Part One, Chapter Five Summary

In this chapter, Niel arrives at the Forrester home just as Mrs. Forrester and Frank Ellinger are leaving to get cedar boughs for Christmas. They have told Constance she can't come because the pole is broken in the big sled. Constance hints that she wants Niel to get a team from the livery and take her to the river also, but Niel tells her all the teams are out. Meanwhile, in the sleigh, Mrs. Forrester and Frank discuss how long it has been since they have seen one another. Frank chides Mrs. Forrester for not allowing him to write her love letters. They drive to a deep ravine where they finally stop. Adolph Blum happens to come upon the empty sleigh while he is hunting. He watches as Mrs. Forrester and Frank emerge from the woods. Frank...