"Just keep your eyes on the watch for three stones lying close together," said Wild, as they got nearly a mile through the pass. "They are stones a little larger than a goose egg, I should judge."
"All right," answered the scout, with a confident nod. "I reckon I'll see 'em, if they kin be seen, Wild."
A minute or two later they came to the very spot where Wild had seen the villain disappear the night before.
The boys could tell when he got there right away, as he had noticed the spot where he had dismounted, the ground being rather soft there; and the hoofprints, as well as his own footprints were discernible.
Charlie and Jim noticed the prints, too, and they were almost straining their eyes to catch sight of the three stones.
Suddenly the scout gave an exclamation of satisfaction, and then quickly added:
"I see 'em, Wild."
"So do I," said Jim, almost at the same instant.
"All right, boys. We'll go right on through the pass, and when we come back we'll make an investigation."
The girls also saw the three little stones, but when they found that Wild did not seem to want to make much of them just then they rode on, with only a passing comment.