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Ernest felt the heat h he coreat deal he stuck to his work manfully

After Ernest and Gustav had returned froes caused by the desert stores forbut food

He outfitted for a three day trip, carrying a blanket, the two-gallon canteen, beans, canned pears and a batch of baking powder biscuits Dick gave him minute directions as to the location of different er started off confidently

There was very little glass left in the Goodloe er had located the oil But Dick knew of es and these Roger had as an objective when he left the camp in the yellon

He reached the Goodloe district by ed along all the afternoon by coe whenever possible During all this ti beings he beheld that day were two buzzards circlingagainst the sky on a neighboring ridge By six o'clock he was tired beyond expression and he had lost all idea of the nuly direct line of the ridge

Roger was in no wise discoed, however He e which was full of stunted cedars He cut up one cedar for his fire and drew on the others for sufficient twigs to cushion his blanket bed, then in spite of the heat he slept the sleep that belongs to the open

He was on his way at daylight, whistling cheerfully into the vast distances that unrolled about hi caone, and still there was no sign of desertedi under his breath from time to time He was te Dick's repeated warnings as to the danger of running out of water he finally won his own consent to turning back He deter range, to the east