Do you not think it more prudent for us to continue the movement toward our own people ?" "Very well--if you like," he said indifferently.
After a few minutes' inaction, he rose, sounded his whistle; the men got to their feet, fell in, and started, rifles a-trail.

But we had proceeded scarcely a dozen rods into the big timber when we discovered our two riflemen, who had so recently left us, running back toward us and looking over their shoulders as they ran.

When they saw us, they halted and shouted for us to hasten, as there were several Seneca Indians standing beside the trail ahead.
In a flash of intuition it came to me that here was a cleared runway to some trap.
"Don't leave the trail!" I said to Boyd.

"Don't be drawn out of it now.
For God's sake hold your men and don't give chase to those Indians." "Press on!" said Boyd curtly; and our little column trotted forward.
Something crashed in a near thicket and went off like a deer.

The men, greatly excited, strove to catch a glimpse of the running creature, but the bush was too dense.
Suddenly a rifleman, who was leading our rapid advance, caught sight of the same Senecas who had alarmed him and his companion; and he started toward them with a savage shout, followed by a dozen others.
Hanierri turned to Boyd and begged him earnestly not to permit any pursuit.