Having taken the step, he found it easy to send a long halloo, then another and another, till an answer came.

In a few minutes Rolf came up.

The Indian was sitting on a log, waiting.

The glove was handed over in silence, and received with a grunt.
After a minute or two, Rolf said "Let's get on," and started on the dim trail of the robber.
For an hour or two they strode in silence.

Then their course rose as they reached a rocky range.