If we finds the rock 'twill not be hard to pace off the way they says in the paper." "And we'll be lookin' out for other signs," added Peter.

"'Tis likely they've been cuttin' wood or breakin' twigs or makin' a fire." "The brook ain't froze, and I'm thinkin' now they been walkin' there and leavin' tracks, if they were going' for water, and 'tis likely they were gettin' water to boil the kettle," reasoned Seth.
"Suppose," suggested Doctor Joe, "two of you follow up the brook, one on each side, and the rest of us will spread out on each side of the two following the brook, and look for the rock and other signs that will guide us." "We better make a writin' for each of us just like the writin' in the can with what it says about how to find the cache if we finds the rock," suggested Andy.

"I for one'll never be rememberin' all of un without a writin' to look at whatever." "That's true, Andy," agreed Doctor Joe, "and none of us would." "Andy always thinks of things like that!" exclaimed David admiringly.
"Get the paper from the can and bring it up to camp," directed Doctor Joe.

"We'll make several copies of the directions.

I have paper and pencil there in the tent." David lifted the flat stone from the top of the cairn, and removing the paper he and the others followed Doctor Joe to his tent, where Doctor Joe made nine copies of the explicit directions, one for himself and one for each of the lads.
"You had better return this now to the can," said Doctor Joe, handing the paper back to David, "for if it should prove after all that we have been mistaken, and that the cache does not contain Lem's silver fox or other stolen property, it would be wrong, and we would not wish, to interfere with the man for whom this paper was left here finding the cache." "'Twould be fair wicked to do that," agreed David.