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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. 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
he remainder of our lives.” During the whole of that day they struggled on through the defiles, and by evening they calculated that they were more than thirty miles from their enemies. At night-time they chose the base of a beetling crag, where the rocks offered some protection from the chill wind, and there huddled together for warmth, they enjoyed a few hours’ sleep. Before daybreak, however, they were up and on their way once more. They had seen no signs of any pursuers, and Jefferson Hope began to think that they were fairly out of the reach of the terrible 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. RSON WE MAY REST FOR THE REMAINDER OF OUR LIVES DURING THE WHOLE OF THAT DAY THEY STRUGGLED ON THROUGH THE DEFILES AND BY EVENING THEY CALCULATED THAT THEY WERE MORE THAN THIRTY MILES FROM THEIR ENEIES AT NIGHT TIME THEY CHOSE THE BASE OF A BEETLING CRAG WHERE THE ROCKS OFFERED SOME PROTECTION FROM THE CHILL WIND AND THERE HUDDLED TOGETHER FOR WARMTH THEY ENJOYED A FEW HOURS SLEEP BEFORE DAYBREAK HOWEVER THEY WERE UP AND ON THEIR WAY ONCE MORE THEY HAD SEEN NO SIGNS OF ANY PURSUERS AND JEFFERSON HOPE BEGAN TO THINK THAT THEY WERE FAIRLY OUT OF THE REACH OF THE TERRIBLE 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
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