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He and his friends had hardly crouched down before the melancholy hooting of a mountain owl was heard within a few yards of them, which was immediately answered by another hoot at a small distance. At the same moment a vague shadowy figure emerged from the gap for which they had been making, and uttered the plaintive signal cry again, on which a second man appeared out of the obscurity. HE AND HIS FRIENDS HAD HARDLY CROUCHED DOWN BEFORE THE MELANCHOLY HOOTING OF A MOUNTAIN OWL WAS HEARD WITHIN A FEW YARDS OF THEM WHICH WAS IMMEDIATELY ANSWERED BY ANOTHER HOOT AT A SMALL DISTANCE AT THE SAME MOMENT A VAGUE SHADOWY FIGURE EMERGED FROM THE GAP FOR WHICH THEY HAD BEEN MAKING AND UTTERED THE PLAINTIVE SIGNAL CRY AGAIN ON WHICH A SECOND MAN APPEARED OUT OF THE OBSCURITY
and, that it was difficult to realize that the spirit of murder lurked through it all. Yet the white face and set expression of the young hunter showed that in his approach to the house he had seen enough to satisfy him upon that head. Ferrier carried the bag of gold and notes, Jefferson Hope had the scanty provisions and water, while Lucy had a small bundle containing a few of her more valued possessions. Opening the window very slowly and carefully, they waited until a dark cloud had somewhat obscured the night, and then one by one passed through into the little garden. With bated breath and crouching figures they stumbled across it, and gained the shelter of the hedge, which they skirted until they came to the gap which opened into the cornfields. They had just reached this point when the young man seized his two companions and dragged them down into the shadow, where they lay silent and trembling. It was as well that his prairie training had given Jefferson Hope the ears of a lynx. ETCH OF GREENLAND THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REALIZE THAT THE SPIRIT OF MURDER LURKED THROUGH IT ALL YET THE WHITE FACE AND SET EXPRESSION OF THE YOUNG HUNTER SHOWED THAT IN HIS APPROACH TO THE HOUSE HE HAD SEEN ENOUGH TO SATISFY HIM UPON THAT HEAD FERRIER CARRIED THE BAG OF GOLD AND NOTES JEFFERSON HOPE HAD THE SCANTY PROVISIONS AND WATER WHILE LUCY HAD A SMALL BUNDLE CONTAINING A FEW OF HER MORE VALUED POSSESSIONS OPENING THE WINDOW VERY SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY THEY WAITED UNTIL A DARK CLOUD HAD SOMEWHAT OBSCURED THE NIGHT AND THEN ONE BY ONE PASSED THROUGH INTO THE LITTLE GARDEN WITH BATED BREATH AND CROUCHING FIGURES THEY STUMBLED ACROSS IT AND GAINED THE SHELTER OF THE HEDGE WHICH THEY SKIRTED UNTIL THEY CAME TO THE GAP WHICH OPENED INTO THE CORN FIELDS THEY HAD JUST REACHED THIS POINT WHEN THE YOUNG MAN SEIZED HIS TWO COMPANIONS AND DRAGGED THEM DOWN INTO THE SHADOW WHERE THEY LAY SILENT AND TREMBLING IT WAS AS WELL THAT HIS PRAIRIE TRAINING HAD GIVEN JEFFERSON HOPE THE EARS OF A LYNX
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