"Yes! But he may be delayed."
"Or he may not intend to return. He may have found a new locality for his operations."
"When he went away he meant to return, or why did he leave his traps here?"
"You think he will come back then?"
"I hope so!"
"And when he comes you will lure him to take us to Fort Malsun?"
"That is my idea," replied Stane, bending over the webbing.
"You are anxious to get away from here, then?"
"I am thinking of you," he answered quickly. "I know what a full winter in the North means."
"And if I get to Fort Malsun, do you think I shall escape the winter?"