175 Kelley and Freidis Hit The Trail

But Kelley could not help himself. He was gone by this time laughing away uproariously. “I'm sorry Freidis,” he choked out at last. “I'm so sorry. It's just that the image of you bent over peering intently at the ground has suddenly become so funny. I mean you were so intent that if anyone had suddenly popped in front of you and said, ‘Boo’, you very well could have toppled right off your horse!” Freidis had no choice but to join him in the laughter now. It was just that contagious. Now that she thought about it, the idea was actually funny. Kelley continued narrating his tale. He had watched the situation develop suspicious of how the setting looked and his caution paid off when he saw how Freidis had reacted to being followed. The rest was simple. “I just went off into a corner and waited for you to pass by.” He shrugged. “Well, so that's that. We have a long way to go and we need to catch up with the others.” They did not catch up with the others for a long time. And after t