. A gust of
snow swept into the wide hall. Straining with all her might, Jack closed
the door back of her, so that Jean should not feel the fury of the
storm. With Shep by her side, Jack faced the white wilderness of snow.

Jean ran down the hall toward Ruth's room, but Ruth had already heard
the noise and joined her. For an instant the two women awaited Jack's
return. They believed that she would come into the house as soon as she
saw what lay ahead of her.

Jack seized the lantern, that swung always above the door of their
Lodge. The light was out, but by crouching down and turning her back to
the wind, Jack managed to relight it. She knew the light would soon
blow out again, but for a minute it would serve a purpose.

Jack climbed off the porch. Shep ploughed in front of her. Jack swung
her lantern once, twice it flashed, then the wind blew it out.

But in that space of time she saw something dark in a mound of snow not
far from the house. Jack felt her way toward it, guided by an
overwhelming instinct. Shep shook all over, not with the cold, but with
the foreknowledge of what was ahead of them.

When Jack reached Olive, Shep had already covered the still body with
his own warm one. Jack pushed Shep away. She had to feel under the
drifting snow before she knew the object she touched was a human being,
but it was not until her hand touched the delicate frozen face, that she
realized that Olive was found at last.

Jack's cry for help brought Ruth, Jean, and from the kitchen, Aunt Ellen
and Zack. There was such agony in Jack's tones, that they all believed
some horrible thing had happened to her.

The women got Olive inside the house, not one of them having an idea
that she was alive, but no one dared to tell Jack so. They stripped off
the girl's clothes and found the little sandal-wood box hidden inside
her dress.

If Jack had not already learned to love Ruth Drew, she would have begun
to care for her to-night. For Ruth knew exactly what to do for Olive.
She would not let the girls and Aunt Ellen carry Olive too near the
fire. She sent Uncle Zack off to find Jim Colter. Ruth and Jack rubbed
Olive's stiff body with snow, until their hands felt almost as numb as
hers and forced hot tea between her clenched teeth. By and by Aunt Ellen
and Jean were allowed to bring warm blankets and hot irons.

At last the blue, stark look left Olive's face. It was Jack who
discovered a tiny bit of color in her lips. Jack flung