Before leaving the bank he tied his hat upon the pole and lifted enough water to quench his thirst.

Then he worked his way back to where thinner growth made advancement easier, and kept on up-stream till the shadows were so deep he could not see.

Feeling around for a place big enough to stretch out on, he lay down.

For the time being he was as safe there as he would have been beyond in the Rim Rock.
He was tired, though not exhausted, and in spite of the throbbing pain in his arm he dropped at once into sleep..