Don't talk any more.

Just lie quietly and sleep if you can." The boys were out-of-doors.

Doctor Joe was glad they had not heard Lem's accusation against Indian Jake.

The half-breed had been good to them, and they held vast faith in his integrity.

There was some hope that Lem's suspicions were not well founded; nevertheless Doctor Joe was forced to admit to himself that circumstances pointed to Indian Jake as the culprit.