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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