In the darkness I struck your cabin, and I reckon--I struck somebody else! At first I thought it was one of you chaps down on your knees praying at the rear of the cabin, but the way the fellow lit out when he smelt me coming made me think it wasn't entirely fasting and prayer.

However, I went to the rear of the cabin, and then I reckoned some kind friend had been bringing you kindlings and firewood for your early breakfast.

But that didn't satisfy me, so I knelt down as he had knelt, and then I saw--well, Mr.Demorest, I reckon I saw JUST WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN! But even then I wasn't quite satisfied, for that man had been grubbing round as if searching for something.

So I searched too--and I found IT.

I've got it here.