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102 reached his middle, and in a twinkle he was carried off his footing, and made a splash that wet us all as he clambered to safety.

"That settles it; we are cut off in that direction," I said. "Now we must either climb a hillside or turn back."

"I wonder if I could see anything by climbing this crag," observed Oliver. "I'll leave my horse with you."

"Let us all go up," said Dan. "We don't want to become separated out here in this darkness."

The horses were tethered near the stream and we began the ascent of the hill, or more properly, mountain, on our left. At first climbing was difficult, but presently the cliff spread out and we found ourselves in a second valley.

"There is a light ahead! " announced Oliver. "That must surely come from some native camp fire."

"We'll push on and see," I replied. "We don't want to remain in this valley all night."

"We must not lose track of our horses," put in Dan. "I can still locate them, but I don't know how it will be if we go away off to that light."

"Oh, I can read the road," I smiled. "I learned that in Cuba. I wouldn't have missed the way before, only, to tell the truth, I was