Dane. Her lips parted in a glad smile, and reaching out her arms, she
impulsively twined them about his neck.

"Dane! Dane!" she murmured. "How did you find me? Thank God, you
came in time."

Like a tired child she rested in his sheltering arms, and gave herself
up completely to his protecting care. The wind continued to roar, and
the great trees rocked and swayed. But the reunited lovers paid no
heed to the raging of the elements. They were together again, and
nothing else mattered.




CHAPTER XXX

THE ROUND-UP

Owing to the severity of the storm all the mast-cutters of Big Lake
camp suspended work, and sought refuge within their log cabins. The
latter were poor affairs, inhabited as a rule by two or three men.
One, however, contained twelve cutters, and here, while the tempest
raged outside, they were cosy and contented. Some sat before the
bright open fire, smoking and talking. Others played cards, while a
few spent their time in mending their clothes.

They were a sturdy, rollicking band of men, tucked away in the depths
of the forest. In the summer they did a little farming along the St.
John River and its tributaries. But the inducement of good wages lured