The trader's face looked troubled, and he spoke with
one of his Indians for a few minutes in earnest, hurried
tones.
"What were they like, young man?"
Dick described them.
"The same," continued the trader. "They've been
seen, lad, not more than two days ago, by this Indian
here, when he was out hunting alone some miles away
from our camp. He came suddenly on a band of
Indians who had two prisoners with them, such as you