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The Avenging Angels.

           Duringthewholeofthatdaytheystruggledonthroughthedefiles,andbyeveningtheycalculatedthattheyweremorethanthirtymilesfromtheirenemies. Atnight-timetheychosethebaseofabeetlingcrag,wheretherocksofferedsomeprotectionfromthechillwind,andtherehuddledtogetherforwarmth,theyenjoyedafewhours’sleep. Beforedaybreak,however,theywereupandontheirwayoncemore. Theyhadseennosignsofanypursuers,andJeffersonHopebegantothinkthattheywerefairlyoutofthereachoftheterribleorganizationwhoseenmitytheyhadincurred. Helittleknewhowfarthatirongraspcouldreach,orhowsoonitwastocloseuponthemandcrushthem. 

           Aboutthemiddleoftheseconddayoftheirflighttheirscantystoreofprovisionsbegantorunout. Thisgavethehunterlittleuneasiness,however,fortherewasgametobehadamongthemountains,andhehadfrequentlybeforehadtodependuponhisriflefortheneedsoflife. Choosingashelterednook,hepiledtogetherafewdriedbranchesandmadeablazingfire,atwhichhiscompanionsmightwarmthemselves,fortheywerenownearlyfivethousandfeetabovethesealevel,andtheairwasbitterandkeen. Havingtetheredthehorses,andbadeLucyadieu,hethrewhisgunoverhisshoulder,andsetoutinsearchofwhateverchancemightthrowinhisway. Lookingbackhesawtheoldmanandtheyounggirlcrouchingovertheblazingfire,whilethethreeanimalsstoodmotionlessintheback-ground. Thentheinterveningrockshidthemfromhisview. 

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