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" I cant go to the tree now," you tell Henry. With a slight nod of his head he moves into the trees and vanishes as quickly as he appeared. You turn around and start walking. your mind is in turmoil. What if you cant find your way out? Was Mrs. Ellison robbed by the convicts? Maybe murdered? What if you meet a black bear? No sooner has the throught of a wild animal crossed your mind than you hear a rustling in the bushes to your right. You look frantically for a place to hide. The trees are too tall to climb. You dive into a patch of bush and huddle down, trying to make yourself as small as possible. Whatever it is, it's coming close. And it's big! You look aroung for a rock, but there are none within reach. Desperate, you settle for a clump of dirt. Just as the sreature breaks through the bushes, you raise your are and let the clump of dirt fly. "Fine way to treat a rescuer!" sputters a voice. Isaac Carins comes into view, shaking the dirt from his head and neck. "You have good aim. I'll give you that,"he says grudgingly. "Come on, leys go back before it gets black as pitch." "I'm sorry, "you say as you hurry to keep up with him. "I thought you were a wild animal." "Some folks would agree with that," says Isaac, his eyes twinkling. "like Aggie Ellison." "Mrs.Ellison!" you say. "Is she okay? She was going to be robbed by two escaped prisoners!" Turn to page 105