How did you get here, boys, and did you bring anything to eat with you ?" The three Black Bears were introduced to the other members of the party, then tongues ran swiftly, and they all talked at the same time.
Occasionally Nestor stepped to the shelf, just around the angle of the cliff, and looked down on the outlaws, making their way to the plain below.

When Harry Stevens asked about Fremont, the boys pointed at the distant party and told the story of his capture.
"We'll have him back before night," Stevens declared.

"There are seven of us now, and that's enough to put up a lively fight." "But how did you happen to light on this mountain ?" asked Frank, still staring with the wonder of the meeting.
"It was as easy as following a white elephant," laughed Stevens.

"The El Paso papers told all about Fremont being there, and about his escaping to Mexico.

We were there the morning after you left.