I want to make you acquainted with him.

These boys have all been cutting timber; they've just come in for dinner.

Be easy and quiet with them; then you'll get on." Colonel Zane introduced Joe to five sturdy boys and left him in their company.

Joe sat down on a log outside a cabin and leisurely surveyed the young men.

They all looked about the same: strong without being heavy, light-haired and bronze-faced.