She saw the slight movement, and looked up at him with a new
interest.
“Oh, I forgot, Joe! I never once have asked how you have got
along while I have been so sick. Can you use your hands any at all?
You could once, a little bit that day—the day we found the
gold.”
But he shook his head, and just then a step was heard outside,
and Lyster looked in.
A shade of surprise touched his face, as he saw ’Tana there,
with so bright an expression in her eyes.
“What has Harris been telling you that has aroused you to
interest, Tana?” he asked, jestingly. “He has more influence than
I, for I have scarcely been able to get you to talk at all.”
“You don’t need me; you have Miss Slocum,” she answered. “Have
you dropped her in the creek and run back to camp? And have you
seen Akkomi lately?
