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The girl was placed upon the mule, and old Ferrier upon one of the horses, with his money bag, while Jefferson Hope led the other along the precipitous and dangerous path. THE GIRL WAS PLACED UPON THE MULE AN OLD FERRIER UPON ONE OF THE HORSES WITH HIS MONEY BAG WHILE JEFFERSON HOPE LED THE OTHER ALONG THE PRECIPITOUS AND DANGEROUS PATH
distance, Jefferson Hope sprang to his feet, and helping his companions through the gap, led the way across the fields at the top of his speed, supporting and half-carrying the girl when her strength appeared to fail her. “Hurry on! hurry on!” he gasped from time to time. “We are through the line of sentinels. Everything depends on speed. Hurry on!” Once on the high road they made rapid progress. Only once did they meet anyone, and then they managed to slip into a field, and so avoid recognition. Before reaching the town the hunter branched away into a rugged and narrow footpath which led to the mountains. Two dark jagged peaks loomed above them through the darkness, and the defile which led between them was the Eagle Cañon in which the horses were awaiting them. With unerring instinct Jefferson Hope picked his way among the great boulders and along the bed of a dried-up watercourse, until he came to the retired corner, screened with rocks, where the faithful animals had been picketed. TEPS HAD DIED AWAY IN THE DISTANCE JEFFERSON HOPE SPRANG TO HIS FEET AND HELPING HIS COMPANIONS THROUGH THE GAP LED THE WAY ACROSS THE FIELDS AT THE TOP OF HIS SPEED SUPPORTING AND HALF CARRYING THE GIRL WHEN HER STRENGTH APPEARED TO FAIL HER HURRY ON HURRY ON HE GASPED FROM TIME TO TIME WE'RE THROUGH THE LINE OF SENTINELS EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON SPEED HURRY ON ONCE ON THE HIGHROAD THEY MADE RAPID PROGRESS ONLY ONCE DID THEY MEET ANY ONE AND THEN THEY MANAGED TO SLIP INTO A FIELD AND SO AVOID RECOGNITION BEFORE REACHING THE TOWN THE HUNTER BRANCHED AWAY INTO A RUGGED AND NARROW FOOTPATH WHICH LED TO THE MOUNTAINS TWO DARK JAGGED PEAKS LOOMED ABOVE THEM THROUGH THE DARKNESS AND THE DEFILE WHICH LED BETWEEN THEM WAS THE EAGLE CANNON IN WHICH THE HORSES WERE AWAITING THEM WITH UNERRING INSTINCT JEFFERSON HOPE PICKED HIS WAY AMONG THE GREAT BOULDERS AND ALONG THE BED OF A DRIED UP WATERCOURSE UNTIL HE CAME TO THE RETIRED CORNER SCREENED WITH ROCKS WHERE THE FAITHFUL ANIMALS HAD BEEN PICKETED
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