But, like you, I am willing to take the risk for several hours more.

Most of the warriors must be far south of us unless the rangers are in this region, and a special force has been sent to meet them." They came by and by to a long stretch of rippling shallows, and they were compelled to carry the canoe with its load through the woods and around them, the task, owing to the density of the forest and thicket and the weight of their burden, straining their muscles and drawing perspiration from their faces.

But they took consolation from the fact that game was amazingly plentiful.

Deer sprang up everywhere, and twice they caught glimpses of bears shambling away.

Squirrels chattered over their heads and the little people of the forest rustled all about them.
"It shows that no human being has been through here recently," said Tayoga, "else the game, big and little, would not have been stirring abroad with so much confidence." "Then as soon as we make the portage we can return to the river with the canoe." "Dagaeoga grows lazy.