e any bears," observed Dave. "All I want is to go on
and join my father."

"And all I want to do is to find my brother," answered Granbury Lapham.
"I sincerely trust they are safe."

"We all hope for that," answered the senator's son.

By the time they gained the mountain road it had stopped snowing, so
that they could see a fair distance ahead and behind. Dave gave a long
look in advance.

"There is something," he said. "I think it must be our turnout."

"It certainly is the sleigh," said Roger, a minute later. "But it is
still turned over."

"Yes, and the two front horses are gone," added the Englishman.

As tired as they were, they pressed forward with all possible speed, and
soon came up to the overturned sleigh, with its scattered outfit. Some
of their goods had gone down the mountain side out of sight and the rest
were covered with snow. The horses were nervous and on the point of
dashing off, so that Dave had to go to their heads to quiet them.

"Do you know what I think?" said the boy. "The front team broke loose
somehow, and Hendrik has gone after them."

"Well, I hope he catches 'em and brings 'em back," answered Roger.

They unhooked the team attached to the sleigh and tied them to the
nearest tree, some distance off. Then all hands got at the heavy
turnout and righted it and cleaned it out. This done, they put in the
robes and all they could find of their belongings. Thus an hour went by.

"Hendrik doesn't seem to be coming back," said Dave. "Perhaps those
horses went a long distance and it might be as well to follow them--if
the single team can do it."

"Let us try the horses that are left, anyway," returned Roger. "We can
let Mr. Lapham drive while we walk ahead and make sure of the road."

They hooked up with care and the Englishman took the reins. It was all
the two animals could do to start the sleigh, for the road was slightly
upward for quarter of a mile. But then it ran downhill and going became
almost too easy.

"They'll be running away, if we don't look out," said Granbury Lapham,
after Dave and Roger had jumped in on the rear seat. "There doesn't seem
to be any whoa in them."

"Shall I drive?" asked Dave.

"Do you know anything about horses? My knowledge is rather limited."

"Yes, I used to live on a farm when I was younger. I'll take the reins."

Dave started to step from the rear to the front seat of the sleigh. As
he did this the turnout reached a point in the road where th