"I confess to you that there were times to-day when learning seemed to offer no consolation." Ross smiled a little, and then his face quickly became grave.
"It's what we've got to go through out here," he said.

"Every settlement will have to stand the storm." A vigilant watch was kept all the long night but there was no sign of a second Shawnee attack.

Ross had reckoned truly when he thought the Shawnees would not care to risk further pursuit, and the next day they resumed their journey, under a drying sun.
They were not troubled any more by Indian attacks, but the rest of the way was not without other dangers.

The rivers were swollen by the spring rains, and they had great trouble in carrying the salt across on the swimming horses.

Once Paul was swept down by a swift and powerful current, but Henry managed to seize and hold him until others came to the rescue.