I04 THE ADVENTURES OF 



second days, and on the third day I came to a 

 dry branch and got off my horse and began 

 scratching in the mud for water. While thus 

 engaged my horse jerked loose Irom me and 

 started off across the prairie. I started after 

 him, but he was soon out of my sight and I 

 was left afoot and alone, having gotten sep- 

 arated from the others the day before. I was 

 so thirsty that I tried chewing grass, and so 

 weak that I could hardly walk. I gave up 

 the chase and turned my whole attention to 

 trying to get out of the scrape, and was doing 

 my best to find water, but was so faint and 

 weak that I could only make a short distance 

 before having to stop and rest. I was drag- 

 ging myself along in this manner when 1 saw 

 a drove of wild horses ahead of me and com- 

 ing nearly toward me. They kept looking 

 back as if at something behind them, and I 

 soon saw two men following them, and I be- 

 gan to make very emphatic signs for them to 

 come to me. As soon as they saw me they 

 came up to me and asked me what was the 

 matter, but my tongue and throat were so 



