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"Faster you come the better," called Roy

Helen could not see the sense of that, but she tried Roy and Bo had dug a deep trail zigzag up that treacherous slide Helento follow in their tracks, and when she realized this Ranger was cliet above Helen began to labor She slid down right in front of Ranger The intelligent anied out of the trail to keep fro on her Then he was above her

"Lookout down there," yelled Roy, in warning "Get on the up side!"

But that did not appear possible The earth began to slide under Ranger, and that i on the bridle

"Let go!" yelled Roy

Helen dropped the bridle just as a heavy slide began to h, in a round Helen was buried to her knees, but, extricating herself, she crawled to a safe point and rested before cli farther

"Bad cave-in, thet," was Roy's comment, when at last she joined him and Bo at the top

Roy appeared at a loss as to which way to go He rode to high ground and looked in all directions To Helen, one way appeared as wild and rough as another, and all was yellow, green, and black under the westering sun Roy rode a short distance in one direction, then changed for another

Presently he stopped

"Wal, I'm shore turned round," he said

"You're not lost?" cried Bo

"Reckon I've been thet for a couple of hours," he replied, cheerfully "Never did ride across here I had the direction, but I'azed at him in consternation

"Lost!" she echoed