We oughter see another man an' his sheet afore long.

Thar would be no trouble 'bout it, ef this snow wuzn't so thick." As they advanced farther into the mountains the noise of the wind increased.

Confined in the gorges it roared in anger to get out, and then whistled and shrieked as it blew along the slopes.

The snow did not cease to fall.

The road had long since been covered up, but Reed led them on with sure eye and instinct.
An hour later he was able to detect another figure on the crest of a ridge, this time to their left, and he observed the waving of the signal with great satisfaction.
"It's all right," he said to Colonel Winchester.