Carl, very much out of temper, shook his fist at Burton, and then at Ping. Following this, he turned the rig the other way and rode moodily back toward the show grounds.
Ping, meanwhile, had climbed the bank, and was leading the party of investigators through the woods in the direction of the crossroad. As they went along, Burton was telling Twomley what Ping had discovered.
The information given by the Chinaman was lacking in many important points, but its very incompleteness added to the tensity of the situation.
When they came to the end of the crossroad, Ping halted and indicated the house with the green shutters.
"You say," remarked McGlory, giving the house a swift sizing, "that Wily Bill ran into the house?"
"All same," answered Ping.
"And that Pard Matt trailed after him?"
"All same."
"Then you went in, looked around, and couldn't see anything of either of them?"
"My no findee." Ping shivered. "When my makee come out, my lockee do'."