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They had planned a quick relief with a s man's chances Glover chose for his

co--far and away the best cli, roadmaster, a chain and Glover were large hter and smaller, had been known in a

pinch to handle an ordinary steel rail But above everything

each--even Glover, the youngest--was a man of resource and experience

in es with only ropes and picks and

skis, and carrying stimulants and food Without any attempt to catch

his trail from where they knew Blood must have started they made their

way as directly as possible down the side of the ap The stupendous difficulties ofheadway

across the eastern slope did not becoht of those they had left, but froed washouts or spread in line over glassy escarp a white cloud

into the sunshine and hear the far-off claines on the

hill

Below the snow-field which they crossed they found the superintendent's

trail, and saw that his effort had been to cross the gap at that point

and rade, where an easy cli so a foot, the grade there being

nearly four per cent