"Yaas," said Spink. "When I was in old man Harrison's camp they said something 'bout it and they called it the Skeleton Scout."
"The Skeleton Scout!"
"That's the name. 'Tain't a purty name, nyther. Not by no manner of means. It makes me shake all over when I think the pesky critter is round here, though I must own he has an all-fired good way of cleaning out red-skins. Git a lantern or a torch."
Will went into the house for a lantern, and when he came back Seth took it from his hand and gave it to Black Dick.
"Here, boy, take that and go out and look around to see if any of the red niggers are hiding anywhere."
"Me, massa?"
"Yaas, yew! Who else do yew s'pose I mean? Come, don't keep us a-waiting. Why don't yew git?"
"But, mars' I dunno w'edder I likes to go out dar. Plenty Injin out dar, I t'inks. How we ebber fine 'em?"
"Oh, go 'long! That's what we want tew find out, whether they are or not. Ef they should be, why then they'll shoot at yew, and we'll hear 'em."
"S'pose dey hits Dick?" said the negro.