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He could work for a week as hard as any white man, but his race had not risen to the dignity of patient, unremitting, life-long toil. "How much money have we now, Nibowaka?" was one of the mid-August indications of restlessness. Rolf reckoned up; half a month for Quonab, $15.00; for himself, $10.00; for finding the cows $2.00 $27.00 in all. Not enough. Three days later Quonab reckoned up again.
"Since I am to be an Indian, Quonab, you must give me an Indian name," he said after one of these episodes. "Ugh! Good! That's easy! You are 'Nibowaka, the wise one." For the Indian had not missed any of the points, and so he was named. Twenty or thirty miles a day they went now, avoiding the settlements along the river.
The nearer New York the better the price; seventy-five dollars at Lyons Falls; one hundred and twenty-five dollars at Warren's; two hundred dollars at New York. Rolf pondered long and the idea was one which grew and bore fruit. Back at Van Trumper's "Nibowaka" Quonab always said "Nibowaka" when he was impressed with Rolf's astuteness "What about the canoe and stuff?"
Now the bushes rustled near, a man came out, kneeled down, laid hand on the dying soldier's brow, and his heart. He opened his eyes, the man bent over him and softly said, "Nibowaka! it's Quonab." That night when the victorious rangers had returned to Plattsburg it was a town of glad, thankful hearts, and human love ran strong.
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