Oil!

Soon after that Bunny read in the paper that the transport Bennington had arrived in San Francisco with two thousand troops from Siberia. Paul's unit was listed; so Bunny called up Ruth on the telephone and told her the news, and said, be sure to let him know as soon as she got word. Two days later Ruth called him -- Paul had arrived at Paradise. It was a Friday, so Bunny cut his afternoon courses, and jumped into his car. Dad had gone over to Lobos River, to see to a fishing job, and so missed this first meeting.

It was almost twenty months that Paul had been away, and Bunny was keyed up with eagerness. The first glance gave him a shock, for Paul looked quite terrible -- gaunt and yellow, his khaki jacket hanging loose upon him. "You've been sick! " cried Bunny.