Just as the sun set, however, to the great delight of the boys they
discovered three men slowly climbing the side of the gulch almost directly
below them.
Instantly the Go Ahead Boys cheered and shouted, although no replies were
made to their hails.
From what they were able to see they concluded that not one of the three
missing members of the party was disabled. They were all toiling slowly up
the sloping side, and it was soon manifest that every one was able to make
the effort for himself.
Twenty minutes later John, Pete and Kitoni gained the place where their
friends were awaiting their coming.
"You never had any one so glad to see you in all your life," shouted Fred
as he ran to John and tried to throw his arm around his neck. As Fred was
the "pigmy" of the party his efforts were ridiculous, but they
nevertheless served to remove a part of the tension under which all were
laboring.
"Are you all right, Jack?" demanded Grant. "I am now," replied the tall
Go Ahead Boy somewhat ruefully.
"What happened to you?" asked Fred.
"I got lost too. We waited for you to come back and when you didn't come
after a long time, I started out to look for you.
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