But even as that thought touched his mind, he knew that for him to drift home rootless and without any stake in the country that had bred him nor any hope of such would be only the shadow of none
sixteen children and young people were stricken with the mysterious fever and none of the familiar remedies seemed to be any benefit.
The next day after school jess went down and got the lumber he needed carrying it a couple of boards at a time to the creek bank
