“Why, what's doing?”
“Where are the troops?”
“Is Prince Albert down?”
“Where's Middleton?”
“What's to be done here?”
There were many voices, all eager, and in them just a touch of anxiety.
“Not a thing do I know,” said Superintendent Strong somewhat gravely. “I have been up in the mountains and have heard little. I know that the Commissioner has gone north to Prince Albert.”
“Have you heard about Duck Lake?” inquired a voice.
“Yes, I heard we had a reverse there, and I know that General Middleton has arrived at Qu'Appelle and has either set out for the north or is about to set out.”
“Heard about Frog Lake?”