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"We seem to have stampeded part of this camping party. I'll just

take a run up this hill and see if I can't find the missing

section and persuade it to stay a while. I don't reckon you need

me hyer, do you?" he grinned, with a glance at Neill and his

burden.

"All right. You'll find me here when you get back, Fraser," the

other answered.

Larry carried the girl to the water-hole and set her down beside

it. He sprinkled her face with water, and presently her lids

trembled and fluttered open. She lay there with her head on his

arm and looked at him quite without surprise.

"How did you find me?"

"Mainly luck. We followed your trail to where we found the rig.

After that it was guessing where the needle was in the haystack

It just happened we were cutting across country to water when we

heard a shot."

"That must have been when he fired at me," she said.

"My God! Did he shoot at you?"

"Yes. Where is he now?" She shuddered.

"Cutting over the hills with Steve after him."

"Steve?"