“I can see them, way beyond the river,” he cried. “If I can distinguish anything I will let you know.”
“Can it be possible the Osagas are there?” asked the Professor.
Fig. 7. Angel in a Papaw tree sighting the Savages.
“They would be in that direction,” answered John.
“But I think we told you that it was near this place we had the fights with the tribes, where we accidentally got between the two factions.”
“It is probable they were fighting with the same people that attacked the Osagas the last time, but it is my impression they were much farther to the east.”
“Don’t you remember, Professor, that on the second day we saw a tribe different from those who attacked us before?”
“That is what I was going to remark. The whole matter of their tribal warfares seems to be pretty much mixed up.”