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Joan had a swift, sharp gaze for the reet the travelers Ji them Her

heart left her throat then, and she breathed easier How could she

meet hi day Still,

he had to be lifted off his horse Joan heard all thea hand However, Kells

appeared able to walk into the cabin It was Bate Wood who led Joan

inside

There was a long room, with stone fireplace, rude benches and a

table, skins and blankets on the floor, and lanterns and weapons on

the wall At one end Joan saw a litter of cooking utensils and

shelves of supplies

Suddenly Kells's impatient voice silenced the claht--only weak and tired

Fellows, this girl is my wifeJoan, you'll find a room there--

at the back of the cabin Make yourself coestion A door had been

cut through the back wall It was covered with a blanket When she

swept this aside she cahter cabin of two roohs She dropped the blanket behind her and went up the steps

Then she saw that the new cabin had been built against an old one

It had no door or opening except the one by which she had entered

It was light because the chinks between the logs were open The

furnishings were a wide bench of boughs covered with blankets, a

shelf with a blurred and crackedabove it, a table

her than