With her assistance he moved his legs, proving no broken bones there.
"I'm afraid it's my--spine," he said.
"But you raised your head once," she replied.

"If your back was--was broken or injured you couldn't raise your head." "So I couldn't.

I guess I'm just knocked out.

I was--pretty weak before Wildfire knocked me--off Nagger." "Wildfire ?" "That's the red stallion's name." "Oh, he's named already ?" "I named him--long ago.

He's known on many a range." "Where ?" "I think far north of here.