They selected, as usual, the lee of a rocky uplift, and, then by the patient use of flint and steel, and, after many failures, they kindled a blaze that would last.

But in their reduced state the labor exhausted them, and it was some time before they drew any life from the warmth.

When the circulation had been restored somewhat they piled on more wood, taking the chance of being seen.

They even went so far as to build a second fire, that they might sit between the two and dry themselves more rapidly.

Then they waited in silence the coming of the dawn..