"Yes, we had rather a bad time for a while," admitted Jeff, as he helped
Andy make the horses ready to start. "We got pretty cold, and I thought
we'd never make the fire go. Found the inside of an old stump at last,
and got her started. Yes, all the girls looked after Evelyn--came pretty
near smothering her. I don't believe she's taken cold. The snow's
letting up. I can see our fire back there. No, we didn't see yours; we
were just tooting on general principles. Evelyn insisted she caught a
glimmer, and I started out to climb a tree to find out. I saw it then,
for a minute, and was sure it was you. Keep this fire going, Charlotte.
The storm may close down again, and we want to make straight tracks
across the fields."
By the time they reached the camp in the fields both Jeff and Doctor
Churchill were pretty well wearied. But they greeted the party there
with an enthusiasm which matched the welcome they received.
The spirits of the whole company had risen with a jump the instant they
had caught sight of Just, and now, with four horses to pull the
ponderous sleigh through the drifts, the boys walking by its side and
the girls tucked snugly in among the robes, the whole aspect of things
was changed.
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