Near the spot where he had left his horse he found a nook among
the rocks in which a fire would be well hidden. Having marked the
place carefully with his eye and obtained his bearings, he led his
horse back to the stream and reached the unfrequented road again
without being observed.
His next task was to discover some kind of a passageway from the
mine road to a point on the main highway, leading to the west and
out of the mountains. He found no better resource than to strike
directly into the forest and travel by points of the compass.
Fortunately, the trees were lofty and comparatively open, and he
encountered no worse difficulties than some steep and rugged
descents, and at last emerged on the post road at least a mile to
the west of the tavern, which stood near its intersection with the
mine road; Returning, he again marked out a path with paper as he
had before. The sun was now low in the sky; and as he trotted
toward the mine, he had but one more precaution to take, and that
was to find a place where the trees were sufficiently open to
permit him to ride into their shade at night in case he wished to
avoid parties upon the road.
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