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I knew the place very well from Curly's description, and found it easy to follow up the trickle of water which came down the canon from the spring.

Having found the spring, it was easy to locate the spot in the snowbank where the oysters had been cached.

I was not conscious of tarrying upon the way, yet, even so, there had been feet more swift than mine.

As I came up to the spring, I heard voices and saw two forms sitting at the edge of the snowbank.
"Here's another one!" called out Dan Anderson as I appeared; and forthwith they broke into peals of unrighteous laughter.

"You're a little slow; you're number three; Mac was first." "I thought I heard an elk as I came up," said I, as I sat down beside the others and tried to look unconcerned, although plainly out of breath.
"Elk!" snorted McKinney, as he arose and walked to the other edge of the snowbank.