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74 The silence that followed only increased my alarm. I ran on, and Oliver kept close at my heels.

"You are certain Dan called out?" he questioned.

"I am positive."

"Perhaps you only dreamed it?"

"No, I didn't. Besides, if I did, why doesn't he answer my call?"

"He may have wandered out of hearing."

But at this I shook my head.

"Something is wrong—I am sure of it, Oliver. I only hope he hasn't had another tumble. He was throwing stones over this cliff, you know."

"Yes, I know that. Perhaps he went in the opposite direction. Dan! Dan! Where are you?"

The call was repeated a dozen times, but, as before, no answer came back. More alarmed than ever, we talked the matter over a minute, and then decided that I should continue up the cliff while Oliver made a search in the opposite direction.

"And if anything serious is the matter, fire your pistol," said my friend, as we separated.

I had progressed fifty yards further when I reached a turn in the path. Here one cliff was set upon another, the higher projection being fully forty feet above my head. The lower cliff was