Stop that! Don't try to sit up! You're not strong enough yet.

I'll carry you awhile." Tayoga sank back, and, in a few more minutes, Robert picked him up and went on once more.

But he noticed that the Onondaga did not now lie a dead weight upon his shoulder.

Instead, there was in him again the vital quality that made him lighter and easier to carry.

He knew that Tayoga would revive rapidly, but it would be days before he was fit to take care of himself.