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Th^n every man chew a Ion:; breath, and all eves were strained to
watch for the first sign of hr3 appearing, for they knew well that he
would never conic .buck without the boy, and that chance was
kvi'ibly against him.
Meanwhile MucdomJO l>av'ii*r landed safely at the foot of the preci­
pice \v,is looking anxiously around in search of Pic-re ; but. the beating
of the d :u 111 bad teased, a .id iie had nothin:; to guide him.
11 Pierre' ” .diOuLcd he as loud as he could, " where are von, my buy? ”
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" Here, Gor'icml," answered a weak voice, so faint that he could
barely distinguish it.
And there, sure enough, was the Si tile fcikuv's curly head, half-
buricd in a huge mound of jiiuw. which alone had saved him frum
being dashed tn pieces against the rucl<s as he fell. Macdonald made
for him at or.ee; and although lie sunk waist deep at every step,
reached the sp^t at last.
"'All right now. m / brave bow" said the General, cheerily. “ Put
your arms round my neck, and hold tight; well have you out ol this
in a minute.'1
Tile child tried to obey, blit his stiffened fingers had lost: ah til dr
strength; and even when Macdonald himself damped die tiny arms
about, his neck their hold srave wav directly.
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What was to be done? A few minutes more, and the numbing cold
of that dismal place would make the rescuer as powerless as him
wdiom lie came to rescue, lint General Macdonald was not the ninn
to be so easily beaten. Tearing off his sad.i, and knelling one oral oi
it to the rope, he bound Pierre and himself firmly together witn tae
other, and then gave the signal to draw up.
And when the two came swinging up into die dnyhgjit once mere,
and the soldier* saw dieir pot still alive und uidu.rt, cheer upon cheer
ranc out. rolling far back alou<r the 1'nc, ti".l the very mountains thcan-
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solves seemed to be rejoicing.
11 We've: been under hre and under snow together,1' said Macduiiald,
chafing the boy’s co'd hands tenderly, 11 and nothing shall part us two
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