r one of those cakes, and as
he did not seem to hear, Ned glanced at where Chris lay with his head
upon a doubled-up blanket, and repeated his question, which this time
brought forth a reply.

"Yes; it's beautiful enough, my lad, but not the place we want."

"You haven't had a good look round yet," said Ned.

"Quite good enough to satisfy me that the map was not made here."

Ned was silent for a few minutes, and then he said suddenly--

"Yes, it's going down, and it will soon be night. I was puzzled at
first. I thought it was morning. It all comes through lying down at
such an unnatural time."

"Ah, you mustn't expect to go on in the regular way when you're
travelling, my lad," said Griggs, "but get your bit of sleep when the
chance comes."

"I suppose so," said Ned; "but it was ever so long before I could go
off, though I was as tired as a dog. Chris was just as bad, but he's
sleeping soundly enough now."

"No, I'm not," said Chris quietly. "I'm wide awake, listening to what
you say, and smelling the cakes. Are they nearly done, Griggs?"

"Want another quarter of an hour, and then I shall make the tea."

"Then I shall go and bathe my face," said Chris. "That'll freshen me
up. Will you come?"

This was to Ned, who rose at once, and they walked off together towards
where a little stream came gurgling and splashing down from the heights
above.

"They sleep well enough," said Chris, with a side wag of the head.

"Yes; but I couldn't. I say, shall we have to watch to-night?"

"No, I think not. I'm sure we shall have our turn to sleep till
morning."

"That's right. I know I shall go off like a top. But I say, look at
the sky and those fir-trees up there."

"Lovely," said Chris. "Some parts are so bright, all red and orange,
and others look quite purple and black. It keeps changing so fast too,
that the black shadows seem to move."

"Yes; that's what I thought more than once as I lay there before you
woke. It was just as if something was creeping about under the boughs."

"Not an Indian spy on all fours, was it?" said Chris quickly.

"Nonsense! He wouldn't have shown himself like that."

"Wasn't a wild beast?"

"Of course not. If it had been it would have scared the mules and
ponies. No, it was only a shadow creeping along, and I suppose, after
all, I wasn't quite awake. Now then for that water. It's sure to be
fresh and cold, and will wash all the sleepy feeling away."

Ned was