"Then we've got to use Buck. We've got to get Joe to where he can get help."
"But—but he's dead."
"No! No! Joe can't die. We've got to take him back to the cave!"
"Why there?"
"I don't know. I just know that's where he'd want to go and we've got to get him there."
"I suppose it's the best place. Nobody in Sage Bend would help him I'll bet. They're—"
"We've got to get him on Buck."
"You'll have to go alone. I can't walk fast enough."
"You can ride Buck too. Pop says a burro is one of the strongest animals there is. And it isn't far. Hurry. You've got to help me."