He had felt a slow and growing pressure, and from this pressure he had dragged himself slowly--and the pressure still followed.

The mass of rock was settling! Nepeese did not see or hear or understand.

She was calling to him more and more pleadingly: "Baree--Baree--Baree--" Her head and shoulders and both arms were under the rock now.

The glow of her eyes was very close to Baree.

He whined.