noon
Without any sense of the pathetic side of the narrative , Lone Bear repeated his account of how , while they were moving at a leisurely pace , Otto fell ill . It happened to be late in the afternoon , and as the spot was favorable , the company went into camp . The poor fellow lay ill all night , and on the morrow was so pale and weak , that his captors believed he could not live many hours . Still they stayed in the neighborhood until noon , when they abandoned him to his fate . Believing he would not survive more than a few hours , Lone Bear and another warrior placed his gun beside him , covered most of his body with leaves , laid his hat over his face , and composed his limbs , as if for the grave . Otto seemed about to die , and showed no interest in the last sad rites , his eyes being closed when they departed . Having obtained these particulars , Deerfoot learned another surprising fact -- the point where Otto was abandoned to die , instead of being a long distance to the east , was full three days ' journey in the opposite direction .