the sound of the wind coming through those trees."

In the half light of the moon they touched with their eyes.

A pair of young lovers, nearly as quiet as animals, walked by. When they had gone Suo said: "Fran, come down off the rail and put your arms around me."

"Will you please stop talking nonsense, You know I can't do that, Sue. People are going by all the time around here."

"They don't bother about us. They've got their own di versions. Bosidos, I don't intend to be obvi ous

"Why can't they see us? We can 900 them. they may be anywhere around here now.

And shush,

"Listening's got to meet sound hal fway." Sue said petulantly and pushed the door into their cabin as though battling an intruder. She lighted the coleman lamp and bolted onto the hard bed, grunted when sho landed, and with chin on the edge she roached out and procured the soaled bottle. "I could make me a mint," she said.

"How so?" Fran followed her in; sot the massive pitcher full of spring water on the chest of drawers.

"By making me a still up here in the se parts, like I heor tell they do in the hills." Sho moved her tongue slowly to get the right inflection. "First ah'd git mo a still then ah'd have me a mint."

"Catch." Fran throw a pair of sneakers under Sue's noge to the floor.

"Thanks, Fran. I'm beholden to ya."

"Zounds!" Fran slapped her forehead with the palm of her hand.

Sue swung around onto her back, arms and logs eagle-spread on the wi do bod. She waved the amber bottle up high abovə

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