Whether he was the only man or whether there was still a third, the cave itself ought to tell a pretty clear story." Terry rose and paced up and down the room once or twice, and then came back and picked up one of the newspaper clippings.
"It says here that the boot marks of two different men are visible." "That's the sheriff's opinion," I replied.

"Though I myself, can't make out anything but the marks of Mose and the Colonel.

I examined everything carefully, but it's awfully mixed up, you know.

One really can't tell much about it." Terry impatiently flung himself into the chair again.
"I ought to have come down last week! If I had supposed you people could muddle matters up so thoroughly I should.

I dare say you've trampled the whole place over till there isn't one of the original marks left." "Look here, Terry," I said.