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to spare. The idea of remaining all 

 night was not entirely satisfactory ; as we 

 had nothing to eat, and nothing to cover 

 ourselves with during the long, cold hours 

 after sunset. But this was fast getting to 

 be a serious matter with us, this sheep- 

 chase; and it did seem that if we were ever 

 to secure a prize at all, now was our 

 chance. We would remain. 



The proposition was promptly agreed 

 to by Hardeman, and the guide was told 

 to return to camp to let the rest of the 

 party know of our plans. 



" Gets pretty cold at night/' said the 

 guide, pointing to a mass of snow lying 

 on the mountain-side a few feet above us. 



We made no reply. 



" Anything to eat with you ? " pursued 

 the man, evidently dissatisfied with the 

 turn events were taking. 



Our heads shook in unison a negative 

 reply. 



He turned and left us. 



To our right, and at some distance above 

 us, was a commanding position well cov- 

 ered with the usual scrubby, low-lying fir. 

 From here we judged we would be able 

 to get a view of the whole basin below 

 us; and here we now took our places, 

 some distance apart, Hardeman on my 



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