What do you say, Miss Eloise ?" Her eyes met mine bravely, without a shadow of doubt in them.
"I shall go wherever you say," she replied firmly, "I believe you will know best." "Then I decide on this route.

Once we get beyond the swamp, those fellows are going to have a hard task following us, unless they have an Indian trailer along with them.

We have been here several hours; the horses must be rested.

Let's eat what we can again and then start.

We must find a way out of this labyrinth while we have daylight." Kennedy stood up and stared about us at the desolate scene, the expression of his face proving his dissatisfaction with the prospect.
"O' course, I'm a goin' 'long with yer, Cap," he acknowledged, dryly.
"I never wus no quitter, but this yere trip don't look so damned easy ter me, fer all thet.