THE CAMPFIRE IN THE GULCH—AN ALARM—THE SOLITARY FIGURE—UNDER COVER—A WHITE MAN—"HAIL, FRIEND!"—A CORDIAL MEETING—A SECOND STRANGE CHARACTER.A RECOGNITION—THE WOODSMAN'S DISCLOSURES—A CHANCE AFTER ALL—THE BIVOUAC—DESMOND'S DISCOVERY—SAVAGES GALORE.CHAPTER II.