"When did Fluellina and my son leave their home on the island in the water?"
"Last night, shortly after the moon had come above the tree-tops, they left in the canoe, and they went far before the morning light had appeared, when they dared not return."
"And when saw you the Shawnees?"
"Yesterday, after you had gone, a canoe-full of their warriors passed by the island in their canoe. We saw them through the trees, and hid in the bushes until they had passed, and they searched until night for us."
"Where is Fluellina hid?"
"Close by the side of the stream which floats by the island, but many miles from it."
"How long will it take Niniotan to guide Oonomoo there?"
"Four or five hours. The wood is open and clear from briers."
"And are the Shawnees upon Fluellina's trail?"
"If the eye of the Shawnee can follow the trail of the canoe, he has tracked us to the hiding-place."