"If he's in the woods when he heard the searchers approach how easy it would be to climb a tree until they had passed."
"Are you going to search every tree in the woods?" he asked sarcastically.
"No," said Pen.
"Will you take a couple of my men along with you?"
"No."
Delehanty scowled darkly.
"I shall call him as I go," said Pen. "If he saw or heard others with me he wouldn't be so likely to answer."
"Suppose you find him and he refuses to give himself up?"
"After three days without food he'd hardly be in a position to resist."
"Would you undertake to bring him in?"