"So! Let all the men be ready in case of emergency, and do you see that they are well prepared for attack!"
"I shall see to it."
"Does Mistress Martha feel tired after her long journey?"
"No; she very naively says that she was tired until she was met by Eben, and from that time her weariness ceased."
"Natural, very. Eben felt that way also, and his face was as red as a turkey gobbler's comb when he entered here."
In less than an hour Lieut. Eli Forest approached the camp, bearing a white flag.
He asked to be admitted to the presence of Ethan Allen.
"Col. Allen, this gentleman craves an interview."
"Capt. Baker, I shall be pleased to confer with him."
Eli was rather surprised at the courtesy shown by Ethan and Baker to each other. He had been led to believe the Mountain Boys to be a lot of uneducated, boorish farmers.