“Where are we, Abe?” she whispered.
“We’re right here,” was the answer, which seemed the only one he could give.
“Where is Dick?”
“He will come pretty soon. Don’t you worry.”
“We must find our way back. Can you do that, Abe?”
“Of course I can,” he assured stoutly. “Just you trust me.”
Then once more he did his best to reassure her, and after a while succeeded in calming her somewhat. To his relief, she did not cry or become hysterical. Over and over the boy assured her that he could find the way back without the least trouble, and after a while he must have convinced her this was true.
“You’re so brave, Abe,” she half smiled.
“Brave!” he exclaimed. “Me! I reckon you don’t know me! Why, I ain’t brave at all! I’m just the biggest coward that ever lived.”
She shook her head.