The Place beyond the Winds plot
Priscilla Glenn was a wild, nature-loving child who lived in the woods with her mother and her abusive father. She builds a crude altar to the goddess of nature in a hidden place in the forest. Priscilla is eager to pursue an education and is looking for books to read. Anton Farwell, the local schoolmaster, has also come to the forest, but he has gone into hiding. He once loved a woman named Joan Moss, and for her love he killed Dr. Leydward. Leydward says he knows Farwell killed his brother, but he tells Farwell he won't report him to the police if Farwell agrees to stay there and live in the woods for the rest of his life.