He went while you were talking with St.Luc." "Why should Tayoga leave us ?" "He saw another smoke against the sky.

It was but a faint trace.

Only an extremely keen eye would have noticed it, and having much natural curiosity, Tayoga is now on his way to see who built the fire that made the smoke." "And it may have been made by friends." "That's our hope." Robert drew a long breath and looked toward the west.

The sky was now clear there, but he knew that Tayoga could not have made any mistake.
Then, his heart high once more, he settled himself down to wait..