Now, Ned, suppose we eat a little, and brace ourselves for the arrival of the pursuit." They ate with a good appetite and then lay propped on their elbows, where they could look just over the logs at the circling forest.

It was very quiet.

Nothing stirred among the trees.

Their eyes, used now to the half dusk, could see almost as well as if it were daylight.

Ned finally noticed some dark objects on the boughs of the trees and called Obed's attention to them.
"Wild turkeys," said Obed, after a long look.