\"Musthavegonetheotherway，\"shesaidtoKaty。\"I\'llcrawlbacktoyou。We\'llgoafterhelpandgetDonaldout。Therewillbetimeenoughtoexaminethecliffafterward；butIamjustassurenowasIwillbewhenitisexaminedthatthatstonewaspurposelyloosenedtoadegreewhereaslightpushwoulddropit。
AsDonaldsays，there\'snoreasonwhyitshouldhangthereforcenturiesandfallonhimtoday。Shutyoureyes，olddear，andbackup。WemustgotoDonald。Iratherthinkit\'sononeofhisfeetfromwhathesaid。Letmetakeonemoregoodlook。\"
Atthatminutefromhighonthemountainabovethemashowerofsandandpebblescamerattlingdown。LindagaveKatyoneterrifiedlook。
\"MyGod！\"shepanted。\"He\'scomingdownrightaboveus！\"
JusthowLindarecrossedthebushesandreachedKatyshedidnotknow。Shemotionedforhertomakeherwaybackastheyhadcome。Katyplantedherfeetsquarelyupontherock。Herlowerjawshotout；hereyeswereaflame。ShestoodperfectlystillwiththeexceptionofmotioningLindatocrowdbackunderthebushes，andagainLindarealizedthatshehadnoauthority；asshehaddonefromchildhoodwhenKatywasinearnest，Lindaobeyedher。Shehadbarelyreachedtheoverhangingbushes，crouchedunderthem，andstraightenedherself，whenasmallavalanchecameshoweringdown，andaminutelaterapairoffeetwerelevelwithherhead。Thenscreenedbythebushes，shecouldhavereachedoutandtouchedOkaSayye。AshisfeetfoundasolidrestingplaceontheledgeonwhichLindaandKatystood，andwhilehewasstillclingingtothebushes，KatherineO\'Donovanadvanceduponhim。Hehadfeltthathisfeetwerefirm，letgohishold，andturned，whenhefacedtheinfuriatedIrishwoman。Shehadpulledthestrapfromaroundherneck，slippedtheaxefromit，andwithastrongthrustsheplantedtheheadofitagainstOkaSayye\'schestsohardthatshealmostfellforward。TheJapplungedbackwardamongthebushes，therootsofwhichhadsupportedLindawhilesheusedtheglasses。Thenhefell，slidingamongthem，snatchingwildly。Lindagrippedtheoverhanginggrowthbehindwhichshehadbeenscreened，andleanedforward。