Shadowed Gold by Alice Fox Parry

Next morning the Team, white-faced and weary, lingered over a meal that promised to be something in the nature of a combined breakfast and lunch. They were all showing evidences of the experiences of the previous evening. There were dark shadows under Valerie's large eyes, and Gerald's hands were bandaged. Crandall had spent the night with them, and then after a long conference with Allan had left for the township. Wilton had slipped away into the darkness, and they had not wished to pursue. Katherine had been brought home by Jim Gardiner, suffering from the shock and horror of the tragedy, to find Allan and Gerald endeavouring to restore Valerie to consciousness, and had forgotten her own troubles in her anxiety. At last they had all managed to get to bed to sleep heavily until late in the morning.

They dragged themselves unwillingly to the necessary work that had to be done, and when at last they gathered round the table they showed no interest in their meal. Allan pushed away his plate in disgust.