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He walked for a couple of miles through one ravine after another without success, though from the marks upon the bark of the trees, and other indications, he judged that there were numerous bears in the vicinity. HE WALKED FOR A COUPLE OF MILES THROUGH ONE RAVINE AFTER ANOTHER WITHOUT SUCCESS THOUGH FROM THE MARKS UPON THE BARK OF THE TREES AND OTHER INDICATIONS HE JUDGED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS BEARS IN THE VICINITY
hose enmity they had incurred. He little knew how far that iron grasp could reach, or how soon it was to close upon them and crush them. About the middle of the second day of their flight their scanty store of provisions began to run out. This gave the hunter little uneasiness, however, for there was game to be had among the mountains, and he had frequently before had to depend upon his rifle for the needs of life. Choosing a sheltered nook, he piled together a few dried branches and made a blazing fire, at which his companions might warm themselves, for they were now nearly five thousand feet above the sea level, and the air was bitter and keen. Having tethered the horses, and bade Lucy adieu, he threw his gun over his shoulder, and set out in search of whatever chance might throw in his way. Looking back he saw the old man and the young girl crouching over the blazing fire, while the three animals stood motionless in the back-ground. Then the intervening rocks hid them from his view. RIBLE ORGANIZATION WHOSE ENMITY THEY HAD INCURRED HE LITTLE KNEW HOW FAR THAT IRON GRASP COULD REACH OR HOW SOON IT WAS TO CLOSE UPON THEM AND CRUSH THEM ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE SECOND DAY OF THEIR FLIGHT THEIR SCANTY STORE OF PROVISIONS BEGAN TO RUN OUT THIS GAVE THE HUNTER LITTLE UNEASINESS HOWEVER FOR THERE WAS GAME TO BE HAD AMONG THE MOUNTAINS AND HE HAD FREQUENTLY BEFORE HAD TO DEPEND UPON HIS RIFLE FOR THE NEEDS OF LIFE CHOOSING A SHELTERED NOOK HE PILED TOGETHER A FEW DRIED BRANCHES AND MADE A BLAZING FIRE AT WHICH HIS COMPANIONS MIGHT WARM THEMSELVES FOR THEY WERE NOW NEARLY FIVE THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE SEA LEVEL AND THE AIR WAS BITTER AND KEEN HAVING TETHERED THE HORSES AND BADE LUCIE ADIEU HE THREW HIS GUN OVER HIS SHOULDER AND SET OUT IN SEARCH OF WHATEVER CHANCE MIGHT THROW IN HIS WAY LOOKING BACK HE SAW THE OLD MAN AND THE YOUNG GIRL CROUCHING OVER THE BLAZING FIRE WHILE THE THREE ANIMALS STOOD MOTIONLESS IN THE BACKGROUND THEN THE INTERVENING ROCKS HID THEM FROM HIS VIEW
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