there were any mountaineers around, 
they would understand the signal and 
answer. 
We waited. All was silent as before 
Two more horses dropped to the ground. 
Then he sent another loud report into 
the darkness. In a few moments we 
thought we heard a distant shout, then 
| the report of a gun not far away. 
Nimrod mounted the only standing 
horse and went in the direction of the 
| sound. Then followed an interminable 
silence. I hallooed, but got no answer. 
| The wildest fears for Nimrod’s safety 
tormented me. He had fallen into a 
gully, the horse had thrown him, 4e was 
lost. 
Then I heard a noise and listened 
eagerly. The driver said it was a coy- 
ote howling up on the mountain. At 
last voices did come to me from out of 
Soe DOG 
“OOMAIIDLI SY, Z 
