"It's a shame to take all you've got," he said softly.
XV
THE STANLEY RAPIDS
Joe ardently desired to continue the poker game on borrowed capital, but Ralph pointed out that he had announced in advance his intention of retiring from the game. "I've got to sleep," he said.
"Camp here if you like," growled Joe.
Ralph shook his head. "I'll drop down the river a little piece," he said. "I want to get an early start."
"You'll have to get up early to keep ahead of us in that contraption," said Crusoe with a laugh. "It's no more than a dunnage bag stretched on a couple of half hoops!"
"You can't go down the Stanley rapids in her," said the breed. "She all bus' up."
"Don't expect to go down the Stanley rapids," said Ralph with a great air of carelessness. "I'm going up the Stanley."
He observed that Stack and Joe were listening attentively.