him gogo, pickingpickhis way among the nettles , and among the brambles that bound the green mounds , he looked in my young eyes as if he were eluding the hands of the dead people , stretching up cautiously out of their graves , to get a twist upon his ankle and pull him in .
But presently I lookedlookover my shoulder , and sawseehim goinggoon again towards the river , still hugginghughimself in both arms , and pickingpickhis way with his sore feet among the great stones dropped into the marshes here and there , for stepping-places when the rains were heavy or the tide was in .
The morning of Powell 's departuredeparturewas , like nearly all Arizona mornings , clear and beautiful ; I could seeseehim and his little pack animals pickingpicktheir way down the mountainside toward the valley , and all during the morning I would catch occasional glimpsesglimpseof them as they toppedtopa hog back or camecomeout upon a level plateau .
Tom 's younger brother ( or rather half-brother ) Sid was already throughthroughwith his part of the work ( pickingpickup chips ) , for he was a quiet boy , and had no adventurous , trouble-some ways .