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His sleepless eyes roved up and down the adjoining cañon Far to the south, near the desert floor, he saw a fluttering bit of white Now a fluttering bit of white, far froh he was, DeWitt realized this and sleep left his eyes He sat erect For a moment he was tempted to call the others but he restrained himself He would let them rest while he kept watch over the little white beacon, for so, unaccountably, it seeue comfort and hopefulness came to him and he fell asleep

Jack's lusty call to coffee woke hiht in his eyes he pointed out his discovery TheJack to watch the camp, John and Billy crossed the cañon southward After heavy scra they reached the foot of the cañon wall Twenty feet above the any sort of hand and foot hold, John clareat shout of joy Rhoda's neck scarf with the pebble pinned in one end was in his hands! DeWitt slid to the ground and he and Billy exaerly

"I told you! I told you!" exulted Billy hoarsely "See that weight fastened to it? Wasn't that set above, somehow, and find where she dropped it from!"