CHAPTER II
NO MAN
The three paused to listen. The intelligent look went out of their eyes, and gave place to the plaintive child look—the animal look.
“That will be No Man,” said Fish Catch presently.
Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles. But these three men having the acuteness of dogs, had heard footsteps that were half a mile away, and not only that, but they had almost instantly known to whom the footsteps belonged. If the wind had been right, they could have told also by sense of smell.
“He is coming in this direction,” said One Eye.
“He steps stronger with one foot than the other,” said Strong Hand. “He is carrying something heavy.”
“Perhaps No Man wants One Eye’s daughter,” said Fish Catch with an ugly laugh.
“I wonder what he is carrying?” said One Eye.