It inspired
her to be equally brave and to wait patiently for the day when she
could welcome him with clean hands and a soul unashamed.
In the midst of Alaire's uncertainty of mind it gratified her to
realize that Dave alone would know of her whereabouts. She
wondered if he would come to see her. He was a reckless,
headstrong lover, and his desires were all too likely to overcome
his deliberate resolves. She rather hoped that in spite of his
promise he would venture to cross the border so that she could see
and be near him, if only for a day or for an hour. The possibility
frightened and yet pleased her. The conventional woman within her
frowned, but her outlaw heart beat fast at the thought.
Alaire did not explain her plans even to Dolores, but when her
preparations were complete she took the Mexican woman with her,
and during Ed's absence slipped away from the ranch. Boarding the
train at Jonesville, she was in Pueblo that night.
If Alaire's clash with Ellsworth had been trying to her, it had
been no less painful to the lawyer himself. Feeling himself bound
by his promise to Dave, he had not dared to tell her the truth;
consequently he had been hard put to it to dissuade her from
taking immediate action.
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