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It was about tihts fading upon the peaks The e it was to see that Gulden, who Joan thought

ht be a shirker, did twice the work of anya log that would have

overweighted two ordinary e, so active, so

powerful that it was fascinating to watch hiht uncomfortably near Joan's position; however,

re how cold the air would becoht set in and the athered near the fire

Then Joan was not long in discovering that the situation had begun

to is of each of these men They looked at

her differently Some of the, to offer service--anything to get near her A

personal and individual note had been injected into the attitude of

each Intuitively Joan guessed that Gulden's arising to follow her

had turned their eyes inward Gulden ree of the caht, which flickered fitfully

around hiloomy ape of a man So far as

Joan could tell, Gulden never cast his eyes in her direction That

was a difference which left cause for reflection Had that hulk of

brawn and bone begun to think? Bate Wood's overtures to Joan were

rough, but inexplicable to her because she dared not wholly trust

him