After that I learned nothing concerning him until reaching this place, when I again struck the trail.

I am now following a warm scent, and expect to run the young fox to earth within a few hours.
"So much for the boy.

As for the raft, its disappearance is even more complete and unaccountable than his.

There is absolutely nothing to report concerning it.

I have boarded several rafts, but none of them bears the slightest resemblance to the _Venture_, which I am certain I should recognize at a glance.