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The Wilderness Cabin.
The light was considerably farther away than they had at first supposed, and as they advanced steadily toward it, the nature of the ground rapidly changed, becoming irregular, and littered with low growing shrubs.

In the darkness they stumbled over outcroppings of rock, and after a fall or two, were compelled to move forward with extreme caution.

But the mysterious yellow glow continually beckoned, and with new hope animating the hearts of both men, they staggered on, nerving themselves to the effort, and following closely along the bank of the stream.
At last they arrived where they could perceive dimly something of the nature of this unexpected desert oasis.
The light shone forth, piercing the night, through the uncurtained window of a log cabin, which would otherwise have been completely concealed from view by a group of low growing cottonwoods.

This was all the black, enshrouding night revealed, and even this was merely made apparent by the yellow illumination of the window.