“Why—yes, if it shall seem best.”
“Well, it will. Be advised. Take it with you.”
“Why?”
“Because of that sketch of yours entitled 'Luck.' That sketch is current in England, and you will surely need your tomahawk.”
“What makes you think so?”
“I think so because the hero of the sketch will naturally want your scalp, and will probably apply for it. Be advised. Take your tomahawk along.”
“Why, even with it I sha'n't stand any chance, because I sha'n't know him when he applies, and he will have my scalp before I know what his errand is.”
“Come, do you mean to say that you don't know who the hero of that sketch is?”
“Indeed I haven't any idea who the hero of the sketch is. Who is it?”
His informant hesitated a moment, then named a name of world-wide military significance.