Sanderson, the guide, having been paid by his Naval employers, had already taken the trail.
"I hope you bring us luck, Dave and Dan," announced Lieutenant Prescott, as the party started. "We are still far shy of the amount of game we want to take back to the post."
CHAPTER XXIII
THE UNITED STATES SERVICES FIGHT TOGETHER
FOR more than an hour Midshipman Darrin and Sergeant Overton had been away from the rest of the party, seeking tracks or other signs of wild game.
"Sergeant," spoke Midshipman Darrin, at last, "I hope you won't be offended by the opinion I have formed of you."
"What is that, sir?" asked Hal Overton.
"I've been watching you a bit, and I've come to the conclusion that you're an uncommonly fine and keen soldier."