“Mostly,” said Hashknife seriously. “Why not, Miss Wheeler? Sunlight is brighter than shadows; and it’s a lot easier to find, if yuh look for it. Bright things are easier to see than dark ones.”
“You listen to him a while and he’ll prove to yuh that a leaky roof is a godsend,” laughed Sleepy.
“Well, ain’t it?” asked Hashknife. “If this roof hadn’t leaked, you folks would probably have been in bed—and we wouldn’t have seen their light, Sleepy.”
“That is true,” said Laura. “Oh, it was way past bedtime at the HJ ranch!”
Honey came in with an armful of wood, which he threw in the big fireplace.
“I’m makin’ a bet you fellers are hungry,” he said.
“Never mind that,” grinned Hashknife. “Point us the way to Pinnacle City, and we’ll be on our way.”
“Not in that rain,” declared Peggy quickly.
She went into the kitchen, where she called Wong Lee.
“Aw, don’t bother the cook,” begged Hashknife. “Pshaw, it ain’t worth it.”