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 near the foot of Jasper Peak. They had sat by him a long time, the boy and the dog, helpless and  exhausted both of them. Dick had caught a glimpse of the cabin on the side of the mountain  and had decided, when the storm broke, that they  must get there at any cost.

“I carried Johnny on my back,” he said, “don’t ask me how, but some way or other we made it. I was so anxious to get him in out of the storm that it didn’t matter much where we went. I don’t think I had sense enough to mind a great  deal even when I realized it was Jake’s cabin. We found something to eat, although we didn’t take more than we could possibly help. John seemed to revive a little, but still I was desperately anxious, and felt that I must do something,  no matter what. I think I believed Two Rivers and Rudolm were much nearer than they are and  I had not counted on the streams all being in flood. I could see the light from your cabin, but—well, I had promised. Now, I can understand that the promise was a foolish business, but your