"Why do you say that?" eagerly asked Alice.
"Because the grub he bought weren't the kind of grub men takes with them on long trips; besides, he didn't buy enough to last him long."
She thanked him; and left her name and address in Dawson.
Alice was possessed of the faith that only death can kill, and that faith gave her patience. She buckled to her work, and was content. Had she been less industrious she might have found the trails up the Dome—and to John; but no sooner had the hospital opened than patients came pouring in. Nurses of experience were impossible to obtain. She and her father had to struggle with the help of only one woman and three men. All were untrained and inexperienced.
CHAPTER XXII
THE LAST STRAW
One night George ran into the tent, and shook life into John and Hugh.
"They're here!"