Peter tried to laugh. "They can't do anything worse than send me to prison, and if they do that—would you mind waiting for me, Ange?"
She knew the effort he was making to speak lightly, almost playfully, and her heart throbbed with the eager quickness of her answer. "I would wait for you all my life, Peter."
With a sudden movement he drew her into the shadow of the cabin. His eyes were searching the farther edge of the clearing.
"Look!" he said.
Her eyes pierced the moon glow. And then, dimly, she saw a moving shadow. It came nearer, and turned toward Simon's cabin. Instinctively she guessed who it was, but waited for Peter to speak.
"I found him nosing around when I returned to the settlement," he said. "A little while ago he was here, looking up at your window; then he went to Simon's, and afterward sneaked off into the edge of the forest. I don't know who he is, but I was within ten feet of him and he wears a uniform like Aleck's. He is watching for dad. He is also suspicious and is wondering why Aleck doesn't show up."
"His name is Carter," said Mona. "He came to Five Fingers this afternoon."