"Shall I get off my horse?"
"No; it is not necessary."
Scott dismounted and walked about, closely examining the marks in the grass.
Finally he looked up.
"I begin to think it doubtful whether we shall recover Dan," he said.
"Why?"
"He has been found and carried off," was the reply. "Do you see the double trail?"
"Yes," said Tom, after a brief examination.
"It means that a horseman has found Dan, and led him away. This rather complicates matters."
"What do you think we had better do?" inquired Tom.