should be done next.

"'Tis a bad look-out," said Joe, shaking his head.

"I fear it is," replied Dick in a melancholy tone.

Henri said nothing, but he sighed deeply on looking

up at the sky, which was now of a uniform watery gray,

while black clouds drove athwart it. The rain was

pouring in torrents, and the wind began to sweep it in

broad sheets over the plains, and under their slight covering,

so that in a short time they were wet to the skin.

The horses stood meekly beside them, with their tails