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"
I
did
,
"
answered
the
other
.
"
I
came
upon
the
camp
of
a
hunting
party
before
sunset
of
the
same
day
.
I
guided
them
to
the
spot
where
my
comrade
was
expecting
death
;
and
he
is
now
a
hale
and
hearty
man
upon
his
own
farm
,
far
within
the
frontiers
,
while
I
lie
wounded
here
in
the
depths
of
the
wilderness
.
"
This
example
,
powerful
in
affecting
Reuben
’
s
decision
,
was
aided
,
unconsciously
to
himself
,
by
the
hidden
strength
of
many
another
motive
.
Roger
Malvin
perceived
that
the
victory
was
nearly
won
.
"
Now
,
go
,
my
son
,
and
Heaven
prosper
you
!
"
he
said
.
"
Turn
not
back
with
your
friends
when
you
meet
them
,
lest
your
wounds
and
weariness
overcome
you
;
but
send
hitherward
two
or
three
,
that
may
be
spared
,
to
search
for
me
;
and
believe
me
,
Reuben
,
my
heart
will
be
lighter
with
every
step
you
take
towards
home
.
"
Yet
there
was
,
perhaps
,
a
change
both
in
his
countenance
and
voice
as
he
spoke
thus
;
for
,
after
all
,
it
was
a
ghastly
fate
to
be
left
expiring
in
the
wilderness
.
Reuben
Bourne
,
but
half
convinced
that
he
was
acting
rightly
,
at
length
raised
himself
from
the
ground
and
prepared
himself
for
his
departure
.
And
first
,
though
contrary
to
Malvin
’
s
wishes
,
he
collected
a
stock
of
roots
and
herbs
,
which
had
been
their
only
food
during
the
last
two
days
.
This
useless
supply
he
placed
within
reach
of
the
dying
man
,
for
whom
,
also
,
he
swept
together
a
bed
of
dry
oak
leaves
.
Then
climbing
to
the
summit
of
the
rock
,
which
on
one
side
was
rough
and
broken
,
he
bent
the
oak
sapling
downward
,
and
bound
his
handkerchief
to
the
topmost
branch
.
This
precaution
was
not
unnecessary
to
direct
any
who
might
come
in
search
of
Malvin
;
for
every
part
of
the
rock
,
except
its
broad
,
smooth
front
,
was
concealed
at
a
little
distance
by
the
dense
undergrowth
of
the
forest
.
The
handkerchief
had
been
the
bandage
of
a
wound
upon
Reuben
’
s
arm
;
and
,
as
he
bound
it
to
the
tree
,
he
vowed
by
the
blood
that
stained
it
that
he
would
return
,
either
to
save
his
companion
’
s
life
or
to
lay
his
body
in
the
grave
.
He
then
descended
,
and
stood
,
with
downcast
eyes
,
to
receive
Roger
Malvin
’
s
parting
words
.
The
experience
of
the
latter
suggested
much
and
minute
advice
respecting
the
youth
’
s
journey
through
the
trackless
forest
.
Upon
this
subject
he
spoke
with
calm
earnestness
,
as
if
he
were
sending
Reuben
to
the
battle
or
the
chase
while
he
himself
remained
secure
at
home
,
and
not
as
if
the
human
countenance
that
was
about
to
leave
him
were
the
last
he
would
ever
behold
.
But
his
firmness
was
shaken
before
he
concluded
.
"
Carry
my
blessing
to
Dorcas
,
and
say
that
my
last
prayer
shall
be
for
her
and
you
.
Bid
her
to
have
no
hard
thoughts
because
you
left
me
here
,
"
—
Reuben
’
s
heart
smote
him
,
—
"
for
that
your
life
would
not
have
weighed
with
you
if
its
sacrifice
could
have
done
me
good
.
She
will
marry
you
after
she
has
mourned
a
little
while
for
her
father
;
and
Heaven
grant
you
long
and
happy
days
,
and
may
your
children
’
s
children
stand
round
your
death
bed
!
And
,
Reuben
,
"
added
he
,
as
the
weakness
of
mortality
made
its
way
at
last
,
"
return
,
when
your
wounds
are
healed
and
your
weariness
refreshed
,
—
return
to
this
wild
rock
,
and
lay
my
bones
in
the
grave
,
and
say
a
prayer
over
them
.
"
An
almost
superstitious
regard
,
arising
perhaps
from
the
customs
of
the
Indians
,
whose
war
was
with
the
dead
as
well
as
the
living
,
was
paid
by
the
frontier
inhabitants
to
the
rites
of
sepulture
;
and
there
are
many
instances
of
the
sacrifice
of
life
in
the
attempt
to
bury
those
who
had
fallen
by
the
"
sword
of
the
wilderness
.
"
Reuben
,
therefore
,
felt
the
full
importance
of
the
promise
which
he
most
solemnly
made
to
return
and
perform
Roger
Malvin
’
s
obsequies
.
It
was
remarkable
that
the
latter
,
speaking
his
whole
heart
in
his
parting
words
,
no
longer
endeavored
to
persuade
the
youth
that
even
the
speediest
succor
might
avail
to
the
preservation
of
his
life
.
Reuben
was
internally
convinced
that
he
should
see
Malvin
’
s
living
face
no
more
.
His
generous
nature
would
fain
have
delayed
him
,
at
whatever
risk
,
till
the
dying
scene
were
past
;
but
the
desire
of
existence
and
the
hope
of
happiness
had
strengthened
in
his
heart
,
and
he
was
unable
to
resist
them
.
"
It
is
enough
,
"
said
Roger
Malvin
,
having
listened
to
Reuben
’
s
promise
.
