“Oh, you poor dear! Jenny, grab some water. Hurry! Poor thing must have gotten caught in that dust storm.” The woman pushed a stray lock of sandy brown hair underneath her white, cloth cap. “Nasty business, those dust storms. This fella is lucky to be alive,” she muttered as she gently wiped away layers of reddish-brown dust from the man’s face. He had stumbled through the hotel’s entrance only minutes before and immediately collapsed.
“Jenny! Hurry with that water!” She pushed th