The free companions never turn away the ragged stranger.

What is theirs is his, from the choicest of their provisions to the softest spruce-twig bed." She laughed, and then continued: "That's in a general way.

To be particular, I'll try to tell you what Clarence Weston has done.

It's worth hearing." She had spoken more clearly the last few moments, and it became evident at length that she had secured the attention of everybody.
With an impulsive gesture she invited them all to listen.
"I'll tell you what that picture leaves out," she said.

"There was an old man in the railroad camp, played-out and useless.