Steve moves past Jess into room, crossing to bedside.  Genuine sympathy in his expression as he looks at child and notes her fevered condition.  He places hand on child’s forehead and shakes his head.  Looks toward Jess, standing in doorway, then goes out following her back into—­

10—­Kitchen, same as 8—­

     He sits down on chair; evidently he is greatly touched by
     the child’s condition and Jess’s helplessness.  Suddenly he
     springs up excitedly and turns to Jess, speaking rapidly.

Leader—­

     “THERE’S ICE NEARER THAN PINEDALE.  WITH A SPARE HORSE, I’LL
     GET YOU PLENTY INSIDE OF AN HOUR”

Back to scene.

Jess looks at him in astonishment and questions him.  He emphatic in repeating what he has said.  He asks about horse, pointing to outer door.  As Jess leads way, Steve picks up hat and follows her out.

11—­Exterior, at door of stable—­

Jess standing holding Steve’s horse.  Steve comes from stable leading another horse, with couple of large saddle-bags, pick, and short-handled shovel, on its back.  He points to these and mounts his horse.  Jess smiles gratefully, then looks grave again.  He reaches down and just touches her reassuringly on the shoulder.  Then he rides quickly away, leading the second horse, while Jess watches him for a moment, and then starts toward house.

12—­Foothill trail—­

     Steve riding up trail, disappearing round bend of hill.

13—­Rocky portion of hillside showing entrance to sort of cave in side of cliff—­

     Steve dismounts, ties both horses, takes pick and shovel
     from second horse, then goes forward and enters cave.

14—­Interior of cave—­

Steve kneeling and removing large rocks from floor of cave.  Rises, takes pick and makes good-sized hole in rocky ground, using both pick and shovel.  Suddenly stops, kneels, works with hands a moment, rises, takes up pick and drives it into bottom of hole he has made.  Throws pick down, kneels, holds up fair-sized piece of ice.  Rises, runs out of cave.  Back almost immediately with saddle-bags.  Throws them down, takes up pick and starts to get out the ice.

15—­Entrance to cave, same as 13—­

Steve just finishing loading horse with saddle-bags filled with ice.  Secures pick and shovel across bags, mounts own horse and starts to ride away, leading second horse as before.

16—­Ranch house, same as 5—­

Jess standing in doorway, great anxiety in face.  Expression changes as she sees Steve ride up in background.  He dismounts in front of door, takes saddle-bags from horse and, with Jess leading, goes into house.

17—­Bedroom, same as 4—­