He returned, and brought a second armful.
"There's three more in that last cabin," he explained.

"Two men, an' a woman.

She must ha' been the wife of the man they killed.

They were the last to live, an' they starved to death.

An' now, Johnny----" He paused, and he drew in a great breath.
He was looking to the west, where the sun was beginning to sink behind the mountains.
"An' now, Johnny, if you're ready, an' if Joanne is ready, we'll go," he said..