Driscoll had, no doubt, acquired it by travel in the woods, and Drummond by inheritance from Indian forefathers.

The older man's limbs and body had the fine proportions of a Greek statue, and since he did not move one could not see that he was lame.

Their faces, although different in modeling, were somehow alike, for both had a curious, quiet watchful look.

They disputed in low voices, but Thirlwell saw their mood was dangerous.

He knew that noisy fury seldom marks a struggle in the North, where hunting animals and men strike in silence.