widened in a grin.
“That’s sure swell of you, Connie. I—I don’t know what to say.”
His horny hand reached out and grasped hers.
After leaving the stockyards, Connie went directly to the First National Bank. Mr. Haynes received her with a cordiality which was amusing to the girl. He gave her a receipt for the seven hundred dollars, assuring her that she need not worry about the remaining amount.
“Thank you,” said Connie, “but I’ll pay off the rest of my debt in three days.”
And she was able to keep her word. The sale of the cattle netted far more than the girl had expected. Upon receiving the check in payment, her first act was to settle the note with the bank.
“Rainbow Ranch is really mine again,” Connie thought with satisfaction as she rode slowly home.
Her gaze wandered toward the vermilion cliffs. She had never seen them quite so beautiful as they were at this moment, tinted by the last rays of the afternoon sun.