And yet--if she did-- He rose from the log and began pacing quickly back and forth in the gloom, his thoughts racing through his brain with increasing apprehension.

Those who had imprisoned him had learned of his escape an hour ago.

Many things might have happened in that time.

Perhaps they were fleeing from the camp.

Frightened by their failure, and fearing the punishment which would be theirs if discovered, it was not improbable that even now they were many miles from the Wekusko, hurrying deeper into the unknown wilderness to the north.