Chapter 14

The two dallied. Lee seemed to have become vastly absorbed in something--so much absorbed that it was only when Peggy insisted upon continuing their trip, that he could tear himself away. It was during those ten days that he began buying meat. Meager bits of it at first--a rabbit, a pair of squirrels, or perhaps a few quail beyond the number he and Peggy shot. Rori furnished the game, thinking nothing of it except that Lee paid double prices--and insisted upon keeping the purchases secret from other members of the …