But Daylight persuaded him in grim ways to stay by the outfit, and they pulled on across Deep Lake and Long Lake and dropped down to the level-going of Lake Linderman.

It was the same killing pace going in as coming out, and the Indian did not stand it as well as Kama.

He, too, never complained.

Nor did he try again to desert.

He toiled on and did his best, while he renewed his resolve to steer clear of Daylight in the future.