"Corporal Hyman, take me over to the moccasin prints. Lieutenant, do you mind taking a look at them, too, sir?"
Mr. Prescott stepped over in the wake of Hyman and Overton.
"There are the prints," declared the corporal, pointing. "On account of the hard ground they're not very distinct, but there were four of the fellows."
"More likely five," supplemented Lieutenant Prescott, pointing to still another set of footmarks.
"Here are other prints over here," called Sergeant Overton. "Aren't these still a different set?"
"Yes," agreed both the lieutenant and Corporal Hyman.
"Then there were at least six men prowling about here while we slept in the night," concluded Hal.
"And here is one of the trails," called the lieutenant, "leading toward camp."
"Suppose we follow the trail?" suggested the young sergeant.
They did so, halting at the end of the trail.