But by and by, sure enough, I catched a glimpse of fire away through the trees.

I went for it, cautious and slow.

By and by I was close enough to have a look, and there laid a man on the ground.

It most give me the fan-tods.
He had a blanket around his head, and his head was nearly in the fire.

I set there behind a clump of bushes, in about six foot of him, and kept my eyes on him steady.