m(i Bife on t^i (Rockies 



to what happened, but when she, in the darkness, 

 left the trail and started off in the wrong direc- 

 tion, he at once came forward, and took the lead 

 with an alert, aggressive air. The way in which 

 he did this should have suggested to the young 

 lady that he knew what he was about, but she 

 did not appreciate this fact. She thought he had 

 become weary and wanted to run away from her, 

 so she called him back. Again she started in the 

 wrong direction; this time Scotch got in front 

 of her and refused to move. She pushed him out 

 of the way. Once more he started off in the right 

 direction, and this time she scolded him and re- 

 minded him that his master had told him not to 

 desert her. Scotch dropped his ears and sheep- 

 ishly fell in behind her and followed meekly 

 along. He had obeyed orders. 



After traveling a short distance, the young lady 

 realized that she had lost her way, but it never 

 occurred to her that she had only to trust Scotch 

 and he would lead her directly home. However, 

 she had the good sense to stop where she was, 

 and there, among the crags, by the stained rem- 

 nants of winter's snow, thirteen thousand feet 



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