"Then hasten to the woods again, for there is much for you to see."
"Won't you tell me the fuss?"
"I know not it all, but the Shawnees and Wyandots are making great preparations for taking the war-path."
"Is their idee to come hyerabouts?"
"I cannot tell; it may be, and it may be not."
"Whar' am they kickin' up this muss?"
"Yas; wal, I'll pay them a visit. Anything more?"
"That is all. I will now depart."
Dingle unbarred the gate, allowed her to pass out, and after securing it, made his way back to the block-house again. As he passed out on the platform, Jenkins demanded: