CHAPTER XXIII 

DAVE AND THE FAWN 

"Sam, do you think he will live?" 

Over and over Henry asked the question as he and the old frontiersman worked over the inanimate form they had brought to shore from the waters of the river. 

"Hope so, Henry, but I can't tell yet," was Barringford's answer. "We'll do all we can, and trust the rest to God." 

Both worked with a will, doing whatever they thought was best. Barringford held Dave up by the ankles and allowed much of the water to run from the unfortunate's mouth, and then they rolled the youth and worked his arms and rubbed him. 

At first it looked as if all their efforts would be in vain, and tears gathered in Henry's eyes. But then they saw Dave give a faint shudder, followed by a tiny gasp. 

"He's comin' around!" shouted Barringford, in a strangely unnatural voice. "Praise Heaven for it!" 

But there was still much to do before Dave could breath with any kind of regularity, and they continued to rub him and slap him, while Barringford forced him to gulp down a small quantity of stimulants brought along in case of emergency. Then a fire was started up, and later on Henry brought over the youth's clothes, for to take Dave across the stream was out of the question. 

For over an hour Dave felt so weak that neither of the others attempted to question him. Both helped him into his clothes, and gave him something hot to drink, and made him comfortable on a couch of twigs and leaves. 
Who was held upside down?
Who held him that way?
who is with Barringford?
where did they find Dave?
what question did Henry keep repeating?
did he?
what else did they do besides the upside down hold to bring him around?
who yelled that he was coming to?
who did he give credit for this?
could Dave immediately speak?
was his breathing immediately ok?
what did they keep doing to him?
what was he forced to drink?
why did they have those?
what did they do to provide warmth?
what did Henry bring Dave after a while?
how long did they wait to start asking Dave things?
how did he feel during this time?
did he dress himself?
what did they make for him to lie down on?
Dave
Barringford held Dave up by the ankles 
Barringford
Barringford held Dave up
Henry
"Hope so, Henry,
the waters of the river
the waters of the river. 
"do you think he will live?"
"Sam, do you think he will live?" 
yes
"He's comin' around!"
worked his arms and rubbed him
worked his arms and rubbed him. 
Barringford
"He's comin' around!" shouted Barringford
Heaven
 "Praise Heaven for it!" 
no
But there was still much to do before Dave could breath with any kind of regularity,
no
But there was still much to do before Dave could breath with any kind of regularity
rub and slap him
hey continued to rub him and slap him
stimulants
 forced him to gulp down a small quantity of stimulants
in case of emergency
brought along in case of emergency
started a fire
Then a fire was started u
his clothes
Henry brought over the youth's clothes
over an hour
For over an hour Dave felt so weak that neither of the others attempted to question him
weak
 felt so weak
no
Both helped him into his clothes,
a couch
 a couch