I tracks un down though to where they comes in a boat and the boat goes again," Andy explained.
"The tracks were a day old, and down by the water the tide's been in and washed un away.

Whoever 'twere makes un were beyond findin' whatever.

They were goin' away, I'm thinkin', right after they shoots Lem and takes his silver." "Did you tell Doctor Joe about the tracks ?" asked David.
"No, I weren't thinkin' to tell he when we goes in to eat, and he weren't wantin' us in before that fearin' we'd wake Lem.

The tracks weren't of much account whatever.

The folk that shot Lem were leavin' in a boat and we couldn't track the boat to find out who 'twere." A drizzling rain began to fall before they made camp that night.