"Sure I mean it."
"Yah! I go tell Hilda!"
Nels had shuffled in the door but he seemed to float out of it. Ted
stared grimly at the black window. He needed the money himself, but Nels
had a wife and five children and whether or not they ate regularly
depended on whether Nels worked steadily. Ted paced back and forth, then
sank into a chair.
Weariness overcame him and he dozed.... He awakened suddenly, sure he'd
heard something. Then Tammie whined for admittance and Ted got up to let
him in. He took off the pack and looked for the note he knew he would
find.
Dear Ted: Tammy cum agen, as you know. I'm set rite nise now. There
is no need to send Tammy agen for a cuple weeks. Tel your bear
hunters that a lot of bears hang out in Carter Valley.