Then Mark prayed, prayed as he had never dreamed of praying before.

He thanked God for once more letting him see the blessed daylight, and prayed that he might be shown some means of escape.

He prayed for strength to hold out just a little while longer, and it was given him.
When Frank March was drawn to the surface, and said he had been let down into a swift current of water, Mr.Elmer buried his face in his hands, and groaned aloud in the agony of his grief.
"Why did I bring him to this place ?" sobbed the stricken man.

"To think that his life should be given for mine.

If we had only stayed in the North my life might have been taken, but his would have been spared.