Excerpt from Brown of Lost River: A Story of the WestHer first glance developed an expression of disappointment, fast deepening into something like consternation, as she grasped the limitations of this place in which she found herself to all in tents alone, the June twilight filled with chill whispers of the night so near at hand. But Edith Ellery was not given to nervous tremors, and although she felt her heart sinking within her, she still wore a sturdy little air of self-reli ance as she made her way toward the observant gentleman in the official cap.I was expecting the Ellery carriage to meet me - from the K 6 ranch, you know, she said, with a questioning in¿ection, a certain note sounding through the polished sweetness of her voice telling that she had been schooled to ex peet all possible deference as no less than her due.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.