Chapter 9Lo woke Jane the next morning before the sun crested over the mountains to the east. “Lo make breakfast. Eat quick, we go.”
“Go where?” asked Jane.
“Whiskey almost gone. Madam Chi have more back Bannack.”
“What if someone jumps this place?” Jane asked.
“No one jump this place. Mr. Fergus stay here.”
Jane was reluctant to miss a minute of the excitement of the new Alder Camp, as it was called now, but Pa's health tugged at her consciousness, and as always she worried about Lana as well. She ate her breakfast and scanned the camp. Men stirred from where they had slept, which for many was no more than a depression dug out under an overhang of rock. No wonder Mr. Fergus was willing to watch their place. Dozens of campfires filled the air with wisps of smoke, and dozens more were
