"I hadn't felt right about leaving an old man up on the mountain in the first place." "I can't believe we found him," I said again as Bill's outback Jeep climbed the snowy path up the mountain. "Like I said on the phone, I think he's in pretty bad shape. He looks like a tough old bugger," he paused, adding, "but the way he talked sounded like he didn't have much time left." Kyle gave me a sympathetic look. "Did he give a reason for coming back?" I asked. "Didn't say much other than he wanted to be left in peace. Just paid me to take him up there an' to bring him supplies." "My mom would be devastated if she found out her father was so close and she didn't get to see him before he died. Thank you for doing this." Bill nodded. The Jeep started to bog down as the path disappeared. Bill turned off the engine, saying, "We walk from here. 'Bout a mile." Bill passed out snowshoes and poles. He had also brought a sled of sorts so we could transport my grandfather back to the Jeep.
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