Do you know of any fords ?" "Yes, there are two or three places where it can be crossed, when the water is low; and as there has been no rain, for some weeks past, you will be able to cross now, easily enough.

There is one four miles higher up.

You will see a clump of willow trees, on this side of the river; and there is a pile of stones, some five feet high, on the other.

You enter the river close by the trees, and then keep straight for the pile of stones, which is some fifty yards higher up, for the ford crosses the river at an angle." "Well, we will take that way, then," Jacques said.

"It is better to lose an hour, than to have trouble here." An hour later, the party arrived at the ford and crossed it without difficulty, the water being little above their waists.