Just then the door opened and a man entered.
"Thees Jere Laduc," the storekeeper introduced him. "Heem jest come from up river. Mebby heem seen 'em." Then turning to the new-comer he asked: "Yer see Jeem Long up river, Jere?"
The Canuck, a small wiry looking man, with a smooth face, took off his cap and scratched his head thoughtfully before answering.
"Oui," he said finally. "I see Jeem Long."
"Was there another man with him?" Bob asked.
"Oui, beeg man."
"Do you know his name?"
Jere scratched his head again.
"I forget. I hear heem, oui, but no remember."
"Was it Lakewood?"