I'll fetch 'im 'ere on dis place if you feex it for hide you'se'f behin' dose post." He indicated a bundle of furs that were suspended against a pillar, and which offered ample room for concealment.

"Dere's goin' be no lies to-day." He pulled himself together and went out, with the tired gait of an old man, his great shock head bowed low.

A few moments later he returned.
"I've sent li'l' Jean for 'im.

You get in dere out of sight--an' wait.".