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There were two small cabins, side by side, both ten feet by ten feet. An outhouse with two stalls right behind that. Compared to Adelaide's cabin this spread seemed palatial. Grace had done her three years on the claim and proved up in 1913. Nearby, Adelaide saw a horse shed with a corral, but no horses.
By now Adelaide had developed a limp in her right leg because of all the walking. Her foot hurt badly and she felt nothing but a constant burning on her cheeks and forehead. Burning was better than numbness. If those parts still flared, that meant the nerves remained alive.