He seemed in danger of apoplexy several times from the efforts he made to subdue his laughter.

But, all at once there was a sudden cessation in his mirth, and a visible lengthening of his visage.

Grasping the shoulder of the soldier, he exclaimed: "Look dar! Look dar! See dem!" "I see nothing to alarm us." "Look dar whar we went into the clearin'.

Don't you see dem Injines dar ?" Lieutenant Canfield did see something that alarmed him.

The whole eight Indians had followed the track of himself and the negro to the edge of the wood, where they had halted and were consulting together.
They certainly must have noticed it before, but had probably been too busy to examine it particularly.