"Yes, sir. Except, Captain, that it may be a little difficult—"
"What'll be difficult?"
"Finding those mountains. They just don't look the same."
Lamoureux stared. The mountains stretched into the air exactly the same as before, the same scarlet and gold colors glowing on their peaks, the same shadows on their sides. But the saddlebacked ridge between them—
Lamoureux looked again. The entire ridge was gone.
IV
The snow fell as steadily as ever while Lamoureux waited for the men to assemble. Only two were missing now—Terrill and Carvalho. McCracken had fired again and again into the air, but these two had not returned.
Lamoureux decided finally, "It looks as if they're not coming. Gronski, you take over for Carvalho. You'll stay here in charge of his group while the rest of us climb the mountain."
McCracken said, "You want me to come with you, don't you, Captain?"