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demanded Emma . `` To-morrow . '' Willy resumed his Indian gait , shoulders leaning forward , toes pointed inward , his center of gravity well forward , and in this position he trotted along for hours . The party halted at noon , but Willy Horse jogged on ahead and was soon out of sight . He rejoined them after they had resumed their journey and did not again stop until just before dark when he announced that they would camp where they were . The Indian then made browse-beds in the open for the Overland girls , and again disappeared . `` What 's the matter with that pesky savage ? ''