“Poor show of discovering any sign here,” he muttered.
After a time, however, he uttered an exclamation and bent over.
“What have you found?” questioned Hodge excitedly.
“See here,” said Frank, pointing on the ground before him.
On a rock at their feet they saw fresh drops of blood.
“By Jove, you did hit him!” burst from Bart’s lips. “If we can follow that trail——”
“We will find the man who has that map,” said Merry grimly. “I wonder how badly he is wounded.”
“Blood!” moaned Worthington. “There is blood on the ground! There is blood in the air! There is death here! Wherever I go there is death!”
“Keep still!” said Frank sharply. “Look out for Abe, Bart.”
Then he began seeking to follow the sanguine trail with the aid of the lighted lantern. It was slow work, but still he made some progress.