A Warning

           ONthe2dofJanuary,atsunrise,thetravelersfordedtheColbanandtheCaupesperivers.Thehalfoftheirjourneywasnowaccomplished.Infifteendaysmore,shouldtheirjourneycontinuetobeprosperous,thelittlepartywouldreachTwofoldBay.

           Theywereallingoodhealth.AllthatPaganelsaidofthehygienicqualitiesoftheclimatewasrealized.Therewaslittleornohumidity,andtheheatwasquitebearable.Neitherhorsesnorbullockscouldcomplainofitanymorethanhumanbeings.TheorderofthemarchhadbeenchangedinonerespectsincetheaffairofCamdenBridge.ThatcriminalcatastropheontherailwaymadeAyrtontakesundryprecautions,whichhadhithertobeenunnecessary.Thehuntersneverlostsightofthewagon,andwhenevertheycamped,onewasalwaysplacedonwatch.Morningandeveningthefirearmswereprimedafresh.Itwascertainthatagangofruffianswasprowlingaboutthecountry,andthoughtherewasnocauseforactualfear,itwaswelltobereadyforwhatevermighthappen.

           ItneedhardlybesaidtheseprecautionswereadoptedwithouttheknowledgeofLadyHelenaandMaryGrant,asLordGlenarvandidnotwishtoalarmthem.

           Theywerebynomeansunnecessary,however,foranyimprudenceorcarelessnessmighthavecostthetravelersdear.OthersbesideGlenarvanwereontheirguard.Inlonelysettlementsandonstations,theinhabitantsandthesquatterspreparedcarefullyagainstanyattackorsurprise.Housesareclosedatnightfall;thedogsletlooseinsidethefences,barkedattheslightestsound.

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