"What does that mean?" asked Elwood.
"It means that he is going to the rescue of Tim."
"If he goes after him he will bring him back. Just see the way in which he manages that canoe! It is worth going a hundred miles to see!"
"No doubt he has practiced it long enough."
"But what of our remaining here?"
"I don't see how it can be helped."
"Suppose those Indians that have followed Tim take it into their heads to pay us a visit?"
"He will take all their attention, if Shasta concludes to have a part in the matter, and they won't have time to think of us."
"But suppose they do come back here?"
"We must be prepared at any rate; but don't let the thought make us uneasy. We have two good guns, and Terror would be worth half a dozen men if we get into close quarters."