We must not be caught here in the morning by the warriors." He was asleep almost instantly, and Robert sat in a comfortable position with his rifle across his knees.

Responsibility brought back to him self-respect and pride.

He was now a full partner in the partnership, and will and strength together made his faculties so keen that it would have been difficult for anything about the windrow to have escaped his attention.

He heard the light rustlings of other animals coming to comfort and safety, and flutterings as birds settled on upthrust boughs, many of which were still covered with leaves.

Once he heard a faint shout deep in the forest, brought by the wind a great distance, and he was sure that it was the cry of their Indian pursuers.