All the family stood beside him as he packed his outfit on the mule and threw over it the diamond hitch.

As he straightened up he turned to the waiting ones and said: "Do you see that gap in the range ?" They all looked where he pointed.

Down in the West, but lighted into unearthly splendor by the morning light, arose the great range of snowy peaks.

In the midst of this impassable wall a purple notch could be seen.
"Ever sence I've been here," said Mose, with singular emotion, "I've looked away at that range and I've been waiting my chance to see what that canon is like.

There runs my trail--good-by." He shook hands hastily with Cora, heartily with Mrs.Reynolds, and kissed Pink, who said: "Bring me a little bear or a fox." "All right, honey, you shall have a grizzly." He swung into the saddle.