The lines floated idly.
"Every lake in the mountains except one is full of fish--except one!" exclaimed Robert bitterly, "and this is the one!" "No, it is not that," said Tayoga gravely.

"It means that the face of Areskoui is still turned from us, that the good Sun God does not relent for our unknown sin.

We must have offended him deeply that he should remain angry with us so long.

This lake is swarming with fish, like the others of the mountains, but he has willed that not one should hang upon our hooks.

Why waste time ?" He drew his line from the water, wound it up carefully and replaced it in his pack.