CHAPTER XV .-- Rifle-Shots.
Another five minutes they entered a gorge so blocked with rocks that had fallen from above that they had the greatest difficulty in leading the horses over them.
"It could not be better," Dave said.

"We can stop them here.

Zeke, do you go on with Dick, see how far this goes, and what the chances are when we get out of it.

If you can see any way of climbing the side of the valley come back and tell us.

Then I reckon the best thing will be for you to take the horses down and go straight up, leaving Dick to tell us exactly where you have gone up; then, as soon as it is quite dark, we will be off and follow you; they won't be able to pick up the trail and will guess we have gone straight down the valley.