"The next day," Kio said, then, eager now for the adventure.

"The next day they would start." That night Jacques carefully made up the two shoulder packs which David and Kio were to carry, for thereafter their travel would be entirely afoot.

David's burden, with his rifle, was fifty pounds.

Jacques saw them off, shouting a last warning for David to "keep a watch on that devil-eyed Kio." Kio was not like his eyes.

He turned out, very shortly, to be a communicative and rather likable young fellow.