"Ah, ah."
"Where?"
"Down ribber."
"What, the Heena?"
The Indian nodded.
"And what were the white men doing on the river?"
"Trabblin', dat's all, pack on back. Taku see 'um. Dey in hurry. Dey tell Taku come down to beeg ribber."
"Didn't they tell you where they had come from or what they were doing in here?" Martin questioned.
"No, dey tell nottin'. Dey in beeg hurry; dat's all."
"Did they tell you what they wanted you for, Taku?"