The next I knew I was here."
"You may be thankful that we found you and brought you in," was the
remark made by John Barrow. "If you had remained out there this night,
you'd 'a' been a corpse by mornin', sure!"
"I suppose that's true," said Jasper Grinder, with a thoughtful look.
His experience had humbled him greatly. He was so exhausted that he soon
fell asleep, breathing heavily. The boys and John Barrow gazed at him
curiously.
"His being with us presents a problem," said Dick. "What are we to do
with him?"
"I'm sure I don't want him along," answered Sam promptly. He had hot
forgotten the treatment received at Putnam Hall.
"None of us want him, I take it, Sam. But we can't leave him behind to
starve. And I doubt if he can find his way back to the Baxter camp
alone."
"No, he can't do that," put in the guide. "It is easy to see he knows
nothing of the woods and mountains. He was a fool to come here."
"If we take him along, we ought to make him do his share of the work,"
said Tom. "But I don't like it.
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