"Thy looks betoken a worriment of some kind.

May I not share it with thee ?" For a few minutes Has-se plied his paddle vigorously and in silence; then he said, more as if thinking aloud than in answer to Rene's question, "Others besides ourselves are in pursuit of my people, and I fear they are enemies." "What is thy reason for thus thinking ?" "Because I find that each halting-place of Micco's band has been carefully examined after their departure.

I have also found the remains of several small but recent camp-fires on opposite sides of the river from theirs, and around them I find the traces of but two men.
One of these men is very large, and he wears moccasins that were never made by my people.

I fear they are enemies." "But why should they be enemies ?" asked Rene.

"May they not be some of thy band left behind like thyself.