The 22nd Secret (95 page)

Th
e
y
lo
w
e
r
e
d their bino
c
ula
r
s
a
s the snowmobi
l
e
disapp
ea
r
e
d in
t
o the
f
o
r
e
st.

“
C
a
n we
f
ol
l
ow th
e
m
?
”
H
e
n
r
y
a
s
k
e
d.

“
Not on the t
ra
il
th
e
y
’
r
e
on. Tou
r
ist
a
nd fishing
p
a
rties p
ac
k in
b
y
hor
s
e
b
a
c
k on that tr
a
i
l
. Mitch
e
ll
a
pp
a
r
e
nt
l
y
kn
o
ws how
to get throu
g
h t
h
a
t w
a
y
b
y
snowmobile.
T
h
e
r
e
’s
a
n old
l
og
g
i
n
g ro
a
d Mitch
e
ll
uses it
t
o h
a
ul suppl
i
e
s the
r
e
in
t
he
s
um
m
e
r.
I
t
’ll t
a
ke
a
l
i
t
t
le lon
g
e
r
, but
I
c
a
n
g
e
t
y
o
u the
r
e
if
y
ou th
i
nk th
a
t’s wh
e
re th
e
y
’
re goin
g
?
”

B
i
l
l
y
sta
r
t
e
d up the snow
ca
t.

“
You
g
ot a b
e
t
t
e
r i
d
ea
?
”
H
e
n
r
y
a
s
k
e
d
a
s th
e
y
st
a
rt
e
d mov
i
n
g
.

J
i
m and Paula
made
b
e
t
te
r time
than
J
im
plann
e
d.
The
snow
re
l
e
nted
a
nd
J
im
f
i
g
u
r
e
d the
r
e
m
i
g
ht
e
v
e
n be
c
le
a
r
ski
e
s
b
y
ton
i
g
h
t
. He
c
a
r
r
ied the
b
ac
k
p
ac
k
s
a
nd
Pa
ula
ca
r
ri
e
d h
e
r
c
osmeti
c
s c
a
se
in
t
o the
c
a
bin.
I
t
w
a
s
a
modest
c
a
b
in
that w
a
s spa
r
s
e
l
y
f
u
rnish
e
d
.
S
ix
sets of bunk b
e
ds
c
ov
e
r
e
d two of
the
w
a
l
l
s. The
w
a
ll
with
t
he
door
a
lso had the
on
l
y
w
i
ndow, a
g
a
s s
t
ov
e
, a wood stove
a
nd a
small
c
ounter.
S
h
e
lv
i
ng
stoc
k
e
d
with suppl
i
e
s co
ve
r
e
d the
f
ourth
wa
l
l
.
A la
r
ge old d
i
ning
r
oom
t
a
ble
a
n
d
e
i
g
ht c
h
a
irs
s
a
t
i
n the
c
e
nter
of the
roo
m
.
J
im
set
the b
ac
kp
a
c
k
s down on the t
a
ble, took o
f
f his
f
a
ce
m
a
sk a
n
d
g
loves
a
nd
s
e
t
t
h
e
m ne
x
t
t
o the b
ac
kp
ac
k
. He
l
i
t
t
he
wood stove.

“
Th
e
r
e
’s a
shed
n
e
x
t
t
o
t
he
ca
bin full of
w
ood. T
h
e
r
e
’s
e
no
u
g
h for
a
d
a
y
or
so h
e
r
e
.”
J
im s
a
id, poin
t
ing
to a l
a
r
ge
sta
c
k of
w
ood
n
e
x
t
t
o the
door.
“
You
c
a
n use
the
g
a
s s
t
ove
in a pin
c
h
, but
y
ou won
’
t
h
a
ve
e
no
u
g
h
g
a
s
for
more
t
h
a
n a
fe
w d
a
y
s if
y
ou t
r
y
a
nd
h
e
a
t wi
t
h i
t
.
S
o I
s
u
g
g
e
st
y
o
u t
r
y
a
nd h
a
ul
i
n
a
bout
t
h
is
m
u
c
h wood
eac
h d
a
y
.
You
ca
n
c
ook on t
h
e
wood stov
e
.
W
o
r
ks b
e
t
t
e
r th
a
n
y
ou th
i
nk.
P
len
t
y
of
e
v
e
r
y
th
i
n
g
y
ou n
e
e
d.”
J
im
poin
t
e
d tow
a
rd the
shelv
e
s. He
t
u
rn
e
d
a
nd looked
a
t
P
a
ula, who
stood
hug
g
i
n
g
h
e
r
c
osmeti
c
s c
a
s
e
.
Ji
m could s
e
e
the
fe
a
r in h
e
r
e
y
e
s throu
g
h
h
e
r
f
a
ce
mask.
H
e
w
a
lked o
v
e
r to h
e
r
a
nd
took
t
he
c
osmeti
c
s c
a
se
o
ut of h
e
r h
a
nd
s
, s
e
tting
it on the t
a
ble.
H
e
slow
l
y
pul
l
e
d
P
a
ula
’
s
f
a
ce
mask o
f
f
a
nd h
e
r
e
y
e
s
w
e
l
led up
w
i
t
h te
a
rs. Th
e
y
h
e
ld e
a
c
h other qu
i
e
t
l
y
f
o
r a
m
i
nut
e
.

“
Ev
e
r
y
th
i
n
g
’s
g
oi
n
g
to
b
e
ok
a
y
.
I
t’s just for
a
f
e
w
d
a
y
s
. T
h
e
n w
e
’ll be
tog
e
ther
f
o
re
v
e
r
.
” He
h
e
ld her
b
y
t
h
e
should
e
rs
a
t a
r
m
s
’
l
e
n
g
th.
“
W
e
don
’
t have
much ti
m
e.
The
w
ea
t
h
e
r
’
s
c
le
a
ri
n
g
.
W
a
lker
m
a
y
sh
o
w up
e
ar
l
y
.
I
b
e
t
te
r
g
o ov
e
r
a
f
e
w
th
i
n
g
s with
y
ou
b
e
fo
r
e
I
h
a
ve
to
l
ea
v
e
.”