"You go to my cabin. It's hidden in the woods down this path at the right——"
"That's where you live, is it?"
"Yes. You'll find water there and a towel on the washstand. I'll be there to help you when I sheer these men off."
Coast walked a few steps and then turned quickly.
"No funny business, Pete."
"No. You can clear out if you like. I don't care. I only thought if you were badly hurt——"
"Oh, all right. Thanks."
Peter watched the dim silhouette merge into the shadows and disappear. Then flashed his light here and there that the men who must be approaching now might be guided to him. In a moment they were crashing through the undergrowth, Jesse and Andy in the lead.
"What's the shootin'?" queried Jesse Brown breathlessly.
"A man in the woods. I'm looking for him," said Peter. "He got away."