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he was cast out into the wilds to shift for himself 

 as best he could. 



Two days later he stopped at another village 

 and asked for food and shelter. It was here 

 that he learned that several of his men were be- 

 ing sheltered in a village some distance away, so 

 he set out at once. On arriving he found Paul 

 and Charley, his two best men. They had had 

 a miraculous escape but had been able to make 

 their way southward as he had done, and here 

 they were, again united. 



For over two weeks the party travelled to- 

 gether, stopping at various villages, where they 

 were hospitably received, given food, and sent 

 on their way. After a tiresome journey of over 

 five hundred miles they finally reached civilisa- 

 tion, bleeding from scratches and their clothes 

 a mass of rags, but, nevertheless, alive and 

 healthy and thankful for their escape. 



