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on their way across a splendid grass country for 

 some two miles further with undiminished speed. 

 Then an excited rustic is seen waving his hat as 

 he runs to open a gate for our friend on the left 



THE SHADOW OF DEATH. 



exclaiming, as the latter gallops through with 

 hurried but sincere thanks, " He's close afore 'em : 

 they'll have him soon ! " And sure enough, a field 

 or two further the sight of a dark brown object 

 slowly toiling up a long pasture-field by the side 



