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with this young lady, take good care of her, and 

 stay with her till she returns. Don't you desert 

 her." He gave a few barks of satisfaction and 

 started with her up the trail, carrying himself in 

 a manner which indicated that he was both hon- 

 ored and pleased. I felt that the strength and 

 alertness of the young lady, when combined with 

 the faithfulness and watchfulness of Scotch, would 

 make the journey a success, so I went about my 

 affairs as usual. When darkness came on that 

 evening, the young lady had not returned. 



She climbed swiftly until she reached the rocky 

 alpine moorlands above timber-line. Here she lin- 

 gered long to enjoy the magnificent scenery and 

 the brilliant flowers. It was late in the afternoon 

 when she arrived at the summit of the peak. 

 After she had spent a little time there resting and 

 absorbing the beauty and grandeur of the scene, 

 she started to return. She had not proceeded far 

 when clouds and darkness came on, and on a slope 

 of slide-rock she lost the trail.- 

 - Scotch had minded his own affairs and enjoyed 

 himself in his own way all day long. Most of the 

 time he followed her closely, apparently indifferent 



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