"I wonder if I can catch that tree," considered Pepper, preparing
to slide down to the ledge. "I guess it ain't a question of can,
I've just got to do it, and I won't be any worse off there than I
am here, and I may be a good deal better."
Carefully calculating his distance he let go, sliding down until
he reached the ledge where he clutched a tree and held on until he
could gain a footing. The ledge, which was about a foot in width,
ran but a short distance in either direction, but to the right,
a few feet below, was another level space, which Pepper judged he
might gain. Moving cautiously along until he was over the point
he let himself down to the lower ledge. Following this along he was
able to gain another, and so on, slipping at times and tumbling,
until he finally came out upon a small plateau at the foot of the
hill.
"Thank goodness!" he cried as he got up and shook himself. "I've
got to the bottom, anyhow. I hope there isn't anything more coming
my way or I won't get that message there to-day, and I've got to
move pretty quick, as it is.
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