At last they burst through a thick mass of vegetation and found themselves on the bank of a small stream.
At once Bob and Joe were wild with delight, for this stream evidently was a tributary of the river. And the river was what they wanted to find above all else.
“Hurrah!” cried Joe, overwhelmed with delight. “We’ve as good as found our party already!”
CHAPTER XXV
Reunion at Last
THE chief was puzzled by the actions of Bob and Joe, and the boys realized it, but there was no use trying to explain. It would take more than signs to convey the idea that more whites were near the river.
“Suppose we try to get him to go with us,” suggested Joe. “Think he will?”
“Hard to say. We’ll find out.”
The youths beckoned the Indian to come with them, and they were surprised to find that he did so without hesitation.