Part 33 (1/2)
All orn out by what had happened and glad to sleep late the following day When they arose they found the storht as could be expected at this tiht forth and the double team harnessed up From thea portion of the mutton that had been killed For this the man would take no pay, but the boys made his wife a present of some silver that pleased the fa party!” cried Dave ”I don't think they traveled any further than we did in that awful snowstorm”
”It all depends upon what road they were on, so Hendrik tells h driver, a good-natured h rather silent
”Does he mean that they could travel on some of the roads, even if it did storm?” asked Dave
”Yes”
”Well, all we can do is to follow theer
The new fall of snow hadvery heavy, and by noon they had covered only nine ht, and they e of a pine forest, where the trees sheltered them from the wind A fire was built and they broiled a piece of e pot of coffee
”What a sparsely settled country this is!” remarked the senator's son
”I declare, it looks like some spots in the far West of the United States”
”Norway is the most thinly settled country of Europe,” answered Granbury Lapharoorse Many of the peasants eet productive farms without much trouble”
It was necessary to let the horses rest for an hour, and during that time the two boys strolled around the vicinity There was, however, notuncertain and dangerous
”I can now understand why the driver didn't want to go on in that storully several feet deep ”A little one heels over head, and ould happen to the turnout in such a place I don't know”
”If the sleigh breaks down, or we lose a horse, it will be very bad,”
answered the Englisho the et back in safety I think that exploring expedition was rather a foolhardy undertaking--at this season of the year”
”I believe I knohat prompted my father to undertake it,” said Dave
”It was the spirit of adventure My Uncle Dunston says my father loves an adventure of any kind”
”Do you take after hilishman, with a twinkle in his eyes
”I think I must--otherwise I shouldn't be here,” and Dave sh driver said that if theythe afternoon they would reach the village of Bojowak by five or six o'clock Here he was certain they would hear further of the exploring party
”Then let us hurry all we can,” said Dave ”If it is tooto walk part of the way”
”So areed to this, although he declared that trudging in the deep snow generally winded hierous part of the road, which ran around the western slope of two fair-sized ressed with care, and frequently the driver would go in advance, to ood
”If only the fellows of Oak Hall could see us now!” declared Dave
”Wonder what they would say?”
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