Please don't cast me off!
It wouldn't be human!"
"I believe you'd cast us off, if we were in a similar situation," was
Tom's comment. "The way you treated Sam at the Hall shows that you don't
care how some folks suffer. But you can go along, for we are not brutes.
But you've got to be careful how you behave, or otherwise out you go,
to shift for yourself, no matter how cold it is or how many wild animals
are around."
"I will do nothing that does not meet with the approval of all of you,"
answered the former teacher humbly. "And remember, Thomas, I was willing
to aid you when you were a prisoner in the cave in the gully."
"You were--for a big consideration," returned Tom dryly. "Let me tell
you flatly, I don't take much stock in your so-called generosity."
They were soon on the way, straight down to the river and then up that
stream. John Barrow was in the lead, with Sam following. Jasper came
next, and Tom and Dick brought up the rear. As far as possible the guide
sought out a trail along the timber, where the snow was not so deep.
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